It was better to die for a worthy cause
CDE TOBIAS KANYONGO (TK), whose nom de guerre was Bomber Chimukwende, begins his account by chronicling how he joined the liberation war when he was still in primary school. He…
United States sanctions review: Tactical withdrawal or sinister agenda
Dr Obert Moses Mpofu WHEN you have nothing useful to say, it is advisable to keep one’s mouth shut. Words that come from one’s mouth often expose their foolishness. There…
Dry weather hits Southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk
. . . how to blunt the impact SOUTH AFRICA, Zambia and Zimbabwe have recently published reports indicating a potential decline in grain harvest because of intense El Niño-induced dryness.…
Sporting events are won on merit
The Art of Sport Arthur Choga THERE is a biblical verse that is dear to me and one I often turn to every now and then. The scripture is from…
France-based PhD student builds dreams back home
Youth Buzz Kuda Bwititi ALTHOUGH Abel Mavura is pursuing a PhD in France, his heart remains in his rural home in Mutoko, Mashonaland East province, where he is actively involved…
Coordinated production key to agricultural transformation
Word From The Market with Simon Pande AGRICULTURAL production is a critical component of Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) that seeks to achieve an upper middle-class economy by 2030.…
Embrace bricklayer mentality to greatness
Hunt For Greatness Milton Kamwendo MY grandfather was a bricklayer. This explains why many members of my larger family perform this type of work today. Most of my uncles ended…
End of the road for perverts
Theseus Shambare MEMORY CHIBAGE (name changed) will forever rue the day she travelled from Chipinge to Harare to take up a job as a tuckshop attendant last year. Determined to…
‘Tertiary education should respond to community problems’
Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls TERTIARY education institutions have been urged to engage communities in their various activities so that they respond to the needs of the people, enhance skills…
Community heroine impacts young mothers
Fatima Bulla-Musakwa AS Zimbabwe grapples with soaring cases of teenage pregnancy, a community heroine is making a significant impact in the lives of young mothers who are in need. Ms…











