EDITOR — One thing that has become patently and painfully clear to me is a lesson from history: the peaceful masses are irrelevant. The saying that goes, “Evil only flourishes when good men do nothing,” becomes crystal clear when looking back over Zimbabwe’s history and the current complete and utter mess that Zanu PF has…
© EDITOR — I wonder everyday when I walk through the streets of Harare and see the youth of today’s disturbing behaviour. It hurts me more to see them indulge in activities that they know are deviant to our society. Consumption of drugs has become a habit, clubbing has become a hobby as well as…
EDITOR — I listened to a radio programme recently that said most towns and cities in this country do not have enough water to last them to the next two months. And as a result many councils had resorted to limiting the water they supply to residents. The programme was mostly attributing this to the…
© APPARENTLY, it is a simple truth one that is painful. It is a sentiment we have endured for many years, and shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. With such national mood, it is easy to apprehend why Harare has become more of a police State reminiscent of Ian Smith’s colonial Rhodesia or…
© SOUTHERN African Development Community (Sadc) economic powerhouse South Africa has spoken sagaciously — the political cacophony in Zimbabwe has to end, stopped pronto! The solution isn’t going to be exogenously inspired. It is simple — Zimbabweans have to sort out their political mess alone. [GoogleAd] Once playing house is over, South Africa said, Sadc…
© THE youth the world over constitute the most ac- tive group in any population demographics. As such, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube’s decision to allocate $500 million in the 2020 National Budget towards a new youth fund, as reported in yesterday’s edition of the Daily News, must have been formulated on that premise. Ncube’s move…
HARARE – A taxi driver has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was found guilty of attempted murder and aiding a criminal to escape from police. Regional magistrate Fadzai Mthombeni had initially sentenced Norman Panganai, 30, to 10 years in prison but she suspended three years on condition of good behaviour. Facts…
HARARE – High Court judge Samuel Kudya has freed ZimRights director Okay Machisa who was fighting forgery and fraud charges. Kudya set aside Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe’s ruling placing Machisa on remand. The ruling followed an application filed by Machisa’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa for a review of proceedings. Mtetwa told the High Court that Mahwe…
© THE political grandstanding playing out in Parliament is not only despicable, but childish. Action has to be taken to end the rot. It is a terrible comedy! Zimbabweans have sadly been subjected to stupid political gymnasium by both the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition MDC legislators in the august House. [GoogleAd] Their actions…
© WHILE addressing a mining breakfast meeting in the capital last Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya made remarks many thought defied all logic. [GoogleAd] The central bank governor noted that all economic fundamentals were in place, adding that the major barrier in turning around the economic fortunes of the country was the…
