AUTHORITIES have come out guns blazing. They will descend heavily on currency manipulators in the wake of the country introducing a new structured currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). All security sector arms and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) should be all out to protect the new currency and ensure that the foreign…
ON THURSDAY Zimbabwe will mark 44 years of Independence amid renewed hope that the country’s political leaders, both from the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition, would soon set aside their differences and engage in dialogue. Zanu PF and the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) recently said they were ready for talks to…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week addressed his ruling party’s politburo and the central committee in the capital. His thrust was simple — lets us focus on economic revival. The country has over the past two decades been shadowed by economic stagnation with the majority of ordinary people wallowing in abject poverty. Mnangagwa and his team…
IN December 2022, cabinet approved the principles of an Economic Empowerment Bill. Over a year after the approval, the Bill is yet to be tabled in Parliament. There is a need for an economic empowerment law to pave the way for indigenes to play a critical role in the economy. An empowerment law is not…
ONLY last month, the Premier Soccer League’s all weather friend Delta Beverages, through their Castle Lager brand, committed themselves to another spell as the top flight’s title sponsors. This commitment came amid high hopes that local football would continue its positive and upward trajectory following an improvement in fan attendances last season. And the PSL,…
FOLLOWING Phillip Morris International (PMI) chief executive Jacek Olczak’s recent announcement that “cigarettes belong in museums” – in remarks meant to shore…
WITH cases of armed robberies continuing to increase across the country, the police have expressed concern with the involvement of both former and serving members of the security sector. This explains why some of the robberies are being executed easily as the former and serving members of the army, the police and intelligence services use…
DEBATES and differences of opinion are healthy in a democracy. They help to build consensus and to create constructive tension out of…
THE government’s move to decentralise the issuance of birth certificates and national identity documents is a commendable move, which should have been implemented a long time ago. This comes as Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe’s announcement that the initiative was part of his ministry’s strategic plan to ensure everyone gets legal documents regardless of their…
ZIMBABWE’S narrative has to change pronto for the benefit of the country and its citizens. The country cannot continue to trudge on a path of self destruction because of our toxic politics of hate and self-aggrandisement — politics that lean heavily on which party you belong to, race, tribe and region you come from. There…
