EDITOR — On a daily basis, one reads stories about the level of corruption that is happening in our country. Daily, you read about some people swindling various organisations and in some institutions people demand bribes for such things as college places, birth certificates, passports, drivers’ licences among many others. I would like to urge…
HARARE – Gone are the days when women used to cook like their mothers, run around the kitchen barefooted making sure their home ran smoothly while the men went out in search of work. Nowadays, women work in male-dominated areas where they are chief executive officers heading big conglomerates. Women have even dominated and made…
HARARE – Visuals of anti-riot police officers, fleeing for dear life from marauding cane-wielding and evidently blood thirsty members of the apostolic sect on Friday, have created debate across the world. It is unimaginable that members of the feared anti-riot police could flee from members of the public like that and the first question which…
HARARE – Over the past few weeks, the MDC led by Welshman Ncube and an outfit led by Tendai Biti have been talking glowingly about their “grand” coalition. Some of their officials have even described it as a “grand coalition of democrats”. The following questions have to be answered: Is this coalition indeed grand? Is…
HARARE – Today the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) holds its annual general meeting in the capital and the industry mother-body must use this platform to conjure solutions to halt economic meltdown in the country. For a long time now, industry has been failing to be honest with government — perhaps fearing retribution as what…
HARARE – There has been a lot of excitement about the news that the widely-condemned Indigenisation law would finally be revisited to factor in some sector-specific requirements. It is important though to realise the harm such defective policies had on the national economy. There is no doubt any sane foreign investor would want to pour…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor — John Panonetsa Mangudya — has what it takes to restore confidence in the banking sector. His acceptance speech was laced with the right indicators, signposting some of the areas that need action, going forward. Two things loomed large in his maiden speech — living within our…
EDITOR — It is sad to note that cases of domestic violence are skyrocketing. Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. This is especially true when the abuse is psychological, rather than physical. Noticing and acknowledging the signs of an abusive relationship is the first…
HARARE – Some time ago, Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Obert Mpofu said over 500 000 vehicles in the country were not roadworthy. This is an extremely high number of defective vehicles in a country with a supposedly functional government. And only a fortnight ago, Police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri told us more than 80 percent…
HARARE – Information on the health of our leaders should be disseminated with full facts like is done in other progressive states to avoid unnecessary speculation both in the media in public discussions. We have said this time and again and we maintain the same stance. No sooner had information come out that opposition leader…
