PUBLIC Service minister July Moyo recently told a parliamentary pre-budget seminar that the government is struggling to bankroll the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) programme. Beam, a programme that pays tuition fees to underprivileged and orphaned children, has year in and year out faced serious financial challenges after donors abandoned it at the turn of…
REPORTS that the Harare City Council is in a dire financial situation seriously affecting service delivery because it is owed nearly $500 billion by residents, businesses and government departments make for sad reading indeed. More often than not, we hear that the non-payment of rates by the city’s stakeholders is a form of protest against…
IN THE vibrant tapestry of South Africa’s history, protests play a colourful, if at times, turbulent role. While whispers of unrest have…
WE are concerned that lack of funding is impeding Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)’s capacity to carry out its mandate in an effective and efficient manner. According to Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, the eff orts of the Zacc to fight corruption in the country are facing significant obstacles due to a shortage of financial resources. In…
HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora has expressed dismay over a severe scarcity of medical professionals in Zimbabwe arguing that this has jeopardised the nation’s healthcare system. The shortage of medical practitioners in Zimbabwe has become a major cause of concern. The lack of adequate healthcare professionals has resulted in a significant strain on the country’s healthcare…
UNITED States president Joe Biden’s administration has for the first time acknowledged the economic damage that was caused by allegations made by…
YESTERDAY marked the beginning of the month reserved to raise awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and suicide all over the world. The men’s health awareness month aims at increasing early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths. It is also meant to…
ACCORDING to a report presented by the Zanu PF central committee (CC) during its recent annual conference in Gweru, it is imperative that people’s economic needs be met as soon as possible. We couldn’t agree more with this. For Zanu PF, it is definitely not business as usual. To expedite the execution of its people-centred…
WHILE the country continues to strive for economic revival, the ordinary person continues to bear the brunt of the ever-increasing prices of goods and services. Tough decisions are needed to arrest the economic tide and ensure that the ordinary person has bread on the table. The latest issue in the country where the government must…
OFFICIALLY closing the Zanu PF people’s annual conference on Saturday in Gweru, President Emmerson Mnangagwa made a commitment – his government will pursue policies that will lift many Zimbabweans out of poverty. He rallied the ruling party and its government to speedily implement programmes that benefi t the poor and the downtrodden. He emphasised the…
