The Zimbabwe Sentinel-Media Centre

Telling the other story – MEDIA CENTRE

Month: September 2020

Parliament applauded for robust debate on ZMC Bill

MISA Zimbabwe is encouraged by the robust and non-partisan debate in Parliament on September 24, 2020 on the Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill.

Epworth residents decry water shortages amid Covid-19 pandemic

Battling a pandemic and the worst economic crisis in a decade, residents of Epworth, a town south-east of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare find themselves saddled with yet another challenge.

Transcript: Full statement by MDC youths occupying Harvest House

‘We furthermore urge the Zimbabwe Republic Police to desist from interfering in MDC internal political affairs’ HLate on Sunday night, about 60 MDC Alliance youths entered the party’s Harvest House HQ which was forcibly occupied by the rival MDC-T since…

Schools in fees hike shocker

THERE are growing concerns that Zimbabwe’s worsening economic situation could lead to the collapse of the education system and a spike in school dropouts after most schools exorbitantly hiked fees, with some demanding between $25 000 and $40 000 for…

State of siege: Zim puts the boot in journalism, freedom of speech

VIOLENT attacks on journalists, student leaders and other voices happening in full view of the police paint a worrying image of the country’s ever-declining humanitarian situation.

A plea to Cabinet on schools opening

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Cabinet recently made a decision to reopen schools. It’s not a bad idea, but it is ill-conceived and not well thought.

Recalling councillors costly to service delivery

The escalating battle of political control within the MDC-T has seen another wave of recalls that have claimed 11 councillors in Harare, in the process crippling service delivery and political representation.

Storm over ANC delegation jet ride

The South African Defence Minister and her counterpart the African National Congress secretary general flew into Zimbabwe on one flight last week. The presence of the ANC delegation on that flight has caused a huge political storm so much so…

MDC Alliance Is Ours- Mwonzora

Pressure keeps mounting on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa as his former top lieutenant and now MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has said that MDC Alliance name belongs to the MDC-T and they are contemplating using the name in the…