EDITOR — The reported $14 million raised by the police from roadblocks is way below the mark. It is a tip of the iceberg. Most police officers have at least two cellphones each, laptops, iPhones and iPads. No other settlement has satellite dishes more than a police camp. Police stations have no parking during the…
EDITOR — The recent announcement by Home Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni in Senate last week that police will use an advanced spike system will not solve the problems that we have on our roads. There is no need to go to town about such a system which only works for those vehicles that may…
HARARE – While parliamentarians have over the months raised the issue of Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) setting cash targets on roadblocks, officials from Home Affairs ministry have vehemently refuted this, saying the only targets are those of the number of vehicles they should inspect per day. However, documents leaked this week clearly indicate the opposite…
EDITOR — In one of the articles that appeared in the press last week, women parliamentarians were demanding that the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act include clauses that create constituencies that are exclusively for women so that it becomes compulsory that at least 50 percent parliamentarians are women. Why is it that these women…
HARARE – While local radio stations will be the conduit for delivering political parties’ campaign messages ahead of the 2018 elections as they have a wider reach, there are others who feel most of the prominent stations are closely linked to the state and ruling Zanu PF party. Analysts and observers are skeptical because Zimbabwe…
HARARE – It is apparent the President Robert Mugabe administration’s populist tendencies and reluctance to implement reforms is increasingly creating headaches for his government. This is proved by latest revelations by the Finance ministry’s accountant-general, Daniel Muchemwa, on the state of government’s finances. In his consolidated statement of financial performance of the Consolidated Revenue Fund…
HARARE – After decades of decline, government has drawn up plans to invest in the country’s stuttering rail company, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ). NRZ is woven into the country’s national fabric. Carrying passengers across the country’s interior, and exporting agricultural produce can help Zimbabwe regain its place in the sun. After a period…
HARARE – Last week, former Industry and International Trade minister, Nkosana Moyo, announced that he will be running for the presidency in next year’s harmonised elections. He is arguably among the finest brains Zimbabwe has ever produced that became household names at home and abroad, among them Bernard Chidzero, Callisto Madavo, Mutumwa Mawere, Thomas Sakala,…
AUDITOR General (AG), Mildred Chiri, has tabled reports in the National Assembly that make for sad reading. A perusal of the voluminous documents produced by the AG, who must be commended for her courage in telling it like it is, confirms what we had long feared; that there is a complete break-down of corporate governance…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has in the recent past registered numerous avoidable deaths on the country’s roads owing to a number of factors ranging from the condition of roads to human error. It appears authorities only awaken from deep slumber after a fatality to declare the mishap a disaster but they forget those lives lost will…
