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We need to prioritise agriculture in Africa

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EDITOR — Agribusiness is the business of agricultural production. The term was coined in 1957 by Goldberg and Davis. It includes agrichemicals, breeding, crop production (farming and contract farming), distribution, farm machinery, processing, and seed supply, as well as marketing and retail sales.  [GoogleAd] All agents of the food and fibre value chain and those institutions…

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Let’s support local artistes first

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EDITOR — I write with concern over the number of foreign artistes that are heading to Zimbabwe.  I know that this way artistes make money by holding several shows, but I believe this is not good for the country as our hard-earned money seems to be only enriching foreign artistes at the expense of locals. …

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Untold horrors of Cyclone Idai

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CYCLONE Idai has come and gone but its scars are there for all to see on the physical terrain, the hundreds of graves in Chimanimani and Chipinge, destroyed infrastructure like roads and bridges, whole shopping centres, police stations as well as schools among others. Oh yes, schools, leaving some children with the clothes they were…

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Cautionary tale for war at MDC

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WE are very concerned by the unpleasant leadership tussles and other goings-on in the main opposition MDC, as the party founded by the late Morgan Tsvangirai (may his gentle, selfless and unifying soul rest in peace) approaches its elective congress next month.  [GoogleAd] While both democracy, as well as inter- and intra-party political contestations can…

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Maridadi appointment: Much ado about nothing

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THE appointment of former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi as one of the 15 ambassadors-designate, has triggered a storm which, nonetheless, is much ado about nothing. [GoogleAd] Section 110 (2) (i) 204 of the Constitution of the country simply stipulates that the President may appoint persons to be ambassadors or other principal representatives of…

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ED shooting self in the foot on sanctions

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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zimbabwe government have no one to blame but themselves in their failure to reengage with the United States and the European Union (EU). Since coming to power in November 2017 through a “soft coup” that overthrew long-time ruler Robert Mugabe, Mnangagwa has made it his number one priority to see…

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Dialogue preparing Zim for 2023

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WHILE there have been some sections of society that have dismissed outright the on-going dialogue meetings between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and us (opposition party leaders) who participated in the 2018 presidential elections, there are some positives already picked from the engagement. [GoogleAd] In the past the issue of intolerance among opposing political parties has been…

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Political will vital in eradicating violence

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THE main MDC’s national executive met in Harare on Friday last week where it was resolved to establish a committee to deal with the intra-party violence which has characterised its nomination process. Comprising Morgan Femai, Gladys Hlatywayo, Fani Chirisa, Revai Muguti and Rita Ndlovu, the committee has its work cut out. [GoogleAd] Violence has been…

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Youth poverty, unemployment a ticking time bomb

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EDITOR — The violent disturbances that rocked Harare and other major cities in August 2018 and January 2019 saw an unprecedented number of youths participating.  [GoogleAd] To ignore the reasons why these young people took heed to the calls for demonstrations would be at our own peril.  From a national security perspective, this should be…

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Cry my beloved country

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EDITOR — For Zimbabwe to go forward we need to adhere to our  “Constitution”. We need press freedom, freedom of speech, rule of law (all citizens to respect rule of law without political affiliation), transparency, and accountable leadership. [GoogleAd] Transparency is the cornerstone in nation-building.   As  Zimbabweans, we get too intellectual and over complicate a…

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