Keep up with technology, insurance firms urged
Walter Muchinguri in BulawayoINSURANCE companies have been urged to consider micro insurance as a way of capturing the financially excluded people in society. The call was made by MicroEnsure Kenya executive Mr Peter Goss in his presentation on micro-insurance during the Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe annual
Control of invasive alien species
This is the final part to the article on alien species Destroy Lantana Camara Lantana Camara is originally from South America but came to Africa from Europe as a garden plant. Problems caused by Lantana Camara are:Has witchcraft taken over?
Loverage Nhamoyebonde Features CorrespondentThe days when education was viewed as the only gateway to success are over, perhaps forever. Today, people literate or illiterate alike, can go to any length to acquire wealth. The thought of passing through education to acquire wealth is no longer valid in modern society. The voices of
NAC targets informal sector
Herald ReporterZimbabwe should find ways of strengthening its internal resource mobilisation capacity to ensure the long-term sustainability of the response to HIV and Aids, a Cabinet Minister has said. Health and Child Welfare Minister Henry Madzorera said the Aids levy was not enough to finance the entire
ZIPCOP gets protective clothing
Rodney Pachiti Herald ReporterZimbabwe Infection Prevention and Control Project recently received a shot in the arm following a donation of hospital protective clothing by the Centre for Disease Control. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Harare last week, Health and Child Welfare secretary Dr Gerald Gwinji said
MPs prepared to lead HIV/Aids campaign
Shepherd Mushava Herald ReporterMembers of Parliament have expressed their commitment to seeking ways to curb the rate of HIV infections in the country. In an interview during a convention of people living with HIV and Aids, activists and Members of Parliament in Harare recently, chairman of the Zimbabwe Parliamentarians
Earning respect of your seniors
Last Wednesday we started with the first of a series of articles on qualities of a good leader. The second instalment on this series is on earning the respect of your seniors, colleagues and especially subordinates. Please note that these qualities apply to everyone and people of all ages asZebra stripes confuse predators
Zebras are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horsesAnthill in our village fireplace
Sekai NzenzaWhen Tete Verina, my father’s youngest sister, toured the whole village homesteads before the ceremony to unveil Reuben’s father’s grave, she kept on shaking her head. Tete was full of anger. She said her brothers’ children have killed the village. “Inga vana vauraya dzimba idzi,” she
MDC-T faces MPs backlash
Herald Reporter
MDC-T Parliamentarians say they will resist attempts by the party’s national council to reverse an earlier decision dictating that incumbent legislators should not be challenged in primary elections. MDC-T is seeking to reverse the decision of the national executive following pressure from some powerful would-be contestants who

