WITH cholera amidst us, the Cabinet, chaired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on its first meeting this year — on Tuesday, resolved to unleash the security sector on illegal vendors. Cabinet was clear –— food vendors were part of agents spreading the mediaeval disease across the country. The government is spot on given the influx of…
IT IS common cause that the country has a poor public transport management system and it appears the government is struggling to come up with an effective solution to transport blues commuters are facing, mainly in urban areas. Zupco, entrusted by the government to offer urban transport, has dismally failed to discharge its duties. It…
IN 2020, the High Court made a series of very important rulings on illegal infrastructure developments on wetlands in the country. One of the rulings was made by Justice Edith Mushore who ordered Harare City Council to demolish houses constructed on a wetland in Greendale. Friday was World International Day for Wetlands. With the world…
ZIMBABWE has for decades been facing serious economic challenges as a result of its toxic politics. Since independence in 1980, the country has had disputed elections that have culminated in international isolation and as a result economic stagnation. The economic challenges have spewed corruption at a grand scale. At the moment, the biggest problem in…
WITH the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just months away, it was rather concerning to hear that Zimbabwe only had two athletes that had qualified for the quadrennial global sporting showcase. The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (Zoc) earlier in the week revealed that the duo of long distance runner Isaac Mpofu and Australia-based rower Stephen Cox were…
ZIMBABWE is grappling with a serious power crisis as a result of reduced electricity generation, creaky plants and scaled down imports. This is happening at a time power utility Zesa is owed a staggering US$250 million by government departments, miners, farmers and ordinary consumers. As a result, Zesa has started to disconnect clients not paying…
ZIMBABWE on Monday rolled out its first phase of cholera vaccination amid huge hopes the country will soon be able to contain the mediaeval disease that has killed over 470 people and infected plus 23 000 more since it broke out in February last year. Almost every district in the country has been hit by…
IN our publication yesterday, we ran an article on plans by the Education ministry to clamp down on illegal private schools. The ministry accused the schools of employing unqualified teachers and charging exorbitant fees. The country has in recent years seen a massive mushrooming of illegal private schools and colleges, most of which are out…
EFFORTS by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to find closure to the emotive Gukurahundi issue must be applauded and speeded up. Mnangagwa has, since taking over power in November 2017, exhibited willingness to deal with the ruthless massacre of an estimated 20 000 people in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces in the 1980s by security forces. He has…
THERE have been varied reactions to Nelson Chamisa’s decision to quit the Citizens Coalition for Change after months of turmoil that saw Sengezo Tshabangu, who claims to be CCC’s interim secretary general, recalled MPs and Councillors elected at last August’s general polls. Court challenges to reverse the recalls were thrown out either on technicality or…
