Category: Social

A marketplace for fools- Vendors now a National menace

A marketplace for fools- Vendors now a National menace

by | Mar 14, 2025 | , , | 0 |

Vendors have now become an unnecessary national irritation, flooding the streets of Zimbabwe’s cities with their illegal operations and audacious setups. With no functioning industries and no alternative sources of income, these so-called “entrepreneurs” have turned the CBD into a chaotic, lawless jungle. But fear not—ZANU PF, with its ever-efficient tools of governance, has taken it upon itself to restore order. With the opposition in Harare City Council now fully co-opted, the government stands ready to bulldoze the livelihoods of these “criminal elements” without offering a single alternative. Resistance is rising, but the party is determined. After all, if people can successfully fight against evictions, what will stop them from fighting against a term

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Who Needs Vendors When Industries Are Cosmetically Booming?

Who Needs Vendors When Industries Are Cosmetically Booming?

by | Mar 12, 2025 | , | 0 |

According to our ever-patriotic state media, Zimbabwe’s industries are thriving under the unmatched leadership of President Ruka Chivende. Willowvale Industries is booming, ZISCO Steel is roaring, and Precabe Farm is employing millions—at least, that’s what the headlines say. So why are vendors still cluttering the streets when factories (that only exist in government press statements) are offering jobs? Perhaps the real reason for the crackdown on vendors isn’t about economic order, but a fear that too many unemployed people standing around might start asking inconvenient questions.

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ZBC Coverage Of Chivhayo Justifies Broadcasting Services Ammendment Bill

ZBC Coverage Of Chivhayo Justifies Broadcasting Services Ammendment Bill

by | Mar 10, 2025 | | 0 |

If anyone was wondering why the Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill had to pass at lightning speed, ZBC wasted no time in providing a masterclass in justification. The national broadcaster made history—nay, a world record—by dedicating live coverage to a lobola ceremony. But not just any lobola ceremony, comrades! It was none other than Wicknell Chivhayo’s, the ultimate tenderpreneur and Zimbabwe’s unofficial Minister of Luxury Vehicles. With corruption’s poster boy getting primetime treatment, it’s only fair that we, the taxpayers, dutifully fund ZBC licenses—after all, where else would we get to watch how state contracts translate into lobola cows?

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