THE ruling Zanu PF yesterday constituted a war veterans league ahead of the much-anticipated 2023 harmonised polls. The league was mooted a few years ago after the ex-combatants played a crucial role in the military ouster of the late former president Robert Mugabe in November 2017.That the war veterans are now part of Zanu PF…
THE government’s plans to come up with modern legislation meant to enhance productivity in the cannabis industry should be expedited as they are very timely. With the global cannabis industry expected to grow exponentially from US$28 to US$197 billion within the next six years, Zimbabwe must do all within its power to position itself to…
AS WE go to elections next year, authorities must ensure the processes to the watershed polls will be spotless, clean and beyond reproach. The country should never fall into the fallacy of composition where the concern would be on the end state of the polls. Rather elections are a process, not an event. Clearly, the…
OFFICIAL statistics show that the measles outbreak in the country is spreading, while at the same time there is stiff vaccination hesitancy against the acute viral respiratory illness. On Monday, there were 153 new cases recorded and 13 deaths. The death toll stood at 698 from 685 out of 6 666 cumulative cases since the…
PUBLIC schools re-opened yesterday with teachers for the umpteenth time threatening to go on industrial action to push for better salaries and conditions of service. It is saddening that the government and major stakeholders in the education system continue to play houses with the future of this country by continuously wrangling and failing to reach…
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. The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) entrusted by the government to offer urban transport has dismally failed…
THE South Africa government on Friday extended the life of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits by six months from December 31, extending the stay of thousands of Zimbabweans in this country. Over 150 000 Zimbabweans were expected to leave South Africa by end of the year after their permits were revoked last year and given a year…
FIFA’S ban on former secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Football Association’s referees committee Obert Zhoya from all football-related activities for five years vindicates the decision by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to suspend the Zifa executive. The SRC suspended the Zifa board in November last year over “several incidents of gross incompetence” that they described…
THE recent outcry by senators over delays in disbursements of funds by Treasury to ministries deserves to be taken seriously by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and President Emmerson Mnangagwa himself. In fact, senators have to be lauded for raising this critical issue that is at the core of smooth operation of the entire government system….
AUTHORITIES recently came up with several fiscal and monetary policies to shore up a fledgling economy that was characterised by high inflation and the depreciation of local currency against the greenback on both the official and black markets. Prices of basic goods were skyrocketing beyond the reach of ordinary people and the cost of doing…
