Planning ahead: The basics of writing a Will explained simply

Pro Deo, [email protected] IN last week’s article, we highlighted that estate planning is one of the most effective ways to prevent disputes over property after death. We also explained that…

After 10 years, CAF D course comes to Mutare

Ray Bande Senior Reporter THERE is reasonable hope for a better future for the country’s best-supported sport of football as 38 participants, mostly from Manicaland Province, graduate today (Friday) with…

Don’t burn it, Bale it! Save the hay for bad days farmers advised

Thupeyo Muleya, [email protected] LIVESTOCK farmers in Beitbridge and across Matabeleland South are being urged to change the way they manage their grazing land, with a strong call to stop burning…

Inside Nyanga Mountain: Alien repair hub or Zimbabwe’s mountain of mystery?

(Part 2) Lloyd Makonya Correspondent WARNINGS against venturing alone, disregarding experienced guides or treating the environment carelessly may have served as important mechanisms for community safety. Viewed through this lens,…

Chief who walks between gunpowder and Parliament

Samuel Kadungure News Editor THE first thing that draws your attention in Chief Makoni’s courtyard is the smell. Not of incense, but of rain on the red soil, wood smoke…

Chinese boreholes end dry days

Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter FOR years, women in many rural communities across Zimbabwe have walked long distances carrying heavy buckets in search of clean water. The daily journey often meant…

Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely

NYAMURONGO cemetery in Bunia, a city in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, is much busier than usual. “Today is the sixth…

Lithium export proceeds to stabilise ZiG, drive industrialisation — RBZ

Rutendo Nyeve, [email protected] THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is positioning the country’s surging lithium sector as a cornerstone of macroeconomic stabilisation, with export proceeds set to anchor foreign exchange availability,…

13 years of smoke and flies Gwanda finally closes old dumpsite and opens new landfill

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] For more than a decade, people living near Gwanda’s old dumpsite endured a daily struggle. Thick smoke hung in the air, flies invaded homes, and the smell…

Man jailed for storing bags of human waste outside home

A man has been sentenced to two weeks in prison after neighbours complained that he was storing bags of human faeces outside his home, which they said made life unbearable.…