BY BLACK EDWARD ON A bustling Friday morning, as I patiently awaited my turn at the passport offices, the air was charged with a mix of anticipation and restlessness. Amidst the hum of conversations and the shuffling of papers, my attention was drawn to an elderly woman who stood beside me, her eyes reflecting pain….
A COUPLE of days ago, two national team cricket players Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta were handed four-month bans by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing doping tests. And as if that was not enough, another cricketer Kelvin Kasuza was also reported to have failed a drug test. These disturbing developments in a sport that has traditionally…
WE WELCOME the nation-wide cholera vaccination blitz set to begin on Monday, which the government hopes will go a long way in containing the spread of the disease. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cholera vaccine guarantees protection for two years in adults and six months in children aged between two to five years….
ZIMBABWE’S engagement and re-engagement foreign policy is still work in progress and seems to be bearing fruit given recent developments. Just this week, the country played host to a group of investors from the United Kingdom under the Westminster Africa Business Group. The group expressed great interest in investing in the country. They assured Foreign…
IN OUR publication yesterday we reported that authorities are dangling a new compensation deal to former white commercial farmers who lost their land during the country’s chaotic agrarian reforms in the early 2000s. The new deal being spearheaded by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube will see agreements being concluded on an individual basis. In July 2020,…
WE KNOW that illicit drugs are flowing into the country from various countries. Yet we rarely get to hear who the couriers smuggling most of it through legal ports of entry are. We have drug and narcotics police units at border posts. We only get to hear about the end users who get arrested daily….
ANOTHER international football tournament, another dose of sportswashing. This time it’s in the name. The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations kicked its first ball in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, last Saturday, the start of a monthlong battle for the continent’s most glamorous prize. The French petro giant — formerly called Total — has been a longtime…
THE Zimbabwe national men’s senior cricket team, the Chevrons, may have once again fallen to a whiteball series defeat in Sri Lanka, but there were signs of promise from a number of players who took turns to shine. Indeed, of the combined six ODIs and T20s, only one ended in a victory for the Chevrons,…
By Joseline Sithole IN the heart of Mutasa District, Manicaland, a silent but powerful revolution is taking place. This revolution has been taking place for a long time but never has its transformative power been so pronounced than it is now. Thanks to savings clubs, both young and older women in Mutasa District changed their…
WITH the cholera situation clearly getting out of hand, amid reports that the disease has claimed at least 400 lives, it can no longer be business as usual. There is a need for a robust multifaceted approach that prioritises water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH), rapid surveillance, social mobilisation, treatment and vaccines as part of efforts…
