THE recent outcry by Bulawayo city councillors over the poor state of toilets in Zimbabwe’s second largest city indicates how far we are from our goal of eliminating cholera. According to councillor Nkosinathi Mpofu, as captured in the latest council minutes, most residents do not have access to proper toilets both in the central business…
THE tobacco marketing season opens on Wednesday next week amid complaints from farmers that the current price model is sub-economic. Farmers believe that the tobacco auction system is slowly and surely being eclipsed by contract farming. The gap between tobacco auction and contract average prices has been widening. From the trend in tobacco prices, it…
WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa was spot on last Friday that women should strive harder to rise above all the myriad obstacles that are hindering their development. Speaking at the launch of women’s month organised by the fast-growing independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Friday in the capital, Mutsvangwa challenged women to become entrepreneurs, saying…
THE chaos that marred the burial of slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali on Saturday at Zororo Memorial Park, Harare, must be proscribed. Violence broke out at the burial between CCC activists loyal to the ex-leader of the party Nelson Chamisa and supporters of former MP Job Sikhala as the two sides…
ZIMBABWEANS must have received the news of an impending strike by health professionals in government hospitals with consternation and a sense of foreboding given the already dire situation in the country. We would like to urge government to seek a quick and amicable solution to the problems that have been raised by health workers. It…
WHEN the Warriors failed to play any friendly matches in the lead up to the start of their 2026 Fifa World Cup Group C qualifiers last year, the Zifa Normalisation Committee (NC) found themselves in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. After all, announcing that you would be playing a friendly match with so-and-so only…
A DRY spell has persisted across the country for close to a month today, hurting most farmers, as it is their only source of livelihood. Hope is slowly fading as the crops continue wilting amid persistent high temperatures. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has since last year warned citizens of below-normal rainfall due to El…
LOCAL authorities in Harare and Bulawayo have confirmed they are facing serious potable water woes in the country’s two biggest cities as climate change is now taking its toll. The country has endured dry weather for weeks now and this should not be allowed to lead to a full-blown crisis. Harare is failing to raise…
THE land ownership question will haunt this country into the future. A few weeks ago, there were several reports of alleged demolition of properties in Masvingo, Manicaland, Mashonaland East and Matabeleland South by the government in a bid to end illegal settlements both in rural and urban areas. Some of the affected people had lived…
IN-COMING Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mushayavanhu has pledged to use his vast experience as a banker to stabilise the economy. Mushayavanhu will assume office on May 1, replacing another renowned banker John Mangudya whose 10-year term ends on April 30. Speaking at a farewell function organised by his former employers, FBC Holdings, on…
