EDITOR — The situation in the country’s public hospitals has deteriorated to alarming levels. To imagine that the public health system is supposed to cater for the majority of the population — mostly the poor and those from marginalised communities makes it a real tragedy in the making. There are inadequate drugs, while the few…
© THE ruling party Zanu PF’s manifesto and promises to turn around the economy have lost wheels and been overtaken by events as the economy deteriorates. [GoogleAd] Following the disputed 2018 harmonised elections won by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the manifestoes of opposition parties have also been overtaken by events and put on the shelf, while…
© THE arrest of Tourism and Hospitality minister Prisca Mupfumira by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) last Thursday has been met with mixed feelings. [GoogleAd] On one hand, there are those who believe that the change of guard at the commission has paid off. For once, Zacc is now showing some teeth by going beyond…
EDITOR —The country must develop sustainable renewable energy sources to cushion the economy from the devastating effects of power shortages. It is imperative that our policy makers look into the aspect of energy provision with an inclination towards establishing our own reliable energy sources. Previously, so much has been said with regard to alleviating the…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe is my motherland. My heart bleeds when I see Zimbabwe in such a terrible state. Our elders took over the reigns from colonial masters and we all celebrated because we thought we are now in full ownership of our country. When some people in Africa hear names of their presidents they will…
© THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) was created to cushion millions of Zimbabweans in times of need in the mould of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom and the Social Security in the United States. [GoogleAd] All salaried income is subject to Nssa tax, which goes into a fund which will make…
© ZIMBABWE needs its whistle-blowers as it engages on its anti-corruption drive. They are indispensable in a healthy society. The citizen who, in the public interest, has the independence of judgement and the personal courage to challenge malpractice or illegality is a kind of public hero. Yet, as reported elsewhere in this edition, tax collector…
EDITOR — It is a pity that government ministers unashamedly made a beeline to accompany the women’s netball team to the World Cup in England, while they neglected the team in its time of need. It is an open secret that the team did not have the best of preparations in the build up to…
EDITOR — In this era we should never be a country mourning about power issues. The power crisis is affecting operations in almost every sector. We need a holistic approach and to find a solution. Blaming the drought is surely a lame excuse, when we know that Zesa Holdings doesn’t have the money to pay…
© IN THE past five years or so — including during the reign of former president Robert Mugabe — efforts to re-engage with the west and the United States have been a top priority for government. The current dispensation under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken this a notch higher although the results are taking too…
