Hamara on dual-purpose chicken promo drive

Dumisani Nsingo, Senior Farming Reporter ONE of the country’s biggest agribusiness firms, Hamara Group is working on promoting the breeding of a dual-purpose chicken, Sasso as part of its efforts to…

Bulawayo pair excel as NRZ train drivers

Weighing a massive 65 000 kilogrammes, measuring three metres in width and a length of about three light vehicles, the DE10 diesel-powered locomotive is a beast of steel.

Its doors, opening at nearly two metres above ground, would give a seasoned mountain climber a torrid time.

Tips for financially preparing for unexpected events

While not all unexpected events are negative, generally, the big ones that affect your financial future tend to have negative surprises. This possibility of unexpected financial hardship means you may need to change the way you think about and handle your money. A little planning (and saving) now will make those emergencies and unexpected events much easier to handle when they come your way.

Underwater iron lady

IT is generally believed that women prefer less strenuous tasks at work because they are considered to be relatively weaker than their male counterparts.

This misconception has created a platform for gender segregation at workplaces, especially from male chauvinists.

Criminals target solar panels at clinics

WELL-ORCHESTRATED syndicates stealing solar panels installed at Beitbridge’s rural hospitals and clinics to help cushion the health facilities against load-shedding have become a menace, compromising service provision.

The criminals are also targeting other key solar infrastructure in villages, raising the need for communities, traditional leaders and the police to collaborate in fighting crime.

Making sense of Nkrumah’s pan-African ideas

When the flag of the newly independent Ghana was raised against the night sky of Accra 63 years ago, the whole world was looking on.

It was the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain its independence from colonial rule. Other Africans watched with trepidation given that so much hung on its success.

Trump slumps US down Freedom Index: Report

When critics of President Trump argue that he is a threat to democracy, his supporters tell us to relax.

No one is being exiled to Alaska or locked up for criticising the supreme leader.

The courts, Congress and the media all continue to function.

New era for girls: Taking stock of 25 years of progress

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, we must turn our attention to the 1,1 billion girls under the age of 18 living in various parts of the world.

They are our daughters, sisters, nieces, cousins, school and teammates, neighbours and friends.

Banda bounces back

GIFT BANDA has sensationally bounced back into the ZIFA board after the association’s disciplinary committee acquitted him of charges that led to his suspension by the domestic soccer body in January last year.

Banda’s case has been dragging since the ZIFA board meeting of January 16 2019, which resolved to suspend him from all football activities.

Solar-powered bhayiskopo on wheels for Bulawayo

Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter  BEFORE there was a television set in every household, older Zimbabweans would remember a time when bioscopes or ibhayiskopo as locals referred to it, were the…

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