TOMORROW, as the rhythmic pulse of Africa Day echoes from the Cape to Cairo, it is time to silence the empty rhetoric of “Pan-Africanism” and face a devastating reality. Africa is a giant shackled by the hands of its own architects. For decades, our leaders have stood on podiums draped in flags of independence, yet…
ZIMBABWE’S road to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) could well depend on one factor beyond tactics, player selection, or technical expertise – the return of the National Sports Stadium (NSS) as a certified venue for international football. For years, Zimbabwean football has suffered the embarrassment and disadvantage of playing “home” matches away from…
FOR too long, the independent media has given opposition leaders a free pass, which allowed some of them to act with absolute…
THE government’s recent decision to walk back on the proposed ban of Cambridge examinations in private schools is a commendable act of responsive governance. By listening to the concerns of parents, educators, and the broader public, the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has demonstrated a rare and vital flexibility. This reversal is not a…
THE sorry situation at the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) of Zimbabwe bodes ill for the country’s health delivery system, in particular the procurement of essential drugs needed by public hospitals. According to NatPharm managing director Newman Madzikwa the situation has become dire largely because of deep-seated financial challenges which have been worsened by the government’s…
THE air at the tobacco auction floors, usually thick with the scent of cured leaf and the hum of commerce, has soured into a theatre of desperation and anger. Zimbabwe’s 2026 tobacco marketing season, once heralded as a beacon of economic recovery, is currently teetering on the edge of collapse as a bitter standoff over…
THE ministry of Primary and Secondary Education’s recent decree to phase out Cambridge examinations in favour of a compulsory Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) mandate is more than just a policy shift; it is a direct assault on parental agency and global competitiveness. By forcing every school — private or public — into a single…
THE streets of Pretoria, South Africa, have once again become a stage for a disturbing theatre of intolerance. This week, as anti-immigrant groups marched through the administrative capital, the echoes of their footsteps resonated far beyond South Africa’s borders, signalling a resurgence of a sickness that threatens the very fabric of African unity. The international…
THE time for polite warnings and bureaucratic “benchmarking” has passed. Zimbabwe is currently being hollowed out by a silent, chemical warfare waged not by foreign invaders, but by unscrupulous cartels selling poison under the guise of medicine. The Friday revelations by the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) that street drugs are frequently nothing more…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital tools into Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector must be deepened to enhance productivity, build climate resilience, and secure food supplies for smallholder farmers. As the backbone of the national economy, agriculture stands to gain the most from the fourth industrial revolution. However, for this transition to be meaningful, it must move from…
