PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF party have hit the ground on the hooves, criss-crossing the country campaign for re-election. So has Mnangagwa’s main rival Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change, and other minority political parties and presidential candidates. The fundamental message coming from the campaigns so far is the need…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa at the weekend lashed out at what he called economic saboteurs for alleged systematic devaluation of local currency and triggering sharp increases in prices of basic commodities in pursuit of regime change. Mnangagwa claimed the attack on local currency and price spirals was meant to force the electorate to vote his government…
THE return of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after a three-week break will mark a new era in local football with the capital city of Harare, which in the past has boasted of such football facilities as Gwanzura, Rufaro and the National Sports Stadium, having no stadium that is currently fit to stage a…
WE WELCOME the ongoing collaboration between the government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to operationalise ethical recruitment by employment agencies in Zimbabwe as part of efforts to ensure locals who are taken to other countries for work are empowered and protected. The cooperation between the government and IOM is a very important development…
SEVERAL political parties failed to finance nominations for their would-be presidential, parliamentary and council candidates last week citing steep fees by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. Presidential candidates were paying US$20 000, parliamentary US$1 000 and council US$100 to contest in the August 23 harmonised polls. This brought to fore the issue of political financing in…
LATEST statistics on cholera outbreak in the country since the beginning of the year are startling. According to the ministry of Health and Child Care, there are 17 cholera hotspots districts in the country – Buhera, Chegutu, Chikomba, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Chitungwiza, Chiredzi, Harare, Gokwe North, Marondera, Mazowe, Shamva, Mutare, Murehwa, Mwenezi, Seke and Wedza. The…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was crystal clear at the launch of the ruling Zanu PF election campaign in Chipinge on Saturday that the country will only prosper if united. Some of his opponents in the August 23 presidential elections have also been clamouring for a united country. Citizens Colaition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, MDC president…
TYPICAL of Zimbabwean politics since Independence in 1980, bickering among political players has started, especially after last Wednesday’s nomination of presidential, parliamentary and council elections candidates. Political gladiators have started trading accusations, a move antithetical to the holding of free and fair polls. The country has witnessed the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change claiming that…
WHEN Zimbabwe last hosted the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifier in 2018, it ended in disappointment as the Chevrons missed out on a place at the ODI global showcase, with Afghanistan and today’s opponents West Indies making it through to the 2019 tournament. That failure marked the first time since 1983 that Zimbabwe had…
IN YET another indication that Zimbabweans no longer value the sanctity of life, we carried a story about ongoing police investigations into five murder cases that occurred between June 18 and 20 across the country. The murder cases, which according to national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi occurred within a space of three days, should prod…
