EDITOR — Zimbabwe used to have well- developed input support, manufacturing and processing industries. However, the lack of investment and lines of credit made it difficult for these industries to retool and invest in better plant and machinery. Plants to produce agricultural inputs such as fertiliser and seed are operating below capacity due to dilapidation…
© CLOSE to 39 years after independence, Zimbabwe is still stuck in regulating workplace health and safety using Rhodesian laws, as though it is affinity for the colonial, old and archaic. Health and safety in Zimbabwean factories is regulated under the Factories and Works Act of 1976 and a bunch of six supporting Rhodesian Government…
EDITOR — Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) is appalled and shocked by the govern- ment’s decision to amend Section 124 (b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe through extending the 60 Parliamentary Proportional Representation (PR) quota system seats for women, which is supposed to ex- pire in 2023. This unfortunate announcement takes Zim-…
© THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) needs to be concerned with the upsurge in violence after at least three matches were affected on Wednesday. There was at least a 16-minute stoppage at Rufaro Stadium after Dynamos were denied what looked like a genuine penalty in the goalless draw with champions FC Platinum. [GoogleAd] DeMbare fans…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe’s once vibrant agricultural sector has undoubtedly been heavily affected by illegal sanctions imposed by United States (US) and the European Union (EU), with the majority of households registering lower agricul- tural yields, hampering the government’s efforts to fight poverty, hunger and to implement its developmental agenda. [GoogleAd This is far from the…
EDITOR — It is sad that the government has been harassing ordinary Zimbabweans who are trying to fend for their families through proper means and not engaging in criminal activities. Many Zimbabweans have been engaging in vending and some have become money changers to put food on the table. [GoogleAd] The only way for this…
© POLITICAL parties in Zimbabwe must be regulated to ensure that they adhere to a certain legal and normative framework in terms of internal functioning, financing and code of conduct. [GoogleAd] The regulation of political parties must be genuine and meant to enhance party systems, inter-party relations and build stronger organisations. In an insightful paper…
© EDITOR — Government has to address the fuel crisis with the kind of urgency it deserves. Our economy is on the brink of collapse and further delays in fixing the fuel crisis will further hurt this fragile economy. The minister of Energy will need to move with speed and get his act together to…
© WHILE Sadc has every right to initiate a regional day of solidarity against sanctions on Zimbabwe, the bloc must also address concerns raised by the United States (US) and European Union (EU) who imposed these sanctions. As Sadc has set Friday, October 25 as the day of the protest march, it should also convince…
EDITOR — College and university lecturers must desist from asking for sexual favours from female students in return for academic favours. The issue of sexual harass- ment has been in the limelight for some time now without any solutions to nip it in the bud. Sexual harassment in tertiary institutions has been a burning issue…
