EDITOR — Libraries provide important services to agriculture and in the development of the country. The provision of information makes the library an essential democratic, and democratising vehicle. There is a greater demand for up-to-date information needed by farmers. This is made even more critical by the dynamic nature of agricultural information such as…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe needs a cohesive and inclusive coming together in order to chart the nation’s way out of extremely murky waters. Yes, Zanu PF is responsible for much of Zimbabwe’s destruction. And, yes, the opposition have made many costly mistakes. We all know these things. The more progressive members of Zanu PF have become complicit…
Government must correct pitfalls in the tobacco sector. Soon, the tobacco marketing season will be coming to an end, bringing the curtains down to an eventful season. Renowned agriculture economist Peter Gambara and many other experts in the field predict that given the challenges encountered by farmers this season, many of them may decide against…
THE minister of Information appeared before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services recently to give oral evidence on the country’s media sector. The first major issue raised by the committee was that of the issuing of broadcasting licences in the absence of a Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) board. [GoogleAd] Mutsvangwa conceded…
EDITOR — Each time I move around down town especially around the Gulf area I always observe that there are many thieves that operate in this area because of high volumes of people. Just last week I noticed three men who were standing on the pavement as if they wanted to cross the road. [GoogleAd]…
EDITOR — In just a space of two years, three African rulers have been kicked out of power in disguised military coups. Former president Robert Mugabe, Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria, and recently Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, have all gone in nearly the same way. [GoogleAd] Due to their bad rule and their sour relations with…
© THE late Dumiso Dabengwa was no ordinary man. Zimbabwe’s history would be incomplete if it does not mention the heroic exploits of the Black Russian — as Dabengwa was affectionately known. [GoogleAd] Dabengwa was and remains one of the unifying figures whose selfless contributions to their motherland went beyond the fight for an independent…
© LAST Thursday President Emmerson Mnangagwa swore-in the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) — High Court judge Loice Matanda Moyo — amid concerns that she is conflicted. Matanda Moyo is a veteran lawyer who has previously held influential positions as director of prosecutions, chief law officer and judge — stations which clearly…
© EDITOR — The picture painted by the Energy and Power Development minister, Fortune Chasi last week of a bleak future for the country’s energy sector, which is blighted by shortages of electricity and fuel is worrisome. [GoogleAd] If a government minister can create such a picture in Parliament this means that the rest of…
© EDITOR — The picture painted by the Energy and Power Development minister, Fortune Chasi last week of a bleak future for the country’s energy sector, which is blighted by shortages of electricity and fuel is worrisome. [GoogleAd] If a government minister can create such a picture in Parliament this means that the rest of…
