HARARE – Today Zimbabwe marks 36 years of majority rule and isn’t it sweet to say Happy Birthday to the resilient people of this long suffering nation. Unfortunately, if we are to look at the period since 1980 when we attained independence, the tales are not so sweet but sour and our nation’s birthday comes…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Tourism Authority chief executive Karikoga Kaseke touched a raw nerve this week when he pointed out that Harare, once known as the Sunshine City, is now one of the filthiest cities in southern Africa. Kaseke blamed the city fathers for failing to do elementary work such as cutting grass and cleaning roads…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has finally seen the light on the highly controversial indigenisation policy which has seen his combative minister and nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, causing alarm and chaos in the market. For the first time in 36 years, Mugabe showed rare leadership qualities when, contrary to Zanu PF’s populist and destructive policies, he…
LONDON – I have followed with keen interest the measures that have been taken by the City of Harare to appoint a new Town Clerk. In this article, I weigh in on the debate on whether the city needs an urban planning expert for the post of town clerk. [GoogleAd] The legal process of the…
HARARE – Reports that over 12 000 students have dropped out of tertiary learning institutions are an indictment on the governing party Zanu PF and if not properly addressed could lead to chaos similar to what happened in South Africa when students went on a “fees must fall” campaign strike in that country. We are…
HARARE – National healing and reconciliation in Zimbabwe remains emotive and requires the full attention of the whole nation, hence the National Peace and Reconciliation (NPRC) Bill must be true to these concerns, a human rights activist has said. Chairperson of the Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) board and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) director…
HARARE – Thirteen community-based organisations (CBOs) from across the country recently trained in project management, information dissemination and financial probity so as to enhance their capacity to represent community interests. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) trained the CBOs in Bulawayo for two days at a workshop also attended by partners such as the Election…
HARARE – Recent reports from Manicaland that schoolgirls are now one of the major drivers of new HIV infections, are indeed worrisome and call for all stakeholders to have a rethink on strategies to combat the scourge, otherwise the strides made thus far in the fight against the killer disease could be in vain. According…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has been experiencing deflationary pressures since October 2014 and up to now, not much has been done to stimulate production and arrest deflation. In normal circumstances, deflation — the opposite of inflation and refers to a fall in prices — could be a good thing as it mean the majority of the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s impending migration from analogue television to digital television broadcast is scheduled to bring about six new Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation television channels that will mostly broadcast local content. The creation of the six new channels, which are part of 12 envisaged television stations that will come about as a result of the looming…
