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Special Matarirano Features CorrespondentSeptember is once again upon us. It is here with its profound history of war, strive, sorrow and rage. A history of tragedy, pain and grief, of turmoil and toil, of a global literature of struggle for power, positions and control. September has come, surely pregnant, as always, with very unfortunate
Riches a gift from God
Pastor Robert Chirima Features CorrespondentIf God gives us wealth and property and lets us enjoy them, we should be grateful and enjoy what we have worked for. It is a gift from God (Ecc 5:19). There is so much debate as to whether we as Christians should accumulate wealth. Some say, we should just focus our attention to God and
Mining breathes life into Mat North
Rutendo Mapfumo Features CorrespondentTO the visiting eye, the first impression one gets in Matabeleland North is that there is abject poverty and gross underdevelopment. But to the resident eye, the experienced and knowledgeable, the major congruous point in the province is a rich vein of life, the Zambezi River. The mighty
‘Mupedzanhamo’ comes to town
Problem Masau Features WriterPILES of second-hand clothes, new clothes dangling from hangers, shoes, cosmetics, towels and umbrellas among many other wares welcome potential buyers in a car boot opposite Mupedzanhamo Flea Market in Mbare. “We have all the products you want, even religious garments, we
Tragedy of child mothers
Mary Kashumba Features CorrespondentFIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Chipo (not her real name) sat sobbing by the roadside, suckling her newborn baby after a long walk from home to the clinic when we met her in Hwedza recently. “It was my father who forced me into this,” she said tears streaming down her cheeks. “I wish I had run away
Burn not our beautiful Zim
Embassy Makoni Features CorrespondentZIMBABWE is a very beautiful country — so beautiful that those people who are unfortunate enough to be born in countries with unfavourable climatic conditions have to finance trips to Africa particularly Zimbabwe to enjoy the scenic beauty of our environment. This is just the natural
Who will protect the police?
Albert Nhamoyebonde Features CorrespondentEvents of the past weeks have brought to the fore what is wrong in our society. The citizen is crying for human security. How can a police officer in uniform get raped? How can a soldier in uniform get beaten up only stone’s through from a major police station? Who guarantees our security if
Ochi City hosts Macheso, Chipfumo
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentOchi City will be on fire on Sunday when sungura king Alick Macheso and Progress Chipfumo descend on the hangout. With the return of drummer
Obert Gomba, Macheso aka Extrabasso will surely mesmerise his fans. Gomba had missed five shows due to undisclosed illness. William Tsandukwa
Diamond Musica bounces back
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment ReporterIt seems that after a period where rhumba music had somewhat lost its appeal among Zimbabwean fans, the all-new Diamond Musica has resurfaced fronted by Pitshou Lumiere. The 14-member group wants to reignite the love for the music with some rhumba in its original form and uninhibited.
Marriage, politics, the blame game
The Arena HildegardeIn the book of Proverbs 1:20-22, King Solomon says, “Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech: ‘How long will you simple (denotes a person who is gullible,