Can President Emmerson Mnangagwa fix the economy when no one seems to have any idea what constitutes an economy? Simply put NO! Zimbabwe’s present day economy is made up of a defunct industrial sector, fairly active mining sector, collapsed farming sector, a formal commercial sector mostly made up of banking and other financial sectors all…
EDITOR — I believe it is the duty of each and every citizen to pray for the country. Looking at what is happening, we need to all come together and pray that God guides our leaders so that they take the country forward. It is sad that during the run up to the elections many…
EDITOR — It is sad to note that most local authorities are failing to provide essential services throughout the country. The economy is in bad shape, everyone knows that. Residents are struggling to service their bills. For this reason, local authorities’ revenue bases are dwindling. Under such a scenario, we would expect those at the…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
