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Ellen Johnson SirleafOf the world’s 1,3 billion poor people, nearly 70 percent are women. According to reports by UN Women, women perform 66 percent of the world’s work and produce 50 percent of the world’s food, yet earn only 10 percent of the world’s income and own only one percent of land. The majority of women
Know your author: Okot p’Bitek
Marcia GoreOkot p’Bitek was a Ugandan poet, who achieved wide international recognition for Song of Lawino, a long poem dealing with the tribulations of a rural African wife whose husband has taken up urban life and wishes everything be westernised. He was born in Gulu on June 7, 1931, in the North
The curse of black gold: Time to stop unrepentant Dhlakama
Davidson KaiyoThe irony and tragedy of Mozambique, especially in the wake Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama’s decision to go back to the bush, cannot be any bigger. Consider this: at the beginning of this month, a report by one news agency painted a rosy picture of Mozambique celebrating “20 years of
The story of Chiadzwa diamonds in fiction
Memory ChirereTitle: Gweja Nyumwawo
Author: Reason Kufonya
Publisher: Lleemon Publishers, Harare, 2010
Pages: 104
ISBN: 978-07974-4397-6
Reason Kufonya’s debut novel, Gweja Nyumwawo, covers an important gap in Zimbabwean fiction. This is the first long fictional work on the goings
NGO swindled of US$47 000
Court ReporterA HARARE man appeared in court last week for allegedly swindling Global Environmental Facility, a non-governmental organisation of more than US$47 000. GEF is affiliated to the United Nations Development Programme. David Mazambani (56) of Glen Lorne pleaded not guilty before Harare
Schoolboy’s death: Cops interview PE pupils
Peter Matambanadzo Senior ReporterPolice have interviewed several pupils from Prince Edward following the discovery of Form One pupil Munashe Banda’s body floating in a school swimming pool recently. Inspector Chibanda said yesterday that investigations were still going on. “I cannot give you more information because there
Consultations on
Herald ReporterGOVERNMENT is consulting with its South African counterpart on measures to decongest the Beitbridge border post and other entry points ahead of the festive season, an official has said. Secretary for Transport, Communication and Infrastructure Development, Mr Munyaradzi Munodawafa said officials
Cheaper ARVs on cards
Health ReporterPeople living positively and are on medical aid, will soon be accessing anti-retroviral drugs cheaper from the private sector. The Association of Health Care Funders of Zimbabwe in partnership with the National Aids Council is working flat out on having HIV positive people on medical aid access ARVs
Man sells State land
Court ReporterA Chitungwiza man will perform 175 hours of community service for selling State land to another man who was seeking a communal home in Seke.
Victor Dambura of Murisa Village, Chief Seke sold 3 000 square metres of land to Mr Tafara Gondo of Unit G in Chitungwiza for US$1 100. After the
Good Samaritan drills boreholes in Hatcliffe
Michael Chideme Municipal ReporterA Good Samaritan Mr Tonde Mudambo Jnr has literally taken over the job of the Harare City Council in Hatcliffe where he has drilled boreholes that are now supplying the dry suburb with water, for free. Mr Mudambo has reticulated the water and feeds residents through water points that are fitted