HARARE – The African Nations Championship (Chan) which kicks off in South Africa today should be used as a step to greater pedestals by the Zimbabwe national football team. The Warriors have qualified for the previous two editions of the tournament but there has been constant axing and changing of coaches and players which has…
EDITOR — In response to an article published in your newspaper: “Pregnant women resists HIV screening”, on Tuesday January 7, 2014, we would like to express our appreciation for raising awareness of the importance of pregnant women being tested for HIV. However, we feel the headline is misleading and inaccurate. The majority of pregnant women…
HARARE – No politicians’ and MPs’ manual ever featured an introduction that began: “Go to church — once in a while. Go every Sunday, if you feel strongly enough about the truth.” Truth and politicians are said to be total strangers. Of course, some people might say this is evil propaganda — peddled mostly by…
EDITOR — Where has the censorship board gone to in this country? Surely we need protection especially for our children against highly immoral and unethical products currently threatening to tear apart our social fabric as Zimbabweans and Africans. Day in, day out, DJs play offensive and substandard material both on radio and TV. It is…
HARARE – As the rains continue to pound on the land and peri-urban farmers working like bees in their small plots, news that the country needs to import grain to avert starvation seems a bit misplaced. Food security has become more topical not only in Zimbabwe, but in most developing countries. Any piece of idle…
EDITOR — I refer to your lead article of January 5, 2014 in which your paper quotes me extensively as a family representative, commenting on the marriage relationship of Morgan Tsvangirayi. All of the quotations attributed to me are inaccurate and scandalous. In the interest of the truth and integrity of your paper, I expect…
HARARE – Workers at the scandal-hit Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) must be a happy lot now that they have finally received their salaries after a seven-month delay. While the restoration of salaries should be a cause for celebration, this must not delude Zimbabweans into believing that all is now well at the perennially bankrupt national…
EDITOR — The start of the new year should be punctuated by new beginnings and growth, be it on our farms, the economy and on the home front. Children embarking on new journeys either at kindergarten, Grade 1, Form 1 or preparing to go to college, everyone must be ready always. Sadly, this does not…
HARARE – The last quarter of 2008 and early 2009 saw the advent of new and fast growing religious movements in the country. The subsequent years were to witness the dawn of a new era for most Christians. The movements changed the face of Christianity altogether. This new school of thought (with emphasis on the…
HARARE – Budget allocations to some ministries plainlycontradict projections contained in the post-election Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim Asset) blueprint which has been vaunted by Zanu PF as a panacea to most of the country’s economic deficits. From a glance at some of the allocations, attaining deliverables proposed in the economic dossier seems…
