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Women suffer brunt of Harare’s water woes

By Melody Chikono Rita Tawona is a 34 year old mother who lives in Glenview, a Harare high density suburb, with her husband and four kids. Her day starts as […]
Panic as hospitals run out of oxygen

BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA MEDICAL practitioners have called on government to urgently intervene and put measures in place to ensure adequate supply of oxygen as most health institutions in the country […]
Warriors fall in Chan opener

BY MUNYARADZI MADZOKERE Cameroon (0) 1 Zimbabwe (0) 0 THE Warriors began their record equalling fifth appearance at the African Nations Championship (Chan) finals in cruel fashion after narrowly losing […]
US politics should not lend themselves as a model

Letter from America: with KENNETH MUFUKA Unaware that the audios were still on, former British Prime Minister David Cameron complained bitterly to his mates. They had just concluded a meeting […]
Muchinguri lets cat out of bag

By Everson Mushava The ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade was last night forced to issue a statement to rebut utterances purportedly made by Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri in […]
Zim workers under siege: Global Report

BY MOSES MATENGA ZIMBABWE has been red-flagged as one of the world’s 10 worst countries regarding workers’ welfare. Violations of workers’ rights, including abductions and other forms of violence and […]

International

Southern Africa: Identity, behaviour change communication and Covid-19

Most of us are by now aware of the basic facts about the Covid-19 pandemic and its bewildering socio-cultural and economic impact across the world. (more…)

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Business

High inflation drives cost of living

BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA USAID food security arm, FEWS NET, says the cost of living in rural and urban areas continues to increase mainly driven by high inflation. In FEWS NET’s […]

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Politics

Khupe gets millions from govt purse

The government on Friday gave MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe $7,4 million, insisting that she is the legitimate leader of the main opposition in Parliament despite ongoing court disputes about her […]

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BY MUNYARADZI MADZOKERE Cameroon (0) 1 Zimbabwe (0) 0 THE Warriors began their record equalling fifth appearance at the African Nations Championship (Chan) finals in cruel fashion after narrowly losing […]

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Chikwende perfect for Simba
Honouring honour
Zim football agent Deda relocates to Zanzibar

Panic as hospitals run out of oxygen

BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA MEDICAL practitioners have called on government to urgently intervene and put measures in place to ensure adequate supply of oxygen as most health institutions in the country […]
‘Embrace Covid-19 vaccine’

As the second wave of Covid-19 ravages the country and the grim reaper harvests unprecedented numbers on a daily basis, the country has been thrown into panic while government tries […]
Streambank cultivation chokes city sewer system

BY SILAS NKALA The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has complained that rampant illegal streambank cultivation is blocking the sewer system resulting in regular bursts that pose serious health risk to […]
Zanu PF skeletons tumble in Chitown demolitions

By Richard Muponde and Moses Mugugunyeki Leaked letters addressed to Chitungwiza Town Council bosses have exposed the government’s involvement in the demolition of homes and other illegal structures in Harare […]
Conspiracy theories might derail Covid-19 vaccination programme

BY LORRAINE MUROMO Government has announced that it is in the process of crafting policies regarding the rolling out of Covid-19 vaccines to fight the spread of the coronavirus that […]

Business

Dispute Settlement under the WTO

arbitration :Jacob Mutevedzi The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is the only international organisation which administers the global rules of trade. Its purpose is to facilitate the smooth and predictable flow […]
Tobacco output to rise 8%

BY FIDELITY MHLANGA ZIMBABWE’s tobacco output will rise by 8% to 200 million kilogrammes (kg) during the 2020/2021 marketing season, riding on good rains, experts said last week. Output was […]
Economists predict difficult year

BY KUDZAI KUWAZA THE year 2021 could be turbulent for the Zimbabwean economy given the surge of Covid-19 infections and the hike in tariffs likely to further drive up price […]

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Editorial

Is Bitcoin Bamboozling When it comes to Challenges? Let’s Find Out.

Bitcoin being the most famous cryptocurrency has marked the popularity all around the world. It has made many people crazy and they are getting into the bitcoin buzz like anything! […]
Is Bitcoin Rejoin worth it?

Bitcoin utilizes peer-to-peer technologies to run without a central government or a bank; handling transfers and distributing bitcoins is carried out jointly by the network. Bitcoin is open-source; its architecture […]
It is time for Mthuli Ncube to go

Finance minister of Zimbabwe, Mthuli Ncube, PhD (Cantab), has become the poster child of everything that is wrong with the management of affairs in Zimbabwe. He must go. Then and […]
Demystifying the Cyber Bill

This past week I was among those that were observing the Zimbabwean parliamentary public hearings on the Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill, gazetted on May 15 2020. These public […]
Time to align laws to constitution, not to make amendments

Heal Zimbabwe welcomes the report by the Portfolio Committee on justice, legal and parliamentary affairs on the recent public hearings on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No 2 Bill. Before […]

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