MABASA SASA ON JULY 1 2026, the Communist Party of China (CPC) will mark its 105th founding anniversary, a milestone far beyond…
THE optimism from the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, regarding the country’s macroeconomic calm and an impressive 8.3 percent growth rate highlights the country’s immense economic potential. Leveraging the current stability of the ZiG at global investment conferences is a step in the right direction. However, to convert international interest into lasting Foreign Direct Investment…
THE police’s establishment of a 24-hour dedicated Cyber Laboratory within the CID Forensic Science Directorate is a commendable and long-overdue intervention. For too long, our rapidly expanding digital marketplace has resembled the Wild West. Law enforcement’s decisive step to create a specialised crack unit acknowledges a harsh reality: cybercrime is no longer a peripheral nuisance….
THE suspension of Dynamos head coach Genesis Mangombe and the accompanying allegations of match-fixing have cast an unwelcome shadow over what has otherwise been one of the most exciting and competitive Premier Soccer League (PSL) seasons in recent memory.While football clubs have every right to investigate issues they believe may be undermining their objectives, allegations…
HISTORICALLY, the narrative surrounding men and healthcare in Zimbabwe has been one of frustrating silence. We have lamented the “difficult” demographic — the men who wait until complications arise, who avoid clinics due to work routines, and who let pill fatigue or social stigma derail daily oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. But a quiet revolution is unfolding…
THE government’s decision to take measures against destructive mining practices in environmentally sensitive areas, such as Boterekwa in the Midlands and Christmas Pass in Manicaland, is long overdue and deserves widespread support. For years, Zimbabwe has witnessed the devastating effects of poorly regulated mining activities. While mining remains one of the country’s most important economic…
THE recent launch of the National Framework for the Prevention and Response to Adolescent Pregnancies in Goromonzi is a commendable step. The minister of Public Service, Edgar Moyo, hit the nail on the head: adolescent pregnancy is not a private, isolated moral failure. It is a severe, bleeding wound on Zimbabwe’s macroeconomic development, directly threatening…
Alfred Mudarikwa FOR decades, the post-Second World War international architecture has been designed and dominated by Western powers, with major rule-setting power and agenda control concentrated in advanced Western economies.Today, profound structural shifts are reshaping global power dynamics. Guided by the overarching vision of building a community with a Shared Future for Mankind, China has…
THE harrowing statistics recently released by the Harare Traffic Police should serve as a sharp, immediate wake-up call to every resident of this metropolis. More than 4 100 road traffic accidents have been recorded in Harare since January, and a staggering, deeply disturbing half of them involved pedestrians. With 28 lives cut short and 593…
WHEN Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) transitions from the National Assembly to the Senate, it carries with it not just the mechanics of legal alteration, but the heavy weight of national expectation.Having cleared the lower house after an exceptionally intensive and spirited two-week floor debate, the focus now shifts entirely to the 80-member Senate.The…
