AFTER suspending the Felton Kamambo-led board in November last year, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) was told in no uncertain terms by Fifa to relinquish control of local football back to the rightful elected executive. The world governing body disapproves of governmental interference in the running of member associations. Of course, Kamambo and his…
RECENTLY, we reported, as many media outlets did, that the capital city was in danger of cholera and diarrhoea outbreaks and that the government should remain on high alert. This followed the outbreak of cholera in neighbouring Mozambique and Malawi, where scores of people succumbed to the disease.Cholera is yet to hit our shores, but…
WHILE we do not condone illegal settlements in urban areas in order to deal with the scourge of housing shortages bedevilling the country, council must follow due process before demolishing structures. It is the responsibility of the State to provide citizens with decent accommodation if not as a matter of right, then as a moral…
THE government’s plan to come up with a national health insurance policy is noble as it will facilitate the provision of cheaper medical services in addition to availing affordable medicine for non-communicable diseases. In the final analysis, however, the mooted national health insurance policy will only be of value to Zimbabweans if it is truly…
ARE we at all safe? If current crime statistics are any indication, there is every reason to be concerned. More than 300 000 criminal cases were recorded nationwide between January and September of this year, according to Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga. The rise in crime is now a significant source of concern for the…
IN RECENT weeks there have been several reports of fatal road accidents mainly as a result of human error. And with Christmas and New Year holidays approaching fast, more road accidents are anticipated as many people travel to their rural homes or holiday resorts for merry-making.Road users must be cautious.The police and the Traffic Safety…
WHILE the seriousness of sexual abuse by adolescents is finally beginning to receive adequate attention from the professional community, the existence of child perpetrators is largely dismissed and denied. In Zimbabwe, the police have since expressed concern about the number of minors who have been abused or exposed to gender-based violence (GBV), and have become…
BRAZIL is renowned for its successful football and beach soccer teams. The United States are known for their American football, baseball and basketball.The Jamaicans dominate sprint events in athletics, while the Kenyans and Ethiopians are virtually unbeatable in the long distance races.The Indians are a leading force in cricket and our neighbours South Africa are…
RECENTLY Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Anxious Masuka, for the umpteenth time, threatened to repossess underutilised land and allocate it to over 270 000 potential farmers on its waiting-list. Speaking at the unveiling of the Agricultural Rural Development Authority Vision Incubator and Accelerator Model (Arda VIAM) in Harare on Wednesday, Masuka said the…
CABINET on Tuesday had extensive deliberations on the power crisis in the country in the wake of the Zambezi River Authority decree that the country should stop generating electricity from Kariba South after exhausting its quota of water this year. The situation is compounded by creaky power generation plants and vandalism of electricity equipment across…
