EDITOR — Fellow countrymen are we in unity as sons and daughters of the soil? What is re- ally happening to our nation? Do we love progress of the nation? Who is behind the problems the country is facing? We can finish the whole year listing the problems the country is facing, busy pinpointing so…
© CABINET on Tuesday approved the Cyber Security Bill, marking the first step towards its promulgation. Such a law is not unique to Zimbabwe, and has been introduced in many jurisdictions to govern the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), inhibit and punish their abuses by unscrupulous individuals and organisations. [GoogleAd] The law must be…
EDITOR — With massive shortage of water in the country’s urban areas, the government should come up with strategies to conserve underground water. There is increasing use of borehole water in this country, especially during the dry season. Council has totally failed to provide clean and safe water and almost all households are turning to…
EDITOR — As we approach World Aids Day, celebrated on December 1 every year since 1988, there is need to upscale awareness on HIV testing. There is no point in shunning testing and counselling centres as long as one is sexually active. People seem scared of visiting these centres because they might discover the worst….
© SINCE last year, there has been so much talk about reviewing workers’ salaries both in government and the private sector in line with the rising cost of living but no one has hardly ever argued in pensioners’ corner. Pensioners would have expended their energies working all their lives and contributing to one fund or…
© EDITOR — President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF party seem to be ignoring calls from the general populace and the international community to initiate a truly national political dialogue to address the economic crisis bedevilling the nation. [GoogleAd] The sin of pride which is the foundational sin of all other sins seems to…
© EDITOR —Whilst it is normal that people make mistakes in life, it is honestly disappointing that the leadership of this country seems to be slow in making major decisions but are lightning quick in reacting to suppression of civil liberties. [GoogleAd] It makes neutrals wonder “are we not dragging our country back to the…
© EDITOR — For Zimbabwe to go forward it needs all of us to pray. We need press freedom, freedom of speech, rule of law (all citizens to respect rule of law without political affiliation), transparency, and accountable leadership. [GoogleAd] Transparency is the cornerstone in nation-building. The Zimbabwean economy nose-dived in 2000 and what we have…
© THE dry weather in Zimbabwe should not be allowed to lead to a full-blown crisis, which has become a distinct possibility with the poor planning evident in government. [GoogleAd] It’s just before the onset of the rainy season, and yet the prospect of a water emergency looms large. This time, the trouble spots are…
© THE economic meltdown has reached alarming proportions. Several factors have all combined to engender the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy: State capture, a parasitic elite, corruption, weekly fuel price increases, domestic currency debauchery, poor foreign currency inflows/earnings, hyperinflation and the parallel market have triggered an unprecedented collapse of the economy. [GoogleAd] Whilst the cyclical…
