Depositors continue to sing the blues, despite new currency
Many depositors on Monday were left frustrated after queuing for long hours at banks and left empty handed despite government and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) promises that new notes and coins were going into circulation to ease the liquidity…
Anti-sanctions march politicized: Masarira
The Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats ( LEAD) has called for depoliticization of national events ahead of the anti-sanctions march slated for tomorrow. Addressing journalists in Harare LEAD President Linda Masarira said the government must consult all opposition parties and…
Women carrying the burden of the crumbling economy
A year ago, Tsitsi had her hands full, working 12 hour days as a waitress in a restaurant in town and raising five children in an impoverished settlement in Epworth, until in June when her boss told her that he…
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…
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….
Tajamuka/Sesjikile condemns 1 August killings
By ZimSentinel HARARE- TAJAMUKA/SESJIKILE, a youth movement, has condemned the use of violence by the military on 1 August this year saying the military was mercilessly killing civilians and refused to accept the outcome of the presidential election court…
Individualism, Relapse and the Zimbabwe 2018 Elections
By Takura Zhangazha* I am aware that I have used an awkward word (relapse) for this particular blog. But there were three significant events that brought a deeper reflection to the scheduled 30 July 2018 general/harmonised election to necessary thought. But before I…
Comment: MDC Must Not Slacken on Reform Push
Yesterday’s MDC organised march in push for reforms could not have come at an appropriate time. With Zimbabwe almost heading for another sham election. With observer missions trooping onto the country and with the imperative for salvaging the country from…