THE news that authorities have managed to intercept more than $400 million worth of drugs after arresting more than 6 000 suspects bodes well for the fight against drug and substance abuse. It is also encouraging that the government, which availed $500 million to accelerate the fight against drug and substance abuse last month, has…
ON Monday, the minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mthuli Ncube, announced a new raft of measures to steady the economy which in recent weeks hit serious turbulence. The tumults saw the Zimbabwe dollar massively tumbling against the United States dollar on both official and grey markets. As of Tuesday, the local currency was trading…
CASES of gender-based violence are on the increase in the country, a trend which needs to be stopped pronto. More worrying is a spike in murder cases as a result of allegations of infidelity. Rape cases are also on the increase. In our edition today, we have a story where police have expressed concern on…
ZIMBABWEANS will go to the polls in August hoping the elections will be free and fair. Credible elections would usher an environment conducive to socio-economic development that Zimbabweans have been yearning for decades. The government and opposition parties must create a roadmap to the polls to ensure that they would be held peacefully. There is…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has announced that the ongoing inspection of the voters roll ahead of the upcoming general elections has been stalled in some areas owing to logistical challenges. We call upon Zec to urgently rectify the problem especially following numerous reports of anomalies in the voters roll. In a statement over the…
ZIMBABWE marked Africa Day on Thursday amid calls for the continent to fight for economic and social development as one entity given its vast and massive mineral and human resources — pleas that have largely fallen on deaf ears. African leaders have been pursuing national agendas in engaging the international community instead of working as…
THE eagerly-awaited Battle of Zimbabwe encounter pitting the country’s two biggest football teams, Highlanders and Dynamos, lived up to its billing as one of the must-watch matches on the local scene with either side putting on a lively performance that was full value for money for the thousands of people who parted with their hard…
YESTERDAY we carried a story on efforts made by United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) and its partners that resulted in 68 000 children across the country accessing protection services last year, after experiencing various social ills which include violence, abuse and exploitation. Titled ‘Child protection: Let children grow up safely’, the report revealed that…
THE call by opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa for national dialogue to resolve the economic crisis in the country as opposed to protests against the government is a sign of good and mature leadership that should be applauded. It is a sign of selflessness in that it is a realisation that…
SOCIAL media is awash with calls for protests against the current flagging economy characterised by the continuous weakening of the Zimbabwe dollar and spiralling increases in prices of basic goods. The economy has been in tailspin in recent weeks, but calling for protests will not alleviate the situation, but worsen it, further plunging ordinary people…
