The ill-informed decision by the MDC-T to try to stall the debate on the Constitutional Bill because the party fears elections is misplaced. The MDC-T should realise that Zimbabwe does have a constitution, which it is currently using, the Lancaster House constitution.

John Moyo

THE English adage “he who pays the piper calls the tune” is very applicable when it comes to the media today.

Africa is the continent of the moment because of its vast natural resources which are yet to be exploited.

Lungile Tshuma

AS time flies towards harmonised elections expected before 29 June, political parties are busy mobilising and strategising for the key poll.  

Zimbabwean journalists on Thursday joined the rest of the World  in  commemorating the 20th World Press Freedom Day anniversary. May 3 was in 1993 set aside by the United Nations as the World Press Freedom Day. This is a day when journalists throughout the world review their working conditions, legislation impeding their operations and the occupational hazards, which over the years has resulted in the death of journalists while on duty, among other issues. 

Vaidah Mashangwa

“Man (83) hangs self after receiving summons from chief’s court.”

This was the headline of one of the stories published in this paper on 24 April 2013. Many more such cases have been reported in Chronicle and many other local newspapers.

Zimbabweans at all levels should take seriously calls for peace before, during and after the forthcoming harmonised elections. President Mugabe has been leading the crusade to preach the gospel of peace and this is how serious the Government is taking the issue of maintaining the prevailing peace and tranquility. Calls for peace have also come from the judiciary, the police, the army, the political leadership and the church. 

Today workers in Zimbabwe join the rest of their counterparts the world over to commemorate Workers’ Day. However, for most workers in Zimbabwe there is little to celebrate because of the teething challenges the workers are facing whether they are in the private sector or civil service.

Zack Murerwa

AS we commemorate 33 years of labour reforms this year, May Day celebrations should not focus on salaries and wages alone. Dictates of global labour movements, current depression in the labour market, low industrial capacity utilisation, all call for productivity if Zimbabwe is to resuscitate its industrial base.

Sukulwenkosi Dube

WOMEN have hailed the various empowerment programmes that are running in rural communities as they have turned out to be reliable sources of income for them.

Bruce Ndlovu

THE forthcoming harmonised elections present an opportunity to the electorate to decide its destiny given the fact that there have been many versions of the Zimbabwean story told from both the local perspective and the biased Western one.