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It is indeed a tragic irony that, renowned as topping the list of most educated people on the African continent, Zimbabweans have failed for nearly 40 years to write the story of their troubled journey through colonial bondage and to freedom and self-determination in 1980 and that to serve as a mirror reflecting their dark days of history before the break of a new dawn on April 18, 1980.
Enough grains in stock
Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture Reporter The country has more than 1,3 million tonnes of maize in stock, enough to feed the country until the next harvest, a senior Government official…
Dhemba sets the bar high
YOUNG swimmer Vhenekai Dhemba was the toast of the Zimbabwe team at the just-ended Africa Swimming Championships in Namibia. She became the first Zimbabwean junior swimmer to win 11 medals in a single event.
Govt approves 37 mbanje investors
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has approved 37 investors who have shown interest to produce cannabis (mbanje or dagga) for medicinal or scientific purposes. This follows last year’s decision…
City won’t bulldoze Chelsea
LONDON. — Manchester City must forget their 6-0 drubbing of Chelsea earlier this month and cannot afford to be complacent against the London side when they face off in tomorrow’s…
All set for national hero Ndlovu’s burial
All is set for the burial of former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu at the National Heroes Acre today. President Mnangagwa last night visited the Ndlovu famiy in Belvedere, Harare, to pay his condolences.
Zim’s perfect theatre of the jungle
UNDER the blistering heat, a breeding herd of elephants blocks the way and a cow nudges its calf under a huge baobab tree on the roadside. An irritated bull tells off a wandering calf in a no-nonsense mood, with a shriek but firm voice. The elephants tolerate our presence for a few moments but as soon as their snorkelling trunks sniff us they retreat in polite disgust.
Air Tanzania makes Zim return
Kudakwashe Mhundwa Business Reporter Tanzanian national airliner Air Tanzania yesterday re-introduced flights into Harare from Dar es Salaam at a time when several airliners are also increasing flights into the…
I’m racing against my age, says whiz-kid
Sifiso has proved to be an all-rounder as she also excels in sports such as hockey, swimming and tennis among others.
She says she draws her inspiration from American politician and neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Zimbabwean telecommunications mogul Dr Strive Masiyiwa.
Experiences of a depression survivor
Munashe (not her real name) gave birth to her first child at 16, the same year she was supposed to sit for Ordinary Level national examinations in 2007. Still very young to be a mother, Munashe did not know how to tell her family. She concealed the pregnancy until she was almost due to deliver when her grandmother noticed the pregnancy.