Drawn in Berlin: The strange borders that shaped Africa

Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some…

SA braces for shutdown amid immigration row

THE anti-illegal-immigration group March and March said it will proceed with its planned national shutdown on 30 June 2026. While the deadline for illegal immigrants to leave South Africa is…

Thousands of Malawians flee as anti-immigrant tensions rise in South Africa

MORE than 3 000 Malawians, including hundreds of children, are staying in an open field in South Africa’s port city of Durban, after fleeing what they described as escalating anti-immigrant…

US cracks down on birth tourism, revokes hundreds of visas of Africans

THE Trump administration says it has dismantled organised birth tourism networks spanning Africa and Europe, revoking hundreds of visas as Washington intensifies efforts to curb what it considers abuse of…

Nswazi marks historic first graduation since independence

Nothando Zondo, [email protected] FOR many years, life in Nswazi in Umzingwane district has moved at its own steady pace, with opportunities for young people often limited. Days would pass quietly,…

Culture & hope take centre stage at Gwanda Prison celebrations

Chronicle Writer  THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) in Matabeleland South recently held belated Culture Day celebrations at Gwanda Farm Prison in Mopane, bringing together inmates, officers and the…

44 000 hectares of land lost so far…

Liberty Mutamba, [email protected]  MATABELELAND SOUTH is facing a growing threat from veld fires, and the warning signs are already clear. The province lost 44 549.34 hectares of land to fires…

Corporate sector hails Zimbabwe’s UNSC election

Nqobile Bhebhe, [email protected] THE corporate sector has joined the growing chorus of voices congratulating Zimbabwe on its election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), describing the achievement as a…

US$89 750 cough syrup drugs case crashes in court, accused duo acquitted

Danisa Masuku, [email protected] TWO men who were arrested after being found in possession of cough syrup drugs worth US$89 750 have been acquitted. Lungani Ndlovu (44), of Emganwini suburb in…

My wife loves the dog more than me

Greetings, lovers, cheaters, heartbreak survivors and professional relationship investigators! Welcome to another session of Dear Bra Binzy, where umjolo comes wearing many disguises. This week we have a husband competing…

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