DEARTH of discipline and economic prudence are behind the current economic upheavals that have seen the Zimbabwe dollar astronomically losing value against the United States dollar, resulting in prices of basic commodities skyrocketing beyond the reach of many. Several retail shops have gone a step further, selling various goods exclusively in hard currency, arguing that…
NOMINATION courts for the August 23 harmonised elections will open in the country’s 10 provinces this morning with presidential, parliamentary and council hopefuls filing their papers to contest in the polls. This marks the beginning of the campaign period leading to the election day amid repeated calls that the country must hold free, fair and…
IN 2020, the government formulated management guidelines to provide a road map and tool kit to protect wetlands in the country. This came 40 years after independence. Before then, the question is how the wetlands were managed over the years. Recently, minister of Environment Mangaliso Ndhlovu said Zimbabweans cannot fold their hands and watch all…
WE welcome reports that the government has at long last promised to disburse US$2.4 million towards the repair of cancer machines at Mpilo Central Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. We are, however, disappointed that it took the government this long to finally agree to avail the money needed to repair life-changing cancer machines at…
IN ONE of our stories in today’s edition, banker and economist Nigel Chanakira says the country’s economic problems are a result of the decades-long unresolved political crisis. Without resolving the political challenges, the country will not be able to revive its economy and achieve social development. In recent weeks, the economy went into a tailspin,…
ZIMBABWE’S flagship cricket team, the Chevrons, plunge into battle tomorrow as they bid for a place at this year’s edition of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. Having missed out on the 2019 edition of the tournament despite hosting the final qualifying event in 2018, the Chevrons are keen to make up for that miss…
IT IS disturbing to note that political violence and hate speech are now rearing their ugly head again as the country counts down to the August 23 harmonised polls. Last Thursday, there were running battles between Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Zanu PF supporters in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza. 39 CCC supporters were arrested and charged…
WITH cases of pregnancy termination and baby dumping in the country on the increase, according to police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, it is high time authorities started to think hard and long on how to end the scourge outside the threats of arrest. “Police in Filabusi are investigating a case of concealing birth which occurred at…
THE United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has established national multi-sectoral food and nutrition security committees as part of a bigger effort to curb child malnutrition. This merits praise. Nevertheless, a coordinated effort is necessary to overcome child malnutrition. The nation’s dismal economic state has a greater impact on the little ones. It doesn’t seem…
ZIMBABWE yesterday joined the rest of the globe in commemorating World Day Against Child Labour amid growing concerns that children were being subjected “to the worst forms of child labour, including in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking, and forced labour in mines and on farms”. The theme for the world…
