Use of weather apps in farming

Peter Gambara THE summer cropping season in Zimbabwe normally starts around mid-November. But with November having come to an end last week, farmers continue wondering when they are likely to…

Behold the season of restoration

Pauline Matanda “HE will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.” — Job 8:21 Job felt God had deserted him. The sad episodes…

Creative writing –narrative and descriptive

NOW that schools have closed for the year, it would be unfair for us to expect learners to be sweating it out as if examinations are close by. Learners need…

Sesame: A cheap export crop

WORD FROM THE MARKET Cliff Chiduku SESAME has become a crucial crop in Zimbabwe in recent years, contributing significantly to the country’s economic well-being and providing livelihoods for many farmers.…

Ariel Sibanda’s wish before retirement

Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS FC captain Ariel Sibanda has done enough to be regarded as one of the best goalkeepers the country has ever produced. But, for him, his…

I’ve had TB four times — survivor

Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection have often been described as the “perfect storm” and a confluence of two epidemics. This is an apt description of what…

Harnessing the grassroots

Dr Obert Moses Mpofu There are but very few fulfilling things in this life. The ability to be in touch with the people, the real people that believe in the…

Gwanda Old People’s Home: An oasis for the forgotten …90 year old inmate banished after witchcraft accusations

Sione Amidu, Gwanda Correspondent IN their old age, many hope to spend their days surrounded by family, particularly their children who take up the responsibility of looking after them. Sadly,…

Red flag over sub-standard hearing aids

Theseus Shambare TAKUNDA Mutero (36) nearly lost his life when a car veered off the road and almost ran over him at the Harare-Murehwa turn-off in Musami following a tyre…

‘Afford all students access to tertiary education’

Ray Bande recently in Nyanga THE high number of students graduating at tertiary institutions is the outcome of Government’s deliberate effort to afford more citizens access to higher education, which…