HARARE – ON July 27, President Mugabe addressed a huge crowd at Bulawayo’s White City Stadium. He made a number of pledges, among them reviving industries and bringing water to the city. “We have to look at the situation of our people in urban areas . . . water, water, water…We did Mtshabezi Dam long…
EDITOR — Going home along High Glen Road after hours is a hassle. There is a lot of congestion and to pass through Mbudzi Roundabout to Glen Norah can take you hours. That place needs attention and we are pleading with the responsible authorities to attend to this crisis before it gets out of hand….
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 — 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…
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…
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 — 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 – 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 — 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 – The 11th edition of the Zimbabwe National Youth Games has come and gone. And it is our hope that the games, which were touted as a dress rehearsal for next year’s Zone VI Youth Games which will be hosted by Zimbabwe in December 2014, were an eye opener for the Sports and Recreation…
