Politics

Two critical developments, separate but intertwined, happened on Monday. As a Harare magistrate was castigating President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Anti-Corruption Prosecution unit for lack of seriousness in dealing with corruption cases, the head of State was swearing Zimbabwe’s new Anti-Corruption commissioners. Since coming into power in November 2017, Mnangagwa has been …

echoes CONWAY TUTANI Appearances can deceive big-time. Perusing the South African media before that country’s general elections in May this year, one would have concluded that the ruling ANC was finished and would face annihilation and pulverisation at the polls. But, alas, no such funeral rites were administered as the …

guest column Fr Oskar Wermter SJ Whenever some calamity befalls us; illness, catching an infectious disease, an accident and injury, a bankruptcy in business, a failed examination, a failed marriage — we want to know what caused it in the first place. This is not just African thinking; it is …

Elizabeth Andreya Features WriterClimate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing humanity today. Some of the biggest threats relate to water scarcity, reduced agricultural output, spread of diseases like malaria and biodiversity loss, among others. In Zimbabwe, scientists say the country now experiences more hot and fewer cold …

Priyal Singh CorrespondentRecent developments around Sudan’s transfer of political power show why a more strategic partnership between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN), especially at the council levels, matters. Discord between the security councils of both bodies reveals fault lines in their efforts to stabilise Sudan. On …

Sifelani Tsiko Environment, Agric & Innovations EditorPlans by Government to craft incentives to promote investments into solar energy will certainly boost the country’s set targets to increase the use of renewable energy for heating and electricity and reduce carbon emissions. By 2030, Zimbabwe needs to achieve universal access to sustainable …

REPORTS that some police officers mandated to eliminate crime are at the forefront of illegal foreign currency trading in Harare, are disturbing. Police officers, being the watchdogs of society, should be showing us the way and not otherwise. They must lead by example and play their role to fight corruption …

Charles Dhewa Correspondent Besides focusing on pleasing foreign investors, the ease of doing business hype gives an impression that business is easy. If doing business was easy, everybody would be a businessperson. Farmers and entrepreneurs who wait for conditions to become favourable in order to get into business will stop …

Lovemore Chikova Assistant Editor Since he assumed office, President Mnangagwa has pronounced several new developmental concepts, some of which are already in the process of being implemented, while others are being refined in preparation for take-off. These new concepts need Government and ruling party ZANU-PF officials at all levels of …

Rumbidzai Ngwenya Correspondent Almost on a yearly basis, people die of cholera in Zimbabwe, mostly in Harare. Cholera outbreaks have become more of a ritual than a disaster that it has become common for people to lose lives. Outbreaks of cholera, an acute enteric infection caused by the ingestion of …