THE situation in the country is not pleasing and there is an urgent need for decisive action to ensure that things stabilise. The economy has taken a knock and hard pressed citizens continue to wallow in poverty with no relief in sight. Prices of goods and services are rising by the day while shortages in…
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) yesterday held an all-stakeholders indaba in the capital as they seek to find ways to end violence and hooliganism at Castle Lager Premiership matches. Hooliganism in football once again reared its ugly head last weekend, forcing the abandonment of the high profile match between Dynamos and Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium….
WHILE authorities are taking up measures to insulate citizens from skyrocketing prices of basic commodities, the government must ensure the interventions will not result in closure of local companies and jobs. On Saturday, Finance and Economic Development minister Mthlui Ncube announced to the world that the government would lower tariffs on basic commodities imports by…
HOOLIGANISM in football once again reared its ugly head on Sunday, forcing the abandonment of the high profile Premier Soccer League match pitting bitter rivals Dynamos FC and Highlanders FC at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo. Fans-trouble erupted in the 90th minute after Highlanders controversially scored and its supporters invaded the pitch in celebration. While police…
AUTHORITIES have now moved on to stabilise prices of basic commodities that have been going up in recent weeks as a result of the impact of the Russo-Ukraine war and the fall of the local currency against the greenback. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Saturday night announced a raft of measures, among them, lowering tariffs…
ECONOMIC developments in the country in recent weeks have shown that citizens should tighten their belts. We are heading into choppy waters from two fronts — the impact of the worsening Russo-Ukraine War and internal rigidities as a result of inadequate availability of foreign currency and outright vice by those who manipulate the foreign currency…
THE country’s biggest two Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs, Highlanders and Dynamos, clash tomorrow at Barbourfields Stadium in a potentially exciting battle. This will be the second time the two teams are facing each other in the space of one month having played each other in the Independence Cup which was won by Highlanders. These…
Zimbabwe is Africa’s largest tobacco producer, with the cash crop accounting for about 10percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). As part of its economic turnaround efforts, the government wants to make tobacco a US$5 billion industry by 2025. But with the anti-smoking lobby led by World Health Organisation getting louder by the day…
FOR the umpteenth time, prices of basic commodities shot up this week beyond the reach of ordinary people who are now scrapping for a living. The cost of a two-litre bottle of cooking oil rose from about $1 200 to $1 800, while a 2kg packet of sugar has gone up to $1 000 from…
WHILE progressive people in the country have expressed disgust at the growing levels of child marriages, gender-based violence and general abuse of women and children, little is being done to harshly punish perpetrators of the diabolic deeds. The safety of 52 percent of the country’s population is under threat and this calls for action to…
