Covid-19: Let’s be proactive
EXECUTIVE director of the World Health Organisation’s emergencies programme Dr Mike Ryan said on February 28 that the global risk of the spread and impact of…
Editorial
With skewed mindests, Zim’s sloppy ride continues
AS Zimbabweans, we have become accustomed to the mediocre and absurd at the top echelons of power, haven’t we?We are no longer shocked when we receive…
Tinkering with stocks ruinous
POLICY certainty is a fundamental ingredient of the socio-economic development menu in contemporary nation-states and its importance is being highlighted by…
Selective application of the law is sabotage
THE Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act has come into operation.Under this law, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and the National Prosecuting…
More must be done to safeguard health
THE coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic rocking the globe has forced countries to take drastic measures in a desperate bid to tackle the respiratory…
Currency measures lack gravitas
In the book Why Nations Fail: The Origin of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, Turkish-American economist Daron Acemoglu from Massachusetts Institute of…
Reform: It was easier to score than miss opportunity
THERE was a time when President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government arrogantly dismissed the misgivings of human rights defenders as the useless ranting of…
Cyber intrusion uncivilised
THE Zimbabwe National Army commander Edzai Chimonyo was quoted this week as saying the military would soon start snooping into private communications between…
Change is in the national interest
THE United States government this week extended by one year sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his inner circle. As soon as the announcement…
There’s no substitute for genuine, inclusive dialogue
IN a two-block precinct in downtown Washington DC this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) convened a meeting which extensively discussed Zimbabwe’s…
