By Tapiwa Mutonhodzi

The disqualification of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to hold an AFCON qualifier match between Zimbabwe and Algeria has opened a can of worms within the MDC run urban Councils.  Their uncultured maladministration of the urban councils has affected Zimbabwe’s sporting activities through gross neglect of the country’s stadiums, bathing pools and other sport and recreational facilities across the country. The MDC has been involved in corrupt activities of using council funds for personal aggrandisement while failing to maintain and refurbish the country’s sports infrastructure over the years.

By Rudo Saungweme

The representatives of small and medium-scale farmers, rural women and youth, fish folks, agricultural workers, livestock keepers, pastoralism, indigenous people, cooperatives, consumers, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) representing national, regional and international  Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from 53 Africa countries converged in Harare where they discussed solutions to the worsening food security being attributed to long spells of drought in Africa.