THE Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 has, predictably, ignited a firestorm of debate across the country’s political landscape. On one end, the government defends the Bill as a “modernisation” of our governance architecture, citing the need for policy continuity and alignment with regional standards. On the other, opposition voices and civil society groups view the…
THE 2026 tobacco marketing season, which officially opens this Wednesday, marks a critical juncture for the economy. As the country prepares to launch auction sales, followed by contract sales on Thursday, the air is thick with the anticipation of a new record. After a historic 2025 season that saw production climb to approximately 355 million…
ZIMBABWE’S senior men’s cricket team, face a defining test of character and progress as they take on the West Indies in a contest that goes beyond runs and wickets. Coincidentally, both Zimbabwe and the West Indies completed the group stage of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup without a single defeat. Both teams finished…
ZIMBABWE has long been hailed as a success story in the global fight against HIV and Aids. Through grit, community engagement, and the strategic use of the Aids Levy, we have seen infection rates plummet from their harrowing 1990s peak. However, recent reports of a “serious shortage” of male condoms in Bulawayo clinics serve as…
THE recent police dispatch from Masvingo province reads like a morbid script from a horror film, yet the blood being spilled is tragically real.Within a single week, the nation has been forced to confront the chilling reality that our most vulnerable citizens — school-going children — are no longer safe in the very communities meant…
THE government’s move toward smart policing marks a watershed moment in the nation’s pursuit of public safety. For years, the “traffic jungle”…
THE recent interception of 33 undocumented Zimbabwean children at the Beitbridge Border Post is not merely a logistical hiccup in cross-border travel; it is a loud, distressing siren signalling a humanitarian crisis that the country can no longer afford to ignore. These children, some as young as four, were packed into a minibus taxi—vulnerable, undocumented,…
THE political prognosis for the country’s opposition has rarely looked more terminal than it does today. Split by internal fractures, weakened by strategic recalls, and facing a ruling party currently emboldened by its “2030 agenda,” the democratic alternative in Zimbabwe is at a crossroads. It is against this backdrop of fragmentation that MDC president Douglas…
IN a remarkably candid interview with the national broadcaster, ZBC, at the weekend, President Emmerson Mnangagwa sent a clear tremor through the corridors of power. His message was unambiguous: he knows who is working, he knows who is sleeping on the job, and most importantly, he knows exactly where “the axe should go”. For a…
