HARARE – One of the major problems confronting Zimbabwe today is frequent power outages. While in the advanced countries its rare to experience power outages, we in Zimbabwe have come to accept the situation as normal at the detriment of the national economy. However, with the new government in place, this is the right time…
EDITOR— Urban transport plays an integral role in the economic development of cities. In any urban set up, transport enables people to go to their places of work. In most cities in the developing world e.g. Cairo, Nairobi, Windhoek and Lagos, the provision of an efficient and reliable urban public transport system remains a big…
EDITOR — I am alarmed at the rate at which women and especially children are being sexually violated by shameless individuals in our society. Everyday, reports of rape of both minors and women flood our media, police stations while many others are unreported. I call upon the responsible authorities to take sterner measures to curb…
MARONDERA – It was very distressing recently to see scores of people crowded on the side of a busy highway east of Harare. Cars were stopped haphazardly everywhere, people darted across the road to gawk and on the tarmac, covered with a blanket, was a body. This was the latest road accident victim, a sight…
EDITOR -— In one of the daily newspapers MDC president Welshman Ncube was quoted saying the election of Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga was above board. This is not true because the people of Matabeleland South did not choose or hire Misihairabwi-Mushonga to come and represent us in Parliament because we have representatives. We also want to make…
HARARE – Proposed legislation by the Agriculture ministry to establish a Land Commission through an Act of Parliament should be given wholesome support and hailed considering the evident squander of a valuable economic factor of production that has blighted food production in Zimbabwe. Vast swathes of arable land are underutilised at the moment, forcing the…
EDITOR — The reason for the dismal failure of MDC in Masvingo is complacence. In Bikita, MDC had scooped all three seats in the 2008 Senate elections but come their term they did nothing to an extent that some people even forgot the names of their legislators. A good example is in ward 23 where…
HARARE – When I returned home to Zimbabwe, I was motivated by the desire to make a contribution to the development of the homeland. That motivation remains intact. The political platform was my point of entry. This was a world away from the last job I held in the country in 1999 before I left…
HARARE – The plight of workers at State broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has been dire for some time. And the situation seems to be getting worse. Their salaries are being paid in small advances of between $60 to $100, making it well nigh impossible for employees to provide for their families. To make…
HARARE – Wananchi, the immediate future of this country’s economy will largely be steeped in commodity resources. With the decline in agriculture production and the clear inevitability of a challenged 2013-2014 season, more than ever mining will be critical to this economy. Moreso, in the face of self evident absence of an ability to tap…
