HARARE – Zimbabwean football administrators should learn from the past, judging by what transpired last week at the Warriors send-off ceremony for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals. The players refused to attend the function at a top local hotel after they reached a deadlock with the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) over winning…
HARARE – One of the biggest events in Zimbabwe — the Harare International Carnival — could not happen last year and rightly so because it could have been suicidal on the part of the organisers. With the country on the edge and mass protests occurring at every turn, it was wise for the Zimbabwe Tourism…
HARARE – As calls from Zimbabweans, including opposition supporters, war veterans and even some in Zanu PF for President Robert Mugabe to step down get almost deafening, it is becoming increasingly desirable for the nonagenarian to listen to the voice of reason — for the sake of his young family. With the rift between the…
HARARE – The possibility of political violence this year is high as political parties start campaigning for what has been described as a do or die election next year. Political and social analysts interviewed by the Daily News said the pattern over the years is that all campaign years have turned violent and this year…
HARARE – Political activists and opposition political parties should change tack this year and stop spending their energies on trying to push President Robert Mugabe out of office — instead they should start preparing the masses for next year’s crucial elections. There is a lot that they can do; from encouraging potential voters to register…
HARARE – It is alarming that Zanu PF is again threatening to unleash abductions and violence if it loses the Bikita West by-election. The threats by Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa at Gwindingwi Primary School on Wednesday were not only primitive and unwarranted, but also served to show that violence is indeed a part…
HARARE – While the intervention by government to bail out the Warriors ahead of their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) participation in Gabon is applauded, they still need to do more if we are to compete with the best on the continent. With just a week left before the tournament begins, Warriors’ preparations looked…
HARARE – Recent flooding that affected some parts of Mbare is worrying. This is especially so because it largely is a result of bungling on the part of authorities, in this case the Harare City Council. It has since emerged that flooding started ever since the construction of the Gulf Sunshine Bazaar along Simon Mazorodze…
HARARE – Back in September, Health minister David Parirenyatwa warned urban residents of a possible cholera and typhoid outbreak, if residents were not cautious of their water sources during the rainy season. In retrospect, we are beginning to question if we did enough as a country in the wake of that warning. Currently, the City…
EDITOR — The residents are right in rejecting the introduction of urban tollgates that were proposed last week by the Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere. The suggestion by Kasukuwere that councils should install tollgates to collect revenue is just unrealistic and unfair to the already over burdened motorists who are just trying to keep…
