Editorial Comment

IN ONE of our main stories yesterday, we reported on Zimbabwe’s potential to rejoin the Commonwealth after a 20-year absence. Commonwealth secretary general Baroness Scotland has recommended the readmission of Zimbabwe. The move comes despite allegations of election-rigging and detention of political opponents by president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has also voiced support for Russia’s invasion…

THE country’s roads have become death traps, claiming countless lives and leaving families shattered. Just last week, a horrific accident occurred in Kuwadzana, Harare, where seven people lost their lives. The alarming increase in road accidents is a stark reminder of the urgent need for collective action. Factors contributing to this crisis include poor road…

THE push for the country to dedollarise the economy and make the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) the sole currency is understandable, but it’s crucial to approach this process with caution. It is clear that the ruling Zanu PF party’s annual people’s conference in Bulawayo last weekend’s directive to the government to speed up dedollarisation is driven…

THE worsening scourge of alcohol abuse among young people in Zimbabwe is a cause for concern. Yesterday we carried a story which reported that around 40 percent of adolescents who begin using alcohol at the age of 15 become alcoholics later in life. Mental health specialist Charmaine Nyakonda told the Daily News that alcohol and…

THE recent reports surrounding the country’s local currency, ZiG, being no longer legal tender were not only false, but also reckless and damaging. These unfounded claims, made over the weekend, alleged that ZiG’s six-month Statutory Instrument that introduced it in April had expired, rendering it obsolete. However, what the reports’ mongers failed to acknowledge was…

IN OUR main story yesterday, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi advised the opposition to engage the government in parliament, arguing the country is not facing an emergency to warrant a political dialogue. “We are not a nation that is at war. We have a government that was elected by the people and the government that was…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has for the umpteenth time said he will stick to the national constitution and will leave office at the expiry of his second and last five-year term in 2028. Speaking after the ruling Zanu PF’s annual national people’s conference in Bulawayo made a resolution that Mnangagwa should remain in office until 2030,…

AS ZIMBABWE joined the rest of the world in commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is imperative to reflect on the country’s efforts in combating this deadly disease. Cancer has emerged as one of the leading causes of death in the country with breast, cervical, and prostate cancer being the most prevalent types. Despite progress…

LAST week, Warriors vice captain Marshall Munetsi issued an impassioned plea to the government to expedite the stadium refurbishment process. Munetsi’s concerns are well founded. After all, Zimbabwe are among the several African countries whose stadia were condemned by Caf and Fifa for failing to meet minimum standards required for a stadium to stage international…