LOOKING BACK: Call for PTC autonomy in choice of equipment

The Herald 8 December 1990 PTC should be allowed more autonomy in choosing equipment which is better suited to local needs and which can save the country substantial amounts of…

New study reveals mighty Zambezi River just got longer!

Sifelani Tsiko Fact Check Editor A comprehensive study, “The Wilderness Project on the Zambezi River,” the fourth-longest river in Africa and a lifeline for hundreds of millions across six southern…

UN pledge a major boost for Vision 2030

Richard Muponde Zimpapers Politics Hub PRESIDENT Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030 of transforming the country into an upper-middle-income economy has received a major boost after the United Nations (UN) pledged deeper collaboration…

NDS 1 and 2: People-centric policy-making under sanctions

Hazel Usavi Correspondent The recent twin launch of the national Budget and the National Development Strategy 2 validate the key assertions of the book; “Standing Against Illegal Sanctions: Resistance, Policy…

Debt-for-health swaps answer to pandemic prevention in Africa

AFRICA has often found itself on the backfoot whenever there is an emergence of global pandemics and epidemics. This has led to discussions on how best the continent can be…

Will Africa get its seat at the top table?

Jackson Okata During the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, African leaders revived the call for reforming the United Nations Security Council to grant the continent…

Most councils struggling to deliver basic service

In November 2023, President Mnangagwa officially launched the blueprint “A Call to Action. No Compromise to Service Delivery” to modernise the operations of local authorities. In essence, the blueprint required…

Ramaphosa is probably now feeling like Cde Mugabe

For the best part of two decades since the turn of the millennium, which incidentally coincided with the seismic repossession of land from scions of white settlers to its rightful…

COMMENT: Ongoing works on Bulawayo-Vic Falls highway offers high hopes

THE announcement from contractors working on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway offers a beacon of hope for Zimbabwe’s long-troubled infrastructure challenges. With assurances that they are on track for a 2026…

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