HARARE – The initiative undertaken by Murowa Diamonds to partner renowned ophthalmologist Solomon Guramatunhu in establishing an Eye Camp in the Mazvihwa area of Zvishavane should be given due credit. It is indeed a milestone in the health delivery system of the Mazvihwa community who have been previously disadvantaged but now stand to enjoy so…
HARARE – Nelson Mandela is hailed for relinquishing power after serving a single five-year term as president. He is also lauded for choosing reconciliation rather than retribution. Mandela said he did not want to be considered a saint unless a saint was a sinner who kept on trying. His critics, including President Mugabe, would say…
HARARE – Wananchi, there are times that time itself just lands an inexplicable blow to your tender being, it stuns you, it paralyses you, it lives you gasping for the meaning of life. And you then shout, like a drowning man “why, why ,why?” So it was in the evening of December 5 2013, that…
HARARE – The withdrawal of Trust Bank Corporation’s banking licence is yet another sad story for the fragile sector. On Friday the bank had its licence revoked for corporate malfeasance and undercapitalisation to end any hopes of revival which had been anchored on a deal negotiated by its management. Problems at Trust Bank are symptomatic…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economy is on the brink. A report by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries says capacity utilisation for the manufacturing sector has markedly declined since the July 2013 elections. In 2012 it stood at 44,9 percent and is now down to 39,6 percent. Another report by the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) says…
EDITOR — Fraternal greetings and condolences from the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (Zapu) to the African National Congress (ANC) and the people of South Africa on the occasion of the passing away of former president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. We learnt of the passing on of Comrade Nelson Mandela with the deepest sorrow and grief. Comrade…
HARARE – Yesterday, the world woke up to the reality that anti-apartheid icon, freedom fighter, revered statesman and one of the most influential figures of our time, former South African President Nelson Mandela had died. Mandela’s death has shaken the globe — the whole world is in mourning. Eulogies flying from all corners of the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will for the first time this week sell its diamonds in Belgium to a wide range of buyers and the country is expected to rake in no less than $37 million. The lifting of sanctions by the European Union on Zimbabwe’s diamond companies is a welcome development as the sale of diamonds…
EDITOR — The residents of Chitungwiza are anxiously waiting for the publication of a report on findings and recommendations by the Joel Biggie Pasihomusha Matiza -led probe team which was looking at the problems associated with the allocation of residential stands in Chitungwiza and Seke communities. The Local Government, Public Works and National Housing ministry…
EDITOR — In their wisdom or lack of it, the number of legislators have been increased from the initial 150 to the present 270 including the Senate. This, in a country with the lowest Gross Domestic Product in the region and yet we have the largest number of legislators feasting off a dead country. These…
