HARARE – Former Prime Minister and MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai is a giant of Zimbabwe’s politics and his reported deteriorating health, which prompted him being airlifted to South Africa for emergency treatment, is not good news for most Zimbabweans. The news is so depressing as it comes at a time his family, friends and supporters…
HARARE – The deepening cash crisis seems to be hitting hard all facets of Zimbabweans’ lives. And their health has not been spared. Yesterday, we published a story warning that an acute drugs shortage looms as pharmaceutical companies are now struggling to secure foreign currency to import medicines, even the basic ones. Of note and…
EDITOR — It’s sad that of late fuel queues have resurfaced in most parts of Harare and other urban areas. This is a serious cause for concern. It is unfortunate that when we start seeing long queues at service stations we are reminded of the shortage of basic commodities as was the case in 2008….
HARARE – Music artistry is something that cannot be influenced by groups of people or individuals who hold an interest in a particular subject. Artistry is a creative skill, brilliance and virtuosity that is so special that only an artist sending a particular message is able to explain what goes in their mind during, in…
HARARE – Schools’ opening today almost coincides with a story we published in yesterday’s issue about children dropping out of learning institutions due to malnutrition and financial challenges, among other problems. It made a sad reading. It’s hard to imagine a child failing to attend class due to malnutrition — lack of a balanced diet….
HARARE – The increasingly threatening rhetoric between Zimbabwe and South Africa over the legacy of Nelson Mandela — who guided his country from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy — risks triggering a conflict that could escalate to the annihilation of fragile diplomatic relations between the neighbours. President Robert Mugabe has accused ANC secretary-general…
HARARE – Government needs to restrain itself from being pushed into a messy relationship with South Africa. Events of the last two weeks or so have raised real fears of plunging Zimbabwe into dangerous waters as rants by President Robert Mugabe and his government’s decision to ban and reverse later, the visit by South African…
HARARE – Government has always paid its employees an annual bonus cognisant of the level of salaries and the need to help its staff with school fees in the following period although this thinking is now being challenged as there is clear evidence President Robert Mugabe’s administration can no longer afford the 13th cheque. Politicians…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s admission that government has been carrying the burden of most parastatals that were under-performing must have been surprising for many. Mugabe disclosed during an interface meeting with business at State House on Thursday where he also said Cabinet had decided to close parastatals because, instead of contributing to economic development,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe remains unique to the rest of the world in so many ways. It is a country whose citizenry soldiers on even in some of the harshest environments. Here people spent endless hours in serpentine bank queues waiting to withdraw their money which is not readily available. And again, here we have a…
