Mid Term Fiscal Policy Review: Already Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg?
The tax hikes on fuel and airtime by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa though predictable remains most unfortunate. Even if ours is a broke government which is caught between a hard place and a rock. Increasing taxes on key goods and…
US colleges interface prospective Zimbabwe students
Nyasha N Mukapiko Education USA last week Friday held a college fair in Harare meant to showcase colleges and universities in the United States of America to local Zimbabweans seeking to enroll for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The fair…
Child Prostitution Cause for Concern in Epworth
By Prince Njagu The grueling effect of the biting economy in Zimbabwe is forcing many young girls in the satellite town of Epworth to turn to prostitution for survival. The girls as young as 12 some of whom are orphaned…
Jonathan Moyo’s Dangerous Liasons with the Media
The Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, Professor Jonathan Moyo is evidently in a good place with the media. Apart from having it under his ministerial purview, he also has the luxury of having it at his beck and…
CONCOURT DECLARES PROSECUTION OF ERC OFFICIALS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has declared as unconstitutional the prosecution of Election Resource Centre (ERC) officials who were arrested and charged with breaching the country’s tough electoral laws ahead of last year’s general election. In May 2013, police arrested and…
National Constitutional Assembly, African Democratic Party turn down MDC-T “Convergence” Coalition Offer
he African Democratic Party (ADP) and the Nation Constitutional Assembly (NCA) have turned down an invitation to be part of a grand coalition to be spearheaded by the MDC-T. Referred to as ‘national convergence’, the proposed coalition is the brainchild…
Residents Association Warns Against Privatisation of Water
According to Zimbabwe’s new constitution, water is a basic human right. Section 77 of the Bill of Rights states, “Every person has right to safe, clean and potable water, and that the state must take reasonable legislative and other measures…
Chitungwiza Town Center Needs Urgent Re-Branding
The Old Mutual owned Chitungwiza Town Centre which was officially opened to the public by President Robert G. Mugabe in 1990 has become a white elephant. The shopping mall boasted of banking, retail, and entertainment facilities all meant to cater…
Vendors Clash with Police in Chiredzi
Police in Chiredzi and vendors fought running battles on Tuesday resulting in more than 80 young vendors being detained for selling their wares on undesignated places. The police apprehended the vendors under an operation designed to clean up the city of vendors…
Zim CSOs demand suspension of Swaziland from the regional bloc
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZiC) has expressed ambivalence on the appointment of President Mugabe to chair the Southern Africa Development Committee bloc saying the region will likely suffer democratic deficiency under his leadership. President Mugabe was recently appointed as the…