While the ruling Zanu PF party may argue that the elections were free and fair due to lack of widespread violence, we must not allow ourselves to be deceived by this façade.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Sep. 25, 2023
As citizens of Zimbabwe we agree, support and endorse the Sadc report on the just ended Zimbabwe elections and look forward to Sadc for immediate action.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Sep. 4, 2023
Independent estimates, however, show that over three million Zimbabweans are living abroad and citizens continue to leave the country.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Aug. 24, 2023
Zanu PF failed to run the Zimbabwean economy on a sustained path.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Aug. 21, 2023
It is sad to see such shortcomings at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), an institution renowned for its dedication to education and knowledge dissemination.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Aug. 19, 2023
Deciphering Zanu PF’s factions is a dark science at the best of times, but there’s ample evidence that the schismatic dynamics in the ruling party continue to spin away in the background.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Aug. 14, 2023
When he preaches against violence at rallies, he always directs his warnings to the opposition, yet Zanu PF is the main culprit when it comes to political violence.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Aug. 7, 2023
Normally one would laud Zec, political parties and non-governmental organisations who indefatigably worked around the clock urging Zimbabweans to register.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Aug. 3, 2023
However, for deficit-producing regions, own-produced stocks will be short-lived due to low production.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Aug. 2, 2023
Zimbabwe has not been spared from this scourge. The root cause of corruption lies in the delegation of power.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 31, 2023
This is a dangerous trend, especially considering that Mnangagwa is not only the leader of Zanu PF, but is also the head of State and government.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 26, 2023
Instead of automatically granting diplomatic passports to all traditional chiefs, a more prudent approach would involve assessing each individual case based on merit and necessity.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 25, 2023
This is due to the harassment of motorists by the company’s enforcement teams.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 24, 2023
Merchandise exports for the same month came in at US$654,21 million, up from US$555,55 million in April 2023.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 22, 2023
Zimbabweans have over the years shown more ingenuity in confronting the daily harsh economic conditions characterised by hyperinflation and the ever-rising cost of living.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 21, 2023
Of greater concern is the law's potential to grant authorities excessive powers to curtail human rights.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 17, 2023
Section 21 of the Electoral Act states that voters rolls are public documents and are open to inspection by the public.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 15, 2023
This makes citizens and policy analysts wonder if government had its own evaluation benchmarks different from the ones prescribed in the TSP document.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 14, 2023
Mnangagwa ignored a letter we wrote to him inquiring about the challenges government was facing in implementing the diaspora vote and offering to help if need be.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 13, 2023
South Africa is expected to maintain its status as a net exporter of corn in MY 2023/24.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 12, 2023
Dear politicians, you need no reminder from us of the power of speech. Words have the potential to build and to destroy.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 8, 2023
Ncube was not the kind of person who would agree or accept anything because it was from the political party he sympathised with, but would criticise it more than the party he did not like.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 7, 2023
The main objective of the discussion was to assess election preparedness for the August 23 elections in Zimbabwe.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 6, 2023
Vice-President Constatino Chiwenga, who addressed supposed party supporters in Harare on Monday, where he promised to facelift Mbare Musika.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 5, 2023
A majority of the ongoing initiatives are proving to be insufficient in capturing the reality of the challenges being faced by the citizens.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 4, 2023
Blended inflation was introduced in February this year and it measures combined price changes of goods and services in United States dollars and Zimdollars.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jul. 3, 2023
June 2023 witnessed an unsustainable decline of the Zimdollar against the US dollar on both official and parallel markets.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 30, 2023
The petition was accepted by Parliament and referred to the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 29, 2023
Government’s lack of commitment to eradicating the culture of torture is quite glaring as it has in the past accepted recommendations by several United Nations member States .
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 27, 2023
The Electoral Amendment Act that was debated in Parliament showed that government was not interested in implementing the diaspora vote
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 27, 2023
Criminalisation, mass incarceration, stigma and discrimination against people who use drugs defeat the purpose and reasons why the government adopted the Zimbabwe National Drug Master Plan
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 26, 2023
CCC Nelson Chamisa would either be still in his legal chambers polishing up a defence submission or an argument “in limine,”
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 24, 2023
ZRP’s weekly radio magazine programme, Police Check, fits well into a modern police service. However, some members of the public who fall victim to robbery or theft do not report the cases .
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 21, 2023
Some of the concerns that were noted were that the syllabus continues to heighten the already existing inequalities that exist in the education system.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 20, 2023
These examples underscore the timeliness and relevance of the recent Pan-African Parliament conference in Morocco which ended last week.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 18, 2023
This looks like an impressive number of Bills that government managed to get through Parliament in the last three fast-tracking/fast-moving weeks.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 17, 2023
A case in point is that of ministers who always absent themselves from Parliament business, but are pictured everyday in constituencies they will be contesting.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 16, 2023
The economy has not been growing to expected levels. Economic growth has been choked by less production and exports.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 15, 2023
Lack of access to information about polling station location and voting days, especially in rural areas, were attributed to less women participating in the voting process.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 14, 2023
Six years after he was deposed through a coup d'état, they still claim to be undoing what Mugabe did. God forbid.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 13, 2023
Mnangagwa and Finance Mthuli Ncube are hiding behind the finger saying the coffers are empty when asked to increase the civil servants’ salaries.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 12, 2023
Across all our facilities, we put water protection plans in place so our presence doesn’t harm communities’ vital water resources.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 10, 2023
The promises of rule of law, constitutionalism, and respect of human rights have not been fulfilled.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 9, 2023
The proclamation ends a period of hope that began following the 2018 harmonised election where political parties
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 8, 2023
But the July 31, 2018 post-election violence and the January 2019 anti-fuel price hike protests made us think twice.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 7, 2023
2023 elections are being held with no legal reforms given the fact that the Constitution requires election of everyone to be in accordance with the electoral law
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 5, 2023
At the time of the GI Bill’s passing, approximately 70% of universities and vocational training college attendees, were US veterans whose fees were being paid by the US government.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 3, 2023
ZLHR notes that some of the penalties are manifestly unconstitutional.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 2, 2023
The Clemency Order gave amnesty to different categories of prisoners throughout Zimbabwe.
Letters
By AMH Voices
Jun. 1, 2023