EDITOR — For the past three years, I have been sending my child to school by bus and it has always been a challenge for me. Mbare Bus Termini is normally packed with teachers, school children and parents travelling to their destinations for the new term. I was however, impressed yesterday when I went to…
EDITOR — I wish our own country can also have stiffer penalties for criminals like most countries do. I was happy with the stiff sentence given to the man who was spreading HIV in the United States. The man has been sentenced to 120 years in prison and that is exactly what he deserves. We…
EDITOR — The Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) would like to inform all students, members of the press, civic society partners and the general public that it will be holding its ninth bi-annual congress from October 25 to 27, 2013. The Zinasu president Pride Mkono has proclaimed dates for the congress in compliance with section…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s 8th Parliament will set off with the swearing in of new members of both the National Assembly and Senators tomorrow. This is a key moment for Zimbabwe which had gained considerable strides in the democratisation agenda which showed a vibrant multi-party democracy system. Days of one-party State, a leaf borrowed from the…
EDITOR — Recently, President Robert Mugabe made shocking utterances to the effect that residents from Harare and Bulawayo should go and demand better services from the ones they voted for (MDC). Now that residents, especially in Harare, are experiencing even worse service delivery as evidenced by total lack of clean safe water and the virtual…
EDITOR — Is it that people who live in Harare do not smell the pollution that goes on around Angwa Street and South Avenue, popularly known as Charge Office? City authorities seem to have forgotten that they placed skip bins at the busy bus terminus. Nobody is collecting the bins and people are burning the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economy is staggering and signs are that if President Robert Mugabe does not alter the course and come up with robust policies, we are doomed. What is making the situation worse is that elections which ushered in Mugabe as president remain disputed following allegations of massive vote-rigging. Last month’s elections vanquished any…
EDITOR — I live in Chitungwiza and we get water at most once a day if we are fortunate enough, usually on Tuesdays. Those that live in lower areas may get it for slightly longer periods of course because pressure increases with depth and the lower areas finish off what remains in the supply pipes….
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s recent comments that Harare and Bulawayo residents should go and get what they voted for from the MDC has been received by residents with anger. The Daily News on Sunday sought comments from social and political commentators who felt Mugabe’s rants were unfortunate and unwarranted. Media practitioner Rashweat Mukundu says…
EDITOR — Reports that President Robert Mugabe said he is going to reward us rural voters, by fulfilling his election promises is great news. Not that I am for the punishment of Harare and Bulawayo voters, far from it. My point is, the rural electorate has always supported Zanu PF or has been voting for…
