CENTRAL bank czar John Mangudya on Monday presented his long-awaited monetary policy where he came up with several measures to shore up the local currency. The move is also meant to stabilise prices of goods and services. This comes as the country has in the past two months experienced a spike in prices of basic…
SCHOOLS reopened yesterday on a sad note. Teachers, once again, went on strike lamenting they are incapacitated to teach. They are pushing for improved salaries and working conditions. Just last week, we made a passionate plea to the government and the teachers to immediately meet and find accommodation ahead of the re-opening of face-to-face learning…
SCHOOLS will today open for face-to-face learning following prolonged delays owing to the outbreak of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. President Emmerson Mnangagwa had postponed the commencement of classes, which were scheduled for January 10, except for examination classes, on account of a spike in new Covid-19 cases and deaths in the last two months. But…
ZIMBABWE has become vulnerable to the effects of climate change resulting in prolonged dry spells, flash floods and cyclones. This frequency of flood-related disasters and other extreme weather events should prompt the government to urgently come up with a comprehensive climate mitigation plan. With flood-related disaster and other natural calamities becoming prevalent, experts believe the…
FACE-TO-FACE schooling starts on Monday after the government recently further relaxed Covid-19 lockdown measures on the backcloth of declining new infections and…
NOW that the government has directed that schools re-open next week, we call upon authorities to look into the welfare of not…
IN recent months, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has been bemoaning low conviction rate of graft cases. This, it said, was despite the fact that the anti-corruption body would have sent to the National Prosecution Authority water-tight cases, with copper-bottomed evidence. Corruption is the biggest obstacle to the country’s economic revival. It has become a…
AS EXPECTED, the disgraced Zifa board continues to fight its suspension by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) after approaching Fifa. In…
PLANS by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to come up with a national corruption perception index report should be applauded. Among other things, the envisaged report will help Zacc gather citizens’ views on corruption which will help the anti-graft body to come up with more informed strategies to fight sleaze. However, as important as the…
THE state of infrastructure in the country does not encourage investment into the nation, especially business complexes in most central business districts…
