HARARE – While President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF government must rightly take the blame for the current economic rot prevailing in the country, there are times when they appreciate the need to provide a spark in the lives of long-suffering Zimbabweans. But the problem is they rarely give impoverished and angry citizens anything…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) should facilitate the Diaspora vote or risk litigation, political and media practitioners have said. They said the argument about whether or not Zimbabweans in the Diaspora should vote has been water under the bridge since the adoption of the “new” Constitution of Zimbabwe in 2013 which extended the…
HARARE – Performing artists are struggling to earn a living as few people still attend their showcases because of the economic hardships facing the country. Arts practitioners and artists interviewed by the Daily News said the arts industry is no longer vibrant and only a few popular musicians are earning a living from their art….
HARARE – As we move towards Zanu PF’s annual conference that will be held in the city of Masvingo next month, we would like to call upon those in the ruling party, who still believe in Zimbabwe, to tell President Robert Mugabe the truth about what the nation is really facing. For a change, we…
HARARE – At a time Zimbabweans are hoping that President Robert Mugabe should be calling time on his long but controversial political career, it seems the nonagenarian still wants to go on until he is 99 years old and even beyond. Mugabe hinted at that possibility at the weekend when he said, “if” and not…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF-led government have to accommodate dissenting voices. On Friday, we reported that organisers of the demonstration planned for that day were abducted and tortured by suspected State security agents. [GoogleAd] This is scary, given that the assailants fired a volley of live ammunition. On the same night,…
HARARE – Reports that the City of Mutare is planning to raze down a slum dwelling in Chikanga high density suburb — an issue which Transparency International Zimbabwe has taken to court — follow the demolition of homes on a 70-hectare piece of land owned by Bak Storage along the Harare-Masvingo highway that left 3…
HARARE – The United States of America (USA) election 2016 presented a new dynamic in the triumph of politics of populism. It indeed was not novel, as it has been experienced in many countries including Britain’s “Brexit” phenomenon in the beginning of the year. [GoogleAd] More so, in other countries such as Zambia, Venezuela, Chile…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) must quickly find common ground regarding the automatic promotion/play-offs stand-off. The Castle Lager Premiership and the four second-tier leagues South, Central, Northern and Eastern regions were thrown into chaos following last month’s Zifa Annual General Meeting (AGM). [Adz] At the gathering, Zifa…
HARARE – For the umpteenth time, President Robert Mugabe left the country for Morocco to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and from the trip, apart from seeing dozing heads, there is nothing that we expect. While we fully appreciate the importance of such a convention, which centres on climate and the…
