VERY few people in Zimbabwe have heard of a place called Maharashtra. It is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Strangely, our government shares similar thoughts with Maharashtra ― people infected with the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) must be named publicly ― very strange indeed….
WE do not believe in the economics of protectionism, neither are we disciples of price controls, but we feel strongly that the pricing regime on basic commodities now obtaining in this country is unacceptable and exploitative. Recently we published an article highlighting how prices of basic goods have been going up since the coronavirus lockdown…
IT IS rather shocking that President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and of course many of his Zanu PF colleagues do not see the sense in suggestions that Zimbabwe should consider going for another government of national unity (GNU). Rejecting inclusive dialogue aimed at sorting out the mess that the country is in today is totally misplaced and…
ZIMBABWE’S opposition parties, led by the popular youthful Nelson Chamisa of the MDC Alliance, must continue to exert pressure on the Zanu PF government to implement economic and political reforms to rescue the long-suffering citizens. The country is currently battling to flatten the coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, which continue to rise by the day. It is…
©️ THE spike in cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) from 56 to 132 between Tuesday and Wednesday in the country is scary and calls for urgent robust measures to arrest the tide. What makes it more scary is the admission by the deputy chairperson of the country’s Covid-19 national taskforce, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, that the government was…
AFRICA has been formally independent for over 60 years now, but most of its inhabitants still struggle to earn a living as a result of autocratic rule across the continent. As we marked Africa Day yesterday, it is sad that the continent is still saddled by serious underdevelopment, war and famine — most of the…
THE government recently ordered business to revert to March 25, 2020 price levels following continued increases in prices of basic goods and services during the obtaining lockdown introduced to contain the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa even announced that price monitors would be sent out countrywide to ensure compliance. No one really…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa finally wielded the axe on Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi on Wednesday. The junior minister had become a danger to the country’s international image, spewing vitriol on issues of global attention like the deadly coronavirus and last week’s alleged abduction of MDC youth leaders Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova. So…
THE decision by Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to order the police to institute a full-scale investigation into the alleged abduction and torture of three MDC youth leaders — Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova — is commendable. The police have to get to the bottom of what transpired last Wednesday…
THE coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has seen sweeping changes across the art world as galleries and showbiz facilities have been forced to close their doors while the cultural calendar of exhibitions and festivals has been disabled. For most artists the entire work calendar for 2020 went up in smoke from March 30 when the local national…
