© I only met Robert Mugabe once. It was 2012, at a school in Tsholotsho. [GoogleAd] As I shook his hand, I was struck by how soft and delicate it was. It was the hand of a fragile old man. This was the man responsible for the death, rape and torture of thousands of my…
© THINGS have really fallen apart in the country, with prices of basic commodities and services like health care shooting through the roof. [GoogleAd] However, where these costs can be justified, there is no problem, but when practitioners in the sector seek to profiteer, preying on the desperation of patients and their relatives, then this…
© THE government’s plans to ban strikes by doctors and nurses may not produce the intended results because, if anything, this will only reduce the democratic space workers have of airing their grievances employers. [GoogleAd] It appears the proposed introduction of the Health Services Amendment Bill is meant to have complaints against the employer swept…
© THE death of any human being anywhere is a sad oc- casion, and so it is with one of the founding fathers of independent Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, who passed away yesterday. Our sincere condolences go to his wife Grace, his children and all who knew and adored him. That Mugabe was one of many…
© ROBERT Mugabe was a product of a certain era, an era that confronted the colonial regime powder for powder, blow for blow, so violence came naturally to him. [GoogleAd] His legacy shouldn’t be detracted by the fact that there were atrocities, commissions and omissions committed. Today, we must mourn Robert Mugabe and pass condolences…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must swiftly and firmly descend on Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi for his increasingly reckless utterances. Mutodi is proving daily that he is not fit for the purpose and has become an embarrassment to the Mnangagwa administration. [GoogleAd] His flat-earth mental- ity cannot be fathomed anymore. It is a disgrace to a…
© THE more things change, the more they stay the same, so goes the old adage attributed to 19th century French critic, journalist and novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. [GoogleAd]© THE more things change, the more they stay the same, so goes the old adage attributed to 19th century French critic, journalist and novelist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. This…
© Living in South Africa, we are rather numbed by news of violence. [GoogleAd] However, the last few days have been very disturbing. I was in Johannesburg when the recent attacks against foreign traders broke out. News of the violence spread quickly and my various Uber drivers during the day (many of whom were foreign)…
© EDITOR — My heart bleeds whenever I read in the media reports of people who die due to cancer. [GoogleAd] Cancer is eating us slowly and will soon finish us. Cancer has become responsible for the highest level of deaths in many countries including Zimbabwe. In this country many people are more afraid of…
© EDITOR — A wide range of factors has made the street children issue in the country a difficult challenge to deal with. [GoogleAd] There are a number of young children on the streets in absence of specific care givers. They make streets their home, which is not right. These children should be at home…
