CABINET on Tuesday announced the scrapping of mandatory wearing of masks outdoors by people who would have received third or fourth vaccination jabs against Covid-19 — a move that was considered long overdue. The wearing of masks was one of the several measures the government decreed over three years ago when the rampaging coronavirus reached…
THE United Nations (UN) has lent weight to calls we have repeatedly made, imploring the government to urgently address human-wildlife conflict which is increasingly resulting in the death of many people. Responding to Matabeleland director of economic development, Godfrey Mukwakwami, who had outlined the negative impact of climate change on Hwange National Park, UN resident…
CANCER patients yesterday petitioned Parliament on the need for the government to scale up funding for acquisition of drugs and equipment to alleviate their suffering. They feel the government must be compelled to treat them the same way people living with HIV are. The patients lamented that they were solely importing their drugs and begged…
EDITOR — According to the Bible, all was at one time darkness and God said let there be light and there was light. But in reality, you cannot have one without the other. Darkness is the removal of light and light is the removal of darkness. But why go into all this? It is because…
THE 2023 national elections are fast approaching and most political parties are already in the drive to mobilise support for their candidates. Some are on the ground encouraging people, mainly the youth, to register to vote and motivating them to participate on the actual voting day. Zimbabwe has had disputed polls over decades. Just in…
THE government has admitted that the proliferation of guns is a cause for concern and is coming up with a raft of measures to ensure that they are mopped out of the general public. Gun violence is rearing its ugly head with mere domestic disputes resulting in shooting. Armed robberies have also been on the…
THE Confederation of Africa Football (Caf) this week launched a new lucrative $100 million Super League aimed at injecting finance into the cash-strapped clubs on the continent. The first edition is set to start in August 2023 and ends in May 2024, with an initial 24 clubs taking part in the maiden tournament.At the launch…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa for the umpteenth time on Monday said his government is committed to national dialogue to resolve the country’s challenges. “The war of liberation was fought on an understanding of grievances and concerns of the masses. The Second Republic, therefore, attaches great importance to the values of dialogue, responsiveness and inclusive stakeholder engagement….
HUMAN-WILDLIFE conflict is increasingly becoming a big problem that demands urgent attention from the authorities. As we reported in this newspaper yesterday, over the last seven months alone 45 people lost their lives while 40 others were injured, with the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) revealing that the situation could worsen over the…
EDITOR — Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women in Zimbabwe and each and every woman should make sure they go for this cancer screening often. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Zimbabwe has been encouraging women to undergo cervical cancer screening, which the organisation says is the leading cause of female…
