BELARUS President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Harare on Monday for a three-day state visit aimed at strengthening his country and Zimbabwe’s diplomatic relations. It’s a reciprocal visit after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was in Minsk in 2019 where he and Lukashenko signed an array of economic agreements to benefit Harare, among them a multi-million dollar farm…
THERE is no doubt that the country’s critical power challenges are having a negative impact on efforts to revive the economy. So grave are the power cuts that both companies and ordinary people are enduring long hours in the dark, compromising production and livelihoods.This has had serious repercussions.Prices of goods and services are going up…
FIFA’S silence is deafening. For almost a year now, the world football mother body has been silent on goings-on in Zimbabwean football. When Fifa made the decision to ban Zimbabwe from international football last February over governmental interference in the running of the game, they made clear the condition for the country’s suspension to be…
THE country still has a shortage of about 3 000 schools, according to Education ministry permanent secretary Thumisang Thabela, who spoke on Wednesday during a high-level policy debate on education financing. The problem of schools deficit is not new. It is past time for the government to take decisive action to resolve the issue. It…
ELEVEN murder cases recorded in one week by the police across the country is a major cause for concern. The statistics are made much more shocking when we take into account the fact that the majority of the incidents involved suspected members of a close family. Nobody should ever be held accountable for the death…
ELEVEN murder cases recorded in one week by the police across the country is a major cause for concern. The statistics are made much more shocking when we take into account the fact that the majority of the incidents involved suspected members of a close family. Nobody should ever be held accountable for the death…
IN TODAY’S edition, we report that there are new farm invasions across the country. Over 60 000 people had illegally settled themselves on farms, some of them designated for construction of universities. What is worrying is that despite authorities knowing about these invasions, little is being done to chuck out the illegal settlers, encouraging more…
AMID growing calls for elections to be postponed, the government and all key political players must allow citizens to decide their future. It would be unfair for citizens to be at the mercy of politicians who are clearly pushing agendas to promote and protect selfish personal interests.Norton Independent MP, Temba Mliswa, was deadly right when…
HEAVY rains which pounded Harare on Thursday night exposed the capital city’s poor drainage system. Most roads in the capital were flooded and motorists had trouble navigating their way to their destinations. The rains proved disastrous to citizens who built their houses on wetlands in some parts of Harare. Harare City Council is culpable for…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has announced the launch of a “block management system,” through which it will conduct a door-to-door campaign to ensure that all businesses adhere to the tax payment and registration system. This had been a while coming, but it shouldn’t stop there; Zimra ought to educate taxpayers as well. In Zimbabwe, lack…
