CALLS by the National Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (Caz) for legislation dedicated to fighting the scourge deserve everyone’s support. With an estimated 1 500 cancer deaths and 5 000 new cases of the disease diagnosed each year, the time is now for Zimbabwe to come up with laws that will cause the creation of the…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) must be proactive and deal with the striking Ordinary and Advanced Level examiners’ allowances issue or risk further damaging its reputation. Since taking over from the United Kingdom-based Cambridge examination body in 1995, Zimsec has been under fire over recurring exam leakages putting a spotlight on its credibility. That…
TWO of the country’s biggest political parties, Zanu PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), held rallies in Marondera and Harare respectively on Sunday which were largely peaceful. The rallies were to drum up support ahead of the March 26 parliamentary and council by-elections. Thousands of supporters attended the two rallies as Zimbabwe’s nascent…
ZIMBABWEAN workers, both in the private and public sector, have been complaining of poor working conditions for more than two decades now. While poor remuneration of workers is largely a result of the employers unwilling to reward labour adequately for selfish reasons the world over, the case of Zimbabwean workers can be explained differently. The…
THE ruling Zanu PF party on Monday claimed its supporters were assaulted on Monday in Bulawayo while campaigning for the March 26 parliamentary and council by-elections. Party national political commissar Mike Bimha while pointing a finger at the opposition, said Zanu PF was not aware who the hooligans were and from which party.He claimed the…
IN almost all countries, voters must be registered in order to be eligible to participate in an election. Voter registration is intended to ensure that everyone entitled to vote can do so, to prevent ineligible persons from voting, and to guard against multiple voting by the same individual. The accuracy of the voters register is…
THE March 26 council and parliamentary by-elections are around the corner and coming hot on their heels are the 2023 national elections. The campaign season is officially open as seen by the political parties’ activities over the weekend, rallying their supporters to throw their weight behind their candidates. Elections are at the centre of any…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has an uphill task to deliver on promises he made when he assumed office in 2017 and on hemade ahead of the 2018 elections. To achieve this, he needs proper supporting structures that work towards his vision and these come in the form of ministers, deputy ministers and permanent secretaries and parastatals…
REPORTS that at least 50 minor girls were married off in Zvishavane and Mberengwa districts between November last year and January this year are a clear indication that the scourge of child marriages is still very much alive. According to reports from the Midlands province these minor girls are being married off to cash-rich illegal…
ON Tuesday, the government made two pronouncements — one improving the salaries and conditions of service for teachers and the rest of…
