From trash to cash Bulawayo man’s upcycled success
Blessing Khanye WHILE most people consider empty soft or beer cans to be trash, Edmore Mhandu (40), a former pushcart operator thinks differently. He now makes a living by crafting…
Mpopoma athlete US bound
Shingai Dhlamini, [email protected] EIGHTEEN-year-old Mpopoma High School athlete Esnath Pinky Ndlovu has been awarded a scholarship to study at El Paso University in the United States but has no money to…
Meet Chichie the Poetic Queen: Multi-talented force in the arts
This week, we feature Chichie The Poetic Queen, a 21-year-old dynamo who has made significant strides in the arts despite facing social discrimination as a person living with albinism. Born…
Table tennis team set for Botswana
Innocent Kurira, [email protected] The Zimbabwe Table Tennis Union (ZTTU) will be sending a skilled team to compete in the 2024 African Youth Championships hosted by the Botswana Table Tennis Association…
Preps for King Mzilikazi commemoration underway
Langalakhe Mabena PREPARATIONS for the King Mzilikazi annual commemoration, affectionately known as “Umgubho weNkosi uMzilikazi” have started with organisers saying they have started to clear the Mhlahlandlela Heritage Site ahead…
Spare a thought for Nkayi High School female teachers
ACCORDING to the Journal article; “Thinking about the future of work: Promoting dignity and human flourishing”, in modern Catholic social teaching, the dignity of human work and ethics at the…
Low-cost boarding facilities to ensure safety of girls
Michael Magoronga, [email protected] GOVERNMENT is building affordable boarding facilities for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) as part of interventions towards enhancing their safety and well-being. The Ministry of Health…
A tale of illegal night trading in Byo
Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] In the heart of Bulawayo’s central business district, a different kind of marketplace awakens as the sun dips below the horizon and the city lights flicker to…
1 million Pula copper cable bust: Two Zim men nabbed in Bots
Gibson Mhaka IN a million-dollar copper cable bust, police in Botswana arrested two Zimbabwean men on Thursday last week during a raid on an unlicensed scrap yard in Mogoditshane Block…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Expensive mistake by council costs ratepayers
HARARE City Council, without a proper billing system for the past five years, and often not having the faintest idea of how it is spending some of its money, has…











