Public Order & Security Act now history
Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (MOPA), which has been signed by President Mnangagwa into law, is expected to open up democratic space by entrenching the right to demonstrate and present petitions, among other far-reaching freedoms that Government is determined to promote.
Budget ushers in job creation, industry growth
MEASURES proposed in the 2020 Budget, which include tax cuts and incentives for job creation, have primed productive sectors for growth, with captains of industry optimistic the economy is heading in a new direction.
In the Budget, themed “Gearing for Higher Productivity, Growth and Job Creation”, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube announced the end of austerity.
Nakamba consults Peter, Benjani
THEY say experience is the best teacher.
For Marvelous Nakamba, when it came to sourcing tips on life in the fast lane of the English Premier Soccer League, there was no better mentor than the legendary Peter Ndlovu.
From mujibha to war veteran
The liberation struggle drew participation from people of diverse backgrounds who were inspired to fight for Zimbabwe by a variety of factors. This week, we publish an earlier interview that our Deputy News Editor Levi Mukarati had with Cde Hamunakwadi Mukundadzviti, whose nom de guerre was Cde Maveji. Cde Maveji talks of how his role as a mujibha saw him attract problems and it was inevitable that he was forced to skip the country for training in Mozambique.
Chicken Inn blow another chance
PRESENTED with another opportunity to go on top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League table, Chicken Inn fluffed as inconsistency manifested again when they were held by relegation-threatened Hwange at Luveve yesterday.
Maximum points would have seen the former champions shoot back to the top of the log, but their performance was nowhere near that of a championship chasing team.
Act now or the US$12 billion plan is dead
WITH friends like these, who need enemies?
In 2018 small-scale miners and artisanal miners (illegal gold panners included) provided 21,7 tonnes of the record-breaking 33,2 tonnes of gold that were produced in Zimbabwe. That makes them an important economic player and a vital cog in Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando’s plans, particularly the recently launched US$12 billion mining industry blueprint.
Lessons from Mafikizolo gig
THAT the “Mafikizolo Back in Town” concert was an epic disaster is now common knowledge.
Claims of sabotage by organisers of the show, Proma Events, and xenophobic violence-related boycotts have been thrown around in efforts to try and explain the flop.
Courts must expedite corruption trials
Section 255 of the Constitution outlines one of the functions of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) as that of referring matters to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for prosecution.
Too saucy for under 13s
THERE is a special place in hell for people like Seth Rogen and Lee Eisenberg.
While this seems a bit harsh given that they are just producers, filming raunchy jokes, sexual innuendo and all sorts of tomfoolery disguised as slapstick comedy is just unacceptable.
Second phase of Mahusekwa Hospital commissioned
Mahusekwa District Hospital in Mashonaland East is now capable of offering specialist referral services after President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially commissioned the second phase of the China-aided health institution’s expansion.











