EDITOR ? I recently visited a relative at a government hospital, but was amazed at the quality of food that is being provided to patients. I was surprised that despite the dollarisation when food is now available and affordable, some of the government hospitals still provide patients with meals that one would not eat unless…
EDITOR ? Combined Harare Residents Association (Chra) environment committee has vowed to fight for the protection of wetlands in Harare. Residents quizzed the wanton distribution of and construction on wetlands as seen in Borrowdale, Belvedere and Gunhill. The Borrowdale shopping mall, Chinese shopping mall and the proposed Monavale shopping mall in Gunhill are all situated…
EDITOR ? There is increasing public debate on the use of borehole water in this country especially to keep lawns and vegetation green during the dry season. Watering lawns and vegetation with borehole water accounts for approximately 80 percent of borehole water usage. We all know Harare City Council’s inability to supply us with adequate…
HARARE – One African scholar expressed shock and dismay when one western scholar made some casual comments on the relevance of universities in Africa. The western scholar suggested that universities were not necessary in Africa and what the continent needed to do was just to adopt what would have been developed in the West and…
HARARE – The Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, Jonathan Moyo, has started his new tenure in government on a surprising and refreshingly sound footing, sending firm and welcome indications that he intends to work well with the entire industry this time around. This is despite the pathetic efforts of a few dinosaurs within…
EDITOR— I am very disturbed by a story I read in your paper about a father who was caught raping his 12-year-old daughter. This comes at a time cases of rape are on the increase in Zimbabwe. I don’t understand why a father who is supposed to be looking after his child ends up being…
EDITOR — Coalition Against Corruption (CAC) the leading anti corruption organisation pressure group in Zimbabwe commends the founder of Econet Wireless Strive Masiyiwa for speaking out on the scourge of corruption in Africa. In a statement appearing on his official Facebook page entitled “How I deal with corruption” Masiyiwa said that the biggest way he…
HARARE – Why is it that the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) call every Zanu PF official and government member “Comrade” and refer to everyone else as Mr or Mrs? Is there an insult in this, or is it some other hidden message? Or are ZBC the ones that have set themselves up for the “us…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has taken the reins of power and this means he will undoubtedly rule Zimbabwe for the rest of his life, just like what Ian Smith planned to do. Zanu PF legislators are repeating the mantra that this must happen, pushing for a declaration that Mugabe must be life president. We…
HARARE – Jonathan Moyo is in synch with national sentiment when he expresses exasperation at the deplorable state of affairs at ZBC. But he is wrong in looking for scapegoats for the decadence at the broadcaster. Moyo sought to blame the deterioration of the situation at ZBC, including failure to pay workers, on former finance…
