© WHILE over the years Zimbabwe has been using English as its official language, the declaration in the new Constitution of 2013 that she has to respect and make use of her own 16 languages is recommendable. But while it is so in our Constitution, government has been hesitant to officially make our local languages…
ZIMBABWEANS are going through a pretty difficult time due to the prevailing fluid economic climate. People cannot access cash in banks, fuel queues are growing with each day and prices in shops are going up at an alarming rate. Accessing basic healthcare is now a pipe dream as public institutions are understaffed and lack basic…
GOVERNMENT should consistently consult with its citizens and stakeholders in the development and adoption of key policy changes and reforms. This is against the recent reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar and ban of the use of the multi-currency basket for internal transactions through Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019. [GoogleAd] I strongly believe government should always dialogue…
© AFRICA is the final frontier for the motor industry. It has one of the lowest motorisation rates in the world, the youngest population and the fastest growing middle class. That’s the upside. [GoogleAd] Thedownside is that if we don’t regulate this, Africa could become one of the world’s fastest developing polluters. There are currently…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Zanu PF government have failed us. When the government introduced the bond notes they stated that this was not a currency but that it would trade at par with the United Stated dollar. Now they have changed,…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe is at a standstill not because of sanctions, but the real matter is on “corruption” and for the country to go forward there is need to adhere to its “Constitution”.. In the Zimbabwean scenario, a certain section of citizens are regarded as gods especially politicians and cartels. Which is incorrect. The citizens…
SINCE last week, the media has been awash with shocking details contained in reports presented to the National Assembly by Auditor-General (AG) Mildred Chiri. Some of the details in Chiri’s report make sad reading as they highlight the gross negligence and failure of proper accounting procedures in all key government institutions. Lackadaisical accounting practices by…
EDITOR — Many students are abandoning their studies halfway as the economy continues to sink with many breadwinners getting out of employment. We appeal to our Zanu PF government to re-introduce grants for students as a matter of urgency. These grants are a permanent solution to curb massive dropouts at tertiary institutions over tuition, not…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe’s labour market is tottering on the edge of a financial precipice. This is shattering so many dreams and aspirations. Forget about the official and unofficial national statistics on the rate of unemployment in Zimbabwe and check the reality on the ground. So what is the solution? If the problem is caused by…
EDITOR — Traditionally, meals in Zimbabwe are prepared three times a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and it is my concern that the Energy and Power Development ministry should encourage the use of gas for cooking and solar power for lighting so as to save on electricity. The ministry should create awareness on the use…
