HARARE – The death of MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai in February this year could not have come at a worse time as the country prepared for the crunch 2018 general elections. The MDC Alliance had chosen him as their presidential candidate and his passing on created a yawning gap that could turn out to be…
HARARE – There is a joke doing rounds on social media that nurses — earning a basic monthly salary less than $300 — go on strike and they are fired, but on the other hand, deputy Finance minister Terrence Mukupe beats up his subordinate in protest over a $910 allowance for a three-day trip to South…
EDITOR — Yesterday marked exactly 38 years after Zimbabwe attained its independence from Ian Smith’s regime. The people of Zimbabwe were ruled with an iron fist in their land. They were not allowed to vote, working under very poor conditions and given peanuts, their land was grabbed, there was no rule of law, there was…
HARARE – The firing of striking nurses on the eve of the country’s 38th independence anniversary does not bode well for the country’s potential to dialogue with its broader and disgruntled employees’ body. On Tuesday night, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga issued a statement announcing the dismissal of all striking nurses, shocking Zimbabweans who thought the…
HARARE – It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the rising cases of cholera as a passing phase. This is especially so when one considers the sad and unpalatable situation on the ground where the highly infectious disease is spreading rapidly. For the umpteenth time, our impoverished communities are having to bear the brunt of…
HARARE – About a week ago, the Daily News ran an editorial comment on whether Zimbabwe should be battling medieval diseases like cholera and typhoid in this day. An outbreak had been reported in Stoneridge — a sprawling settlement in Harare South. But then cholera is an aggressively contagious disease and as we speak, it…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is really a cursed country. Last week, citizens witnessed the height of comic performances from two whole senior Cabinet ministers. To begin with, it was Transport minister Joram Gumbo who — in an attempt to explain the acquisition of four aircrafts from Malaysia — indicated that a Diasporans’ consortium, some of whom…
BULAWAYO – As Zimbabweans go to the polls in less than four months, it is important that voters are reminded of how a once prosperous country was brought to its knees through gross economic mismanagement. I want to remind Zimbabweans — as leader of Democratic Opposition Party (DOP) — of that dark era so they…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national cricket side elimination from the 2019 World Cup (WC) as painful as it was must give the country a chance to re-arrange the game and build for the future. However, it must be said without fear that the re-building of the national teams and re-arrangement of the deck must not be…
HARARE – The requirement to stage regular elections that are both free and fair is one of the defining features of a liberal democracy. In past elections, pointedly the internationally condemned 2008 poll, thousands of Zimbabweans braved violence, intimidation and other obstacles to demand the right to express their will through the ballot box. At…
