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No alternative to genuine reforms in Zimbabwe

President Emmerson Mnangagwa got very useful advice when he met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the just ended seventh International Conference on African Development (Ticad) in Tokyo on Friday.According to the Japan…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:52hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard

Save Bulawayo from vultures

Bulawayo City Council has for years been considered one of the best run local authorities in Zimbabwe where corruption is regarded as anathema, but that reputation is under serious threat.The simmering problems at the local authority came …

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 17:19hrs | 1 | by Editorial - The Standard

Mupfumira's case provides litmus test

The arrest of Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira has generated a lot of interest with some commentators aligned to the government claiming it is a sign that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti-corruption drive has finally taken off.Mupfumir…

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:25hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard

Austerity should not be just for the poor

Elsewhere on these pages, we carry a story about the impending shortage of bread and the expected price increases, barring immediate government intervention to address the wheat supply crisis facing the country.The story paints a grim pict…

Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | 2 | by Editorial - The Standard

Mnangagwa has to walk the talk

Over a year after President Emmerson Mnangagwa swept to power on the back of a military coup where he promised "a new and unfolding democracy", Zimbabwe has hardly changed.The groundwork had been laid for Mnangagwa when he came to power in…

Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:35hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard

Army victims deserve justice

A fortnight after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to bring to book soldiers behind the wave of human rights violations that included murder, rape and abduction of civil society as well opposition activists, police areas yet to accoun…

Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:29hrs | 5 | by Editorial - The Standard

Mnagagwa borrows from Mugabe rule book

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's claims that Western countries were behind the violent protests that rocked Zimbabwe a fortnight ago raised fresh questions about his claims that he has broken with the past.Mnangagwa's successor Robert Mugabe…

Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:50hrs | 2 | by Editorial - The Standard

Mnangagwa must shoulder shutdown blame

There is a very real danger that Zimbabwe may be plunged into serious social and political unrest unless the leaders of this country stop acting innocent victims of non-existant political plots and instead admit their failures.The writing …

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:36hrs | 3 | by Editorial - The Standard

Bully tactics will not work, Cde Mnangagwa

The unfolding labour unrest in the country has the potential to bring Zimbabwe to a halt and to take the country back to that forgettable economic darkness of 2008 if government fails to handle the crisis well.The government has summoned a…

Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:18hrs | 3 | by Editorial - the standard

Mnangagwa expose government's lack of appreciation of Zimbabwe's problems

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's claim that social media is to blame for the current economic meltdown has exposed the government's lack of appreciation of Zimbabwe's problems that now require decisive leadership.Mnangagwa told the Zanu-PF c…

Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Editorial - The Standard

This is not what Mnangagwa promised

In the run-up to the July 30 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was saying all the things Zimbabweans wanted to hear.He particularly promised in colourful outdoor billboards and media advertisements that if he won the elections, this …

Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:56hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard

Mthuli Ncube needs to cushion the poor

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube stuck to his guns on Friday after his proposed tax on electronic transactions was received with indignation by already overtaxed Zimbabweans and insisted that taxpayers were already paying for a weak economy.T…

Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:52hrs | | by Editorial - the standard

Mthuli Ncube striking the right note

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has hit the ground running, infusing some urgency into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration in dealing with Zimbabwe's multi-layered economic crisis.Ncube, a visiting professor at the University of Ox…

Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Editorial - The Standard

Chamisa, Mnangagwa must find each other for the people

The reported moves by the international community to bring Zimbabwe's political protagonists to the table should be lauded by all peace-loving and poverty-weary Zimbabweans.Zanu-PF may want to grandstand and make credulous claims about a s…

Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:29hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard

Mnangagwa's refusal raises serious questions

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's refusal to acknowledge that soldiers who killed seven civilians in cold blood on August 1 overstepped the boundaries raises serious questions about his commitment to end impunity against opponents of the ruli…

Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard

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