Editorial Comment

SA condemnation of xenophobia commendable

THE DECISION by the South African government last week to condemn the attack of foreigners by a radical group calling itself the Dudula Movement must be commended. This came after the rogue group attacked foreigners, among them Zimbabweans, in Alexandra township in Sandton.  Several members of the group were rounded up by the police after…

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Chamisa, Chiwenga are both dead right

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday told multitudes of their supporters in Mutare and Beitbridge to be calm ahead of by-elections on March 26. They appealed against political violence. Both were dead right. Politics is about ideas, not violence. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has spoken quite fluently against violence and it is…

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Drought is upon us

CLEARLY the rains are not as consistent as expected this agricultural season. Most crops across the country are wilting, suffering from moisture stress. This calls for drastic action. Social service deputy minister Lovemore Matuke was in the Senate on Thursday and was dead right.  Seventy percent of Zimbabweans are starring starvation. The government has to…

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Subsidies vital to cushion business, ordinary people

FUEL prices shot up on Wednesday, twice within five days, as the country is now bearing the impact of the Russo-Ukraine conflict which started over a fortnight ago. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) first increased the price of fuel from US$1.44 to US$1.51 a litre on Saturday. On Wednesday, it hiked it to US$1.68…

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Special courts: No to selective application of law

THE move by authorities to establish special courts around the country to deal expeditiously with all cases involving political violence and intimidation must be applauded to avoid a bloodbath before, during and after the March 26 by-elections. In recent weeks, the country has recorded a surge in politically motivated violence and at least one person…

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