Zimbabweans trust President Mugabe-MPOI research
Mlondolozi Ndlovu Despite the economic meltdown that the country is currently facing, which is characterized by power shortages, liquidity crunch, high unemployment and a vast other challenges, Zimbabweans still trust President Mugabe as their leader, a research institute has established….
Ministry of lands gets major boost from EU, UNDP
BY BYRON MUTINGWENDE In an effort to revive Zimbabwe’s land productivity, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), extended financial support to the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement (MLRR) last Friday. In a joint press…
Zim, Zambia’s Man-Made, Colonial Legacy Electricity Crisis.
By Takura Zhangazha* It was always going to be a man made crisis. That is the power shortages being experienced by Zimbabwe and Zambia due to the sharp drop in water levels at the worlds largest man-made water reservoir, Kariba…
Municipalities licensing regime needs changes
BY BYRON MUTINGWENDE There is need to reform the municipal licensing regime in an effort to streamline business registration and improve the ease of doing business in the country, it has emerged. This emerged at a workshop held at Rainbow…
Simplify the doing business environment: Sibanda
BY BYRON MUTINGWENDE There is need for government to aggressively engage in reforms to simplify the doing business environment in order to ensure that investors can undertake their investments with ease, Dr. Desire Mutize Sibanda, the permanent secretary in the…
‘Nothing wrong with ZIMASSET’-Opposition Parties
Staff Reporter Yesterday various representatives of opposition parties and civil society admitted that there is nothing wrong with ZIMASSET except its failure to address issues of good governance and constitutionalism. This was said at the roundtable discussion held at the…
Health sector gets biggest chunk of EU funding to Zimbabwe
BY BYRON MUTINGWENDE In a sure sign of the thawing relations between the country and western powers, the Zimbabwean government and the European Union (EU) signed five financial agreements on Monday with the health sector getting the biggest support. This…
Coalitions of the elites without the people will fail
Malvern Mkudu The recent clamouring by various opposition formations to form a coalition with the Mujuru led ‘rebels’ who were expelled from ZANU PF shows that the opposition has learnt nothing over the years. The party has clearly lost its…
Absolute Peace Will Require Re-Writing History
By Sineke Sibanda THE National Transitional Justice Working Group in Zimbabwe (NTJWGZ) has resolved that true transitional peace and justice will require Zimbabweans to accept their past and prepare to chart a new course. This revelation was uttered during Tony…
Water woes threaten tree planting initiative in Epworth
By Sineke Sibanda A SCHOOL in Epworth has vowed to take necessary measures to ensure the safe growth of the 50 trees planted during the Pan-African Cycling Campaign held last Monday by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches and its partners…