Contraceptive pill shortage hits Zimbabwe
Rose Moyo (20) is married to a man who adamantly refuses to let her use contraceptives as it is against his religious beliefs of wanting her to conceive yearly. In fear of having many children who she knows she would…
Education Amendment Bill torches debate
The proposed Education Amendment Bill has torched debate among citizens, particularly clause 68(d)(1) of the Bill that prohibits pupils from being expelled from school after falling pregnant, with many conservative participants at public hearings saying it sets a bad precedent…
Citizens in Chipinge are appealing to wellwishers and authorities to setting up solar power plant or a backup generator at Chikore Hospital to ameliorate problems at the health centre due to incessant power cuts. Villagers in Chikore has said the…
Zimbabwe Citizen Forum co-ordinator Takudzwa called on Zimbabweans to unite and fight sanctions imposed against Zimbabwe by the Unites States which have led to the deterioration of the country’s economy. Kandishaya made the remarks on Wednesday in the Harare at…
Harare Show lost its lustre: Nightmare for business, entrepreneurs
THE majority of businesses and vendors at the Harare Agricultural Show that ended last week Saturday were left counting their losses due to depressed numbers of visitors who came to this year’s edition of the more than 100 years old…
90 days protest bans unconstitutional: MDC
BY RUTENDO BAMU Movement for Democratic Change led by Nelson Chamisa has vowed to press ahead with its protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa regime despite the police prohibition orders that banned demonstrations for 90 days, arguing the bans are unconstitutional….
Fuel price increases further hurting impoverished
BY SUCCESS MADYARAMHEPO NEW fuel price increases effected yesterday by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) have further piled misery on the lives of the common man in the country, who are now dealing with a spike in in…
Mthuli’s Budget Review Stinks
By Farai Mutambanengwe Just going to give a quick breakdown of why I say this budget stinks. It’s the numbers. First half, revenue $4.99 billion, and expenditure $4.2 billion, giving a surplus of some $0.8 billion odd. Second half projection,…
Heal Zimbabwe: One year on, government is yet to implement recommendations of the Motlanthe commission of inquiry
Today, 1 August, marks exactly a year after the army shot and killed unarmed civilians who were protesting over the delay by ZEC in the releasing of the results of the 31 July polls. The shootings led to the setting…
Zimbabweans to hold National Citizen Convention
The Citizens’ Manifesto, a coalition of civic organizations, is to hold a National Citizen Convention on 22 and 23 August. The Convention is meant to map what civil society considers a sustainable path out of Zimbabwe’s deepening socio-economic and crisis….