Rugby a saviour for Honde girls
IN the face of social vices, sport has proven to be the saviour for a girl from Honde Valley in the Eastern Highlands.
Growing up in a rural set-up where teenage pregnancies, forced early marriages and lately drug abuse are common, donning the national women’s rugby team jersey was somewhat a far-fetched dream for Trish Kandemiri.
A father who can’t get out of the kitchen
Veronica Gwaze While most people understand the importance of separating work from personal life, doing so is often easier said than done. But one of the country’s leading chefs has…
ZBC can be a cash cow
IT was so refreshing to see a young lady, Ms Adelaide Chikunguru, recently being appointed substantive chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).
Ambition to succeed drives Kelvin Ben
THERE is an element of Greek tragedy to the ascension of Kelvin Ben to the top of Zimbabwe basketball.
The gods — in this case the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe — seem to have finally listened to the people and given the senior men’s coaching post to a young, vibrant and fresh mind.
Wheat hectarage surpasses target
CLOSE to 90 000 hectares will be put under wheat this winter season, surpassing the national target by over 5 000 hectares, which raises the prospect that output will also be more than targeted.
Zesa on power cuts
ZESA Holdings said the power cuts being experienced in the country are due to a technical fault at Hwange Thermal Power Station.
New system set to enhance public service delivery
What is the new personnel performance system? As the Second Republic pushes ahead with public sector reforms, which are needed for the attainment of “a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income society by 2030”, focus is not only on the performance of ministries but on civil servants themselves.
Sino-Africa relations deeper than just resource extraction
WE have all heard the impressive statistics before on Chinese media: 10 000km of Chinese-built roads and 6 000km of Chinese-built rail across Africa.
Why won’t he marry me?
Dr Rebecca Chisamba-Mudzimba Half-brother not taking care of me HELLO amai, I hope I find you well. I am a 21-year-old man and I have an older half-brother. We have…
Porous tax systems — the bane of Mbare Musika
IT is just after 5am and Mr Jonah Chiwerere, a farmer from Uzumba parks his truck close to Matererini block of flats in Mbare waiting for colleagues who have gone shopping at the sprawling Mbare Musika market.











