WE live in a surreal country where wise counsel is not heeded for the sake of political expediency, but to the detriment of social and economic development. For decades now, Zimbabweans have endured economic hardships as a result of toxic politics and it appears political gladiators are far from calling for a truce, uniting and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last Friday addressed consumers, captains of industry and commerce and appealed for dialogue between his government and stakeholders to address challenges bedevilling the economy. Speaking at the second edition of the ED Mnangagwa Business Summit 2024, Mnangagwa was forthright, without dialogue the economy will face serious hurdles. “To achieve economic sustainable growth…
By Mkhuseli Vimba THE state has a duty to prosecute the gross human rights violations committed during the apartheid era. The South…
OUR sister paper, the Daily News On Sunday, yesterday ran a shocking article in which the Consumers Protection Commission (CPC) confirmed that it had fined over 2 000 shops for selling expired or sub-standard goods. This is for the period since April last year when the commission started operating. However, for the love of quick…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must speedily intervene and end the power struggle in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) by appointing a chairperson of the critical commission to restore order. Since the elevation of former chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo last year to Prosecutor General, the commission has known no peace as haggling of power reigned supreme at the…
THE recent outcry by Bulawayo city councillors over the poor state of toilets in Zimbabwe’s second largest city indicates how far we are from our goal of eliminating cholera. According to councillor Nkosinathi Mpofu, as captured in the latest council minutes, most residents do not have access to proper toilets both in the central business…
THE tobacco marketing season opens on Wednesday next week amid complaints from farmers that the current price model is sub-economic. Farmers believe that the tobacco auction system is slowly and surely being eclipsed by contract farming. The gap between tobacco auction and contract average prices has been widening. From the trend in tobacco prices, it…
WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa was spot on last Friday that women should strive harder to rise above all the myriad obstacles that are hindering their development. Speaking at the launch of women’s month organised by the fast-growing independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Friday in the capital, Mutsvangwa challenged women to become entrepreneurs, saying…
THE chaos that marred the burial of slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali on Saturday at Zororo Memorial Park, Harare, must be proscribed. Violence broke out at the burial between CCC activists loyal to the ex-leader of the party Nelson Chamisa and supporters of former MP Job Sikhala as the two sides…
BY BLACK EDWARD Picture the school, without any Cala. Does this ring a bell? Well, if you’re an older reader, you’ll likely know it’s a wordplay inspired by a lyric from “Colour Me Blind” by Extreme: Picture the world, without any colour. “Colour me blind” is a powerful and popular melody that fared well on…
