HARARE – Zimbabwe is going through one of its worst droughts in decades and information released last week which showed that close to three million people are staring hunger in the face should be a wake-up call to the government. Many experts have rated this year’s drought as the worst in 25 years. This drought…
EDITOR — To think we are faced with severe problems due to the drought and here all our top officials spend all their time fighting one another shows clearly that the one and only thing they care about is themselves. I very much doubt whether any of them will suffer from the effects of this…
HARARE – While former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s inaugural media conference has shown her serious intent to contest the 2018 presidential election as the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) candidate, social and political analysts believe she has a lot of work ahead of her. Political commentator Mcdonald Lewanika said Mujuru has now clearly stepped into the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s government is only left with a few days before it settled its $1,8 billion debt owed to multilateral institutions and we are all waiting — with bated breath — if the cash-strapped administration will default again on its promises.History has shown that Zimbabwe defaulted on its International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
HARARE – The recent move by government to appropriate claims owned by diamond companies in Marange does not only smack of hypocrisy but also puts the country on a collision course with foreign investors and taints its relationship with China and Russia. While it is true that all the diamond firms operating in Marange had…
HARARE – The recent announcement of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordinary Level results for 2015 in which thousands passed with flying colours have raised serious concerns about whether the examination system is still robust or has been compromised. One of the biggest concerns raised by various stakeholders is that Zimsec markers moderated pupils’…
HARARE – There is a great misconception, especially by those lording over us, to trivialise the contribution of the last remaining white commercial farmers to the development of this country. Clearly, government’s new farmers have dismally failed to rise to the challenge and return this nation to its former status as a surplus food producer….
HARARE – As the Zanu PF succession wars escalate, the media has been caught up in the frenzy as they report blow by blow accounts of what is happening, at times stepping onto the toes of political bigwigs who have all along — until recently been denying that there are any fights within the ruling…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe turns 92 today and we join the rest of the nation in congratulating this milestone. However, we urge Mugabe to use his special day to reflect on what Zimbabwe under Zanu PF has achieved since independence in 1980, if he has managed to meet the aspirations of the people and…
HARARE – The on-going and escalating brawling in the ruling Zanu PF is now a cause for concern and President Robert Mugabe should spring to action before it turns bloody. War veterans and the youths are divided. His ministers are fighting, with some especially Team Lacoste which is solidly behind Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa rebelling…
