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State enterprises privatisation real deal
THE government’s decision to privatise some public enterprises to improve efficiency and governance is the best way to cut them loose and end their over-reliance on the fiscus.
We don’t have powers to call for by-lections: Chigumba. . . Zimbabwe Electoral Commission only plays…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been criticised by stakeholders for the way it has been conducting elections amid allegations that the electoral body is subservient to the ruling Zanu PF party.
Online Safety Tips for Children and Adults
THE internet can be a wonderful resource for both children and adults but sadly it comes with
risks such as inappropriate content, cyber bullying, and online predators.
‘Security sector on high alert to thwart MDC Alliance protests’. . . by-elections were banned to…
THE government recently banned the carrying out of by-elections to replace MPs and councillors recalled in the fight over control of the MDC between interim president Thokozani Khupe and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa.
United States endorses SA mediation, inclusive dialogue . . . Ambassador Nichols lays re-engagement…
WORLD superpower, the United States of America, stands accused of interfering in Zimbabwe’s internal political affairs by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his government and the ruling Zanu PF party.
Community mental health matters
“I have been living with a mentally ill husband for over 16 years. It’s not easy. He used to be violent. I almost left him but he had no one to look after him. We used to live happily with all the resources we needed available. We lived a…
Who will protect the children?. . . nation horrified by ritual murder of seven-year-old boy
THE case of a seven-year-old Murewa boy allegedly murdered at the behest of his uncle has horrified the nation.
‘We moved in to end Khupe, Chamisa fights’
IN A dramatic turn of events, frustrated youths from the country’s biggest opposition party, the MDC, last week seized the iconic national headquarters, the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) House, demanding dialogue between interim…
ZESN hands parly Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has officially handed over a Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.
‘We had to put a stop to mining in national parks’ … Zim stuck with US$300 million ivory
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) says it is more than ready to receive tourists after government recently gave the tourism sector the green light to reopen since the imposition of coronavirus (Covid-19) national…
‘SA must work with China, Russia for ED to accept dialogue’. . . Chamisa must play a more active…
WITH Zimbabwe’s political crisis deepening amid growing calls for an inclusive dialogue, senior consultant with the International Crisis Group Piers Pigou, told the Daily News on Sunday last week that South Africa must work with the…
‘Tourism industry being sold a dummy’
WHEN the Covid-19 pandemic hit the globe in December 2019, many projected that like many outbreaks before, countries would contain it before devastating economies.
No to enforced disappearances — ZimRights
Itai Dzamara was a Zimbabwean journalist who left the pen for activism. In October 2014, Dzamara hand-delivered a petition to the late former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe at his Munhumutapa Offices asking him to step down immediately…
‘Zim needs inclusive dialogue to end crisis’. . . MDC Alliance comes under fire for corruption in…
ZIMBABWE has once again come under the spotlight over an alleged human rights crisis. Civil society groups, churches, political organisations in and outside the country have slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government over the…
‘Zim problems won’t lead to civil war but are complex’. . . politics expert Masungure says, gives…
AS pressure mounts for the regional grouping Sadc to end Zimbabwe’s long running crises, University of Zimbabwe’s politics expert, Eldred Masunungure, says South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and his envoys are likely to come out stuck…
74th Independence Day: Modi’s speech highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, August 15, 2020, addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of 74th Indian Independence Day.
The plight of patients as coronavirus soars
NOBUKHOSI Ndlovu’s mother Nomaqhawe, 47, had always struggled with acute asthma, characterised by shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and in most serious cases, wheezing.
‘Zim should not burden SA with its political crisis’
MDC-T chairperson Abednico Bhebhe says the country’s political crisis can permanently be resolved by Zimbabweans.
Nyazema makes tourism history
Mbano Manor Hotel, an all-suite premium luxury hotel in the resort town of Victoria Falls, is yet another feather in the cap of the storied career of hospitality personality Dr Mati Nyazema.
‘No GNU works without solid economic foundation’…Chan says as SA begins mediation in Zim crisis
AS THE government is thrust back into the spotlight, following recent allegations of torture and savage beatings of its opponents, Professor of World Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, Stephen Chan, has warned…
Shiri a liberator par excellence
AS Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, we are in total shock and deepest pain at the passing on of Hon Perrance Shiri, Minister of Agriculture and Retired Air Marshal of the Air Force of Zimbabwe.
US$8 million Mbano Manor Hotel opened
MBANO Manor Hotel, an all-suite premium luxury hotel based in the resort town of Victoria Falls, officially opened its doors to the public yesterday.
Zimbos reject political party regulation
MOST participants at a recent Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) hosted virtual public meeting to discuss the topic Political Parties Regulation - Considerations for Zimbabwe did not support political party regulation in Zimbabwe.
‘Transitional Stabilisation Programme a monumental failure’. . .culture of consuming without…
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) president Obert Masaraure has on several occasions claimed abduction by State security agents for fighting for better conditions of service for teachers.
Muchenje keeps Zim in international business news
KEEPING Zimbabwe in the international business news spotlight is an important broadcast role, and it is one that Rebecca Muchenje, pictured, finds stimulating and enjoyable.