EDITOR — This period after rains especially from July 31 right up to the end of October rank as some of the driest in Zimbabwe and — befittingly has been named the fire season by environmentalists. The major reason for naming it thus was to increase awareness on the importance of taking precautions whenever someone…
© THE new pricing of fuel based on regional zones announced by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) with cities and towns further from Harare paying more for the commodity is insensitive. For the first time, Zera has announced prices for 15 cities with each city having a different fuel price tag. [GoogleAd] The prices,…
EDITOR — It appears Zimbabwe is headed for tough times going forward. The series of demonstrations that have taken place since the last harmonised elections in July 2018, deaths that were reported as well as abductions, beatings and torture in a way signify that all is not well in the country — at one time…
EDITOR — Anthony Matutu needs to be commended for his insightful opinion piece published in your August 24, 2018 edition titled “What is Eddie Cross up to?” It is often said that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Despite living in a glass house, Cross clearly lacks the decorum of a…
© REPORTS that Warriors coach Joey Antipas gave in to demands by English premier league side and left out midfielder Marvelous Nakamba out of his squad to face Somalia in a World Cup qualifier defies all logic. As though that was not enough, Antipas also had no place for other players believed to have led…
© EDITOR — President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, must ensure that the preferential treatment the broke Zanu PF government has been according Zimbabwe’s uniformed forces through early payment of their salaries is stopped forthwith. This kind of behaviour shows how the Zanu PF uses the divide and rule tactic to manipulate government workers. [GoogleAd] Government coffers…
© THE world over, the provision of adequate accommodation to urban dwellers has been the forte of local authorities or municipalities. In Zimbabwe, an unprecedented drift of people from rural to urban settlements as they seek alternative survival opportunities has necessarily led to the growth of the urban populations. [GoogleAd] The transformation in the mode…
EDITOR — I was saddened the other day when I read of one teenage girl who contracted HIV from mahumbwe (role playing) and it got me thinking that we still need to do more for this disease to disappear. Many people have lost relatives and friends to HIV/Aids. Some children have lost both parents and…
© MOST parts of Zimbabwe are experiencing acute water challenges as government and local authorities have failed to step in and provide lasting solutions to this problem that has often ended in calamities due to outbreak of diseases such as cholera and typhoid. [GoogleAd] The current water situation for the City of Harare and outlaying…
© THE recent spate of abductions, assaults of political and human rights activists as well as civil society players has tainted the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led administration’s image, threatening to derail re-engagement efforts that are an important cog in the overall revival of the country’s fortunes. [GoogleAd] In the run-up to the MDC demonstration on Friday August…
