HARARE – In recent months, Iran has been making efforts to re-engage the international community after years of ostracisation and sanctions over, mainly, its nuclear programme. Like Zimbabwe, Iran has also been regarded as a rogue state. Former US president George Bush named Iran as part of the “axis of evil.” Condoleezza Rice, former US…
EDITOR — Highlanders FC have come a long way. Their clash with Harare City last Saturday was their litmus test. They have perseverance and tenacity. For a moment it seemed as if they were going to crack under the pressure but the Bulawayo giants have a fighting spirit. If they keep up this attitude they…
HARARE – We thought as a country we had buried the HIV/Aids ghost which at one time saw Zimbabwe recording 2 000 deaths a week. But latest figures released by the National Aids Council (Nac) showing a rise in the HIV prevalence rate are disturbing. Zimbabwe’s HIV prevalence rate has increased in the last four…
EDITOR — Zimbabwe is adorned with many scenic areas that attract regional and international tourists every year. Simultaneously, it is beset with issues like unemployment, hunger, economic maladies and other difficulties. As a result of this paradox, people find themselves resorting to desperate acts to survive. The recent poisoning of elephants, invasion of safaris or…
HARARE – Wananchi, to the majority of citizens the sole concern is to seek the mundane reproduction of their families and ordinary lives in these tough times. It is tough and cold out there. The ugly teeth of poverty are tearing apart the very essence of a nation’s existence. The citizen is being turned inside…
EDITOR — There is no point in shunning testing and counselling centres as long as one is sexually active. People seem scared of visiting these centres because they might discover the worst. This is a foolish mentality because if you are HIV positive, denying it doesn’t make you well. Rather it exposes you to the…
HARARE – Recent reports on the increase of the number of unemployed youths is cause for concern and government should act quickly to rectify the situation and create more jobs. University and tertiary college graduates are increasingly taking up menial jobs, amid a sharp rise in the number of students graduating without any hope of…
HARARE – The Daily News has maintained a deliberate editorial stance, focused on service delivery in a country where political leaders are used to putting themselves first ahead of the populace. As a national newspaper, this stand is in line with our national responsibility as a patriotic people’s watchdog. We remain determined to ensure that…
EDITOR — In response to the Daily News on Sunday article of October 20, 2013 about PSZ’s illicit illegal abortions, I would like to call the honourable minister of Health to urgently act on this issue. Apart from abortions being illegal in Zimbabwe, they are of no public health value and exacerbate sexual immorality and…
HARARE – Few Robert Mugabe speeches over the past 10 years have failed to include some blazing rhetorical flourish against the West. “Shame, shame, shame to the United States of America. Shame, shame, shame to Britain and its allies,” he declared at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans, so are…
