THE scales of justice in the country are not just unbalanced, they are under such immense structural strain that they risk a total collapse. Speaking at the official opening of the 2026 legal year in Harare on Monday, Chief Justice Luke Malaba painted a harrowing statistical portrait of a judiciary pushed to its absolute limit….
AS THE sun rises tomorrow, the gates of schools across the country will swing open. For many children, it is a day of hope and new beginnings. But for the Zimbabwean parent, it is a day of reckoning — a culmination of weeks of anxiety, desperate borrowing, and the crushing realisation that the “right to…
THE directive from top police commanders to ban “ambush” roadblocks is not just a welcome policy shift; it is a necessary restoration of the rule of law. For too long, motorists have navigated a gauntlet of “invisible” checkpoints where officers emerge like spectres from behind bushes or bridge pillars. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi’s admission…
THE latest report from the National Blood Service of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) carries a chilling weight: our national blood bank is severely depleted. Following one of the bloodiest festive seasons in recent history, where 100 lives were lost on our roads by December 26 alone, the “O” group supply — the universal lifeline — is hovering…
ZIMBABWE’S latest group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) was undeniably frustrating, largely because we were the masters of our own downfall. However, despite the early departure, both the squad and coach Marian ‘Mario’ Marinica can draw significant positives from the tournament. The Warriors were within a whisker of qualifying for the…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s strategy to inject more ZiG notes and coins into the economy is not merely a technical adjustment, it is a necessary lifeline for a market gasping for transactional oxygen. For too long, the “liquidity crunch” has been a buzzword that translates to real-world pain: retailers unable to give change,…
THE harrowing reality of travelling on our nation’s highways has reached a breaking point. While the blame for road carnage is often laid squarely at the feet of “reckless drivers,” a more silent, structural killer is at work: our crumbling road network. A report in this publication yesterday painted a sobering consensus among key stakeholders…
MONDAY’S warning from national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi is more than just a routine law enforcement update; it is a sobering warning about the fraying fabric of our social order. As reports of motorists declining to stop at roadblocks or engaging in aggressive altercations with officers rise, we are witnessing the birth of a dangerous…
THE announcement by parliament’s legal committee to escalate plans for the formal registration of political parties in the country is a welcome development. For too long, the nation’s political landscape has resembled a “wild west” of sorts, where organisations can contest for the highest offices in the land without a clear legal identity, a deposited…
WE welcome the recent arrest of serial killer Anymore Zvitsva which came after a joint operation between the ZRP and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA). Zvitsva, is alleged to have killed a total of 14 individuals, including children, had eluded the ZRP, prompting the authorities to rope in the army. Going forward, joint ZRP-ZNA operations…
