HARARE – Once again, mining giant, Mbada Diamonds has come to the rescue of the nation by generously donating to the successful hosting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly in Victoria Falls. We are reliably informed that Mbada Diamonds pumped in more than $2,5 million to help our broke government stage…
HARARE – Last week, I said the MDC needs to confront some uncomfortable truths about its future. The views I express are entirely my own, and not of this newspaper. The point of departure is that the party needs renewal. Many recognise that the MDC was a victim of electoral injustice but victimhood can also…
HARARE – United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly 20th session officially gets underway today in the resort town of Victoria Falls where Zimbabwe and Zambia are co-hosting the week-long event. This is the second time that Africa is hosting the event following the successful indaba hosted by Senegal in 2005. UNWTO General Assembly…
HARARE – “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” This quotation from 2 Timothy 4 verses 7 aptly describes the peaceful and democratic fight that the people of Zimbabwe have embarked upon to extricate themselves from the clutches of a deeply-entrenched dictatorship. On July 31, 2013…
EDITOR — I urge the incoming government to institute stricter measures against fathers who default on paying maintenance for their offspring. It is a sad sight at the civil courts everyday as women fight to get money to look after their children from their fathers. Some fathers are not taking their responsibilities and it is…
HARARE – Has Sadc, by endorsing the recent national elections and appointing Zimbabwe as vice chair to the regional grouping, washed its hands off the country’s protracted political impasse or is it a resigned move for the people to decide their fate? Indications are that the two main protagonists — President Robert Mugabe and former…
EDITOR — Since both the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) have proved to be extensions of the two main political parties in the country, there is need for progressive trade unions to think seriously about forming another labour centre, which is truly independent, apolitical and pro-workers since…
HARARE – The recent move by the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (Potraz) to bar Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) from running its discounted airtime promotion is not only competitively unfair but a huge let down to mobile subscribers. Econet had launched a campaign slashing call costs by 60 percent — the deepest cut ever introduced…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe was sworn in yesterday at a lavish ceremony at the National Sports Stadium but the real work begins now with the 89-year-old leader under pressure to revive an economy ravished by years of mismanagement. Mugabe yesterday promised to improve the lives of the people — 80 percent of which are…
HARARE – As the dust settles after the hotly-contested elections, it is back to serious business as those who were elected into office decide on the future of Zimbabwe. There is one crucial decision which should be made with no emotion, that of electing the next mayors of our big cities. Harare, with over 2…
