Opinion & Analysis

THE need for Treasury to provide funding for broadcasting digitalisation in the country cannot be overstated. With only 38 percent of the country’s geographical area currently covered by television, leaving the majority of citizens without access to critical information, it’s imperative that Minister Jenfan Muswere’s call for funding is answered. The country’s digital migration journey…

THE increasing incidence of armed robberies across the country has become a cause for concern requiring a more robust response from the relevant authorities. Recently, we carried a story in which five robbers pounced on a Harare church and got away with US$54 000. In the same story, we also reported about the arrest of…

THE police’s decision to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in Bulawayo is a significant step towards enhancing crime prevention in the city. In an article in this edition, the police, in partnership with the Bulawayo Business Against Crime Forum of Zimbabwe and several church groups, recently introduced the Smart City Surveillance System to help curb crime…

IN ONE of our main stories yesterday, we reported on Zimbabwe’s potential to rejoin the Commonwealth after a 20-year absence. Commonwealth secretary general Baroness Scotland has recommended the readmission of Zimbabwe. The move comes despite allegations of election-rigging and detention of political opponents by president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has also voiced support for Russia’s invasion…

THE country’s roads have become death traps, claiming countless lives and leaving families shattered. Just last week, a horrific accident occurred in Kuwadzana, Harare, where seven people lost their lives. The alarming increase in road accidents is a stark reminder of the urgent need for collective action. Factors contributing to this crisis include poor road…

THE push for the country to dedollarise the economy and make the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) the sole currency is understandable, but it’s crucial to approach this process with caution. It is clear that the ruling Zanu PF party’s annual people’s conference in Bulawayo last weekend’s directive to the government to speed up dedollarisation is driven…

THE worsening scourge of alcohol abuse among young people in Zimbabwe is a cause for concern. Yesterday we carried a story which reported that around 40 percent of adolescents who begin using alcohol at the age of 15 become alcoholics later in life. Mental health specialist Charmaine Nyakonda told the Daily News that alcohol and…

THE recent reports surrounding the country’s local currency, ZiG, being no longer legal tender were not only false, but also reckless and damaging. These unfounded claims, made over the weekend, alleged that ZiG’s six-month Statutory Instrument that introduced it in April had expired, rendering it obsolete. However, what the reports’ mongers failed to acknowledge was…

IN OUR main story yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi advised the opposition to engage the government in parliament, arguing the country is not facing an emergency to warrant a political dialogue. “We are not a nation that is at war. We have a government that was elected by the people and the government that was…