HARARE – For more than 20 years after independence, Zimbabwe gave Zambia with a shovel and now we are now receiving a spoonful of assistance. In the past three decades, Zambia and Zimbabwe have rarely enjoyed economic prosperity at the same time and hence many expected that, in the spirit of neighbourliness, the two would…
EDITOR — When desperate landseekers were building on illegal land, where was Ignatius Chombo? All of a sudden he wakes up and finds that there is a problem — only after the elections? In a normal country, he would have been fired for sleeping on the job — but then, this is Zimbabwe, where one…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF government must immediately spring into action and put in place measures to curtail widespread abuse of the girl-child. With shocking statistics that over 4 000 cases of child abuse are reported every year, this is when a responsible government must intervene. This is why governments are…
HARARE – The 2014 budget is highly anticipated for many reasons but none other so than that it is the first post-election budget of the new regime in town. In an era marked by shallowness and the dearth of white papers or other policy debate, the budget becomes much more than a simple resource allocation…
HARARE – Zesa holdings has announced it will begin cutting power bills for domestic consumers today in fulfilment of an earlier promise to help ease the plight of their customers — but will do so in phases. This move has been welcomed by the many consumers struggling to make ends meet in a harsh economic…
HARARE – I first set eyes on Oprah Winfrey on US television on a trip to Seattle, in Washington State in 1987. I had heard of her and seen her on her show. Like everybody else, I thought she was too… She was not exactly the way a TV star ought to look like. Many…
EDITOR — I was wondering who could tell me the real truth about this Kurera/Ukondla youth fund that was meant for the youth. I applied for these loans sometime in February because I really wanted to boost my business as every businessman/woman might feel. I am in the business of typing, printing, photocopying, bookbinding and…
EDITOR ? I would like to appeal to the Harare City Council to find a better way of dealing with kombis that rank in illegal areas before many people lose their lives. I know the City of Harare would love a situation where all kombis load at designated places such as Market Square, Fourth Street…
EDITOR — I write this letter to the powers that be at Norton Town Council regarding the billing of water since the government ordered them to write off water and rates arrears just after elections. As a resident of the town, I have noted that some bills that residents are receiving since the writing off…
HARARE – For the past few months, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases where people are having their properties attached by financial institutions due to non-payments of loans. The high levels of non-performing loans in the country is a sign of the economic crisis Zimbabwe is going through and most…
