OVER the years, Zimbabwean officials have repeatedly and consistently said the right things regarding the tackling of plastic pollution. More importantly, Zimbabwe has comparatively progressive policies and laws meant to tackle the worsening challenge of pollution. Sadly, our good policies, laws and noble intentions have hardly seen the light of day. In short, we have…
THE government’s initiative to sink 11 000 boreholes at schools in rural areas is a commendable effort to improve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (Wash) for marginalised communities. Education ministry told the Daily News at the weekend that it was working hand in glove with social developmental partners in order to provide potable…
VILLAGE committees have been set out across the country to fight veld fires. A noble move. The fight against veld fires in Zimbabwe is a persistent challenge, with the country experiencing significant losses annually. Here are some statistics on fire outbreaks and deaths in the past five years. ·2019: 1,508 fire incidences, 1,158,291.57 hectares destroyed,…
NEW Warriors gaffer Jairos Tapera is one of the country’s most experienced football coaches. Of course, eyebrows were raised at his surprise appointment as Warriors coach. But with Zifa Normalisation Committee chairman Lincoln Mutasa revealing that their top choices, among them Kalisto Pasuwa and Norman Mapeza, had turned down the job, the decision to hand…
THE government’s plans to transform the Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) into an institute which will make the standardisation of goods on the market compulsory is long overdue. Compulsory standardisation of goods is more than welcome because currently the market is inundated with substandard and counterfeit products, raising concern over the health of consumers as…
THE government has called on former white commercial farmers who lost their land, which was under the Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements (BIPPAs), during chaotic agrarian reforms at the turn of the century to apply for compensation. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the government had set aside US$20 million in this year’s national budget…
OVER 26 million South Africans are today expected to cast their votes in an election that can define the future of Zimbabwe, Sadc and Africa as a continent. A lot is expected from the election, which has, as we reported yesterday, significant impact, politically and economically, on the motherland, beyond the region and Africa at…
YESTERDAY we carried a sad and disturbing story on a sharp increase in the number of criminals masquerading as Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers going around duping individuals and organisations. The Zacc said the hoodlums were soliciting for bribes. It named 15 organisations it accused of being used by the fake corruption busters. Although Zacc…
WITH drugs and substance abuse on the increase and many people facing economic challenges, cases of mental health challenges are also on the rise, bringing to the fore the urgent need to prioritise mental health in the country. For far too long, mental health has been stigmatised and neglected, leading to a silent suffering of…
ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of Africa to commemorate Africa Day with President Emmerson Mnangagwa exhorting the continent to be innovative and define its own destiny. Mnangagwa said Africa should stop dancing to the caprices and whims of not only the West, but even the East. He said this would only be possible if the…
