A mother’s cry for help

Lynnia Ngwenya, [email protected] Each morning, 38-year-old Moreblessing Mpofu wakes up with one prayer: to live long enough to see her children grow. Known to many as NaPercy, Moreblessing is a…

Dr Nkomo’s legacy shapes new generation of youth leaders in Matabeleland South

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] Youth leaders in Matabeleland South say the values of patriotism, courage, unity, humility and selfless service shown by the late Vice President Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo…

National Hero ‘Jack Mpofu’ widow dies

Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] CDE Hirrely Dube, a liberation war heroine and widow of former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) High Command member and national hero Cde Makhethi Ndebele, whose Chimurenga/Umvukela…

From xenophobia to Afrophobia: The political economy of violence and the perception of state failure

Marshall Ndlela If migration helped build South Africa’s economy, the country’s repeated attacks on African migrants remain one of the most difficult contradictions of the democratic era. Since 1994, waves…

Emulate Zimbabwe’s governance framework: Museveni

Zvamaida Murwira, [email protected] AFRICAN Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Forum Chairperson and Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged African countries to emulate Zimbabwe’s commitment to strengthening economic governance, building accountable…

We are slowly maturing in cultural heritage preservation, promotion’

Nyore Madzianike in Venice, Italy VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has said Zimbabwe is steadily maturing in the preservation and promotion of its cultural heritage as the country continues to learn from…

Gamechanger! . .Village Business Units changing rural landscape in Matabeleland South

Thupeyo Muleya, [email protected] Village Business Units (VBUs) are changing the way people live in rural areas in Matabeleland South Province. More people are taking part. Traditional leaders, men, women, widows,…

Government to repatriate body of Zimbabwean killed in SA

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] GOVERNMENT will facilitate the repatriation of the body of a young Zimbabwean who was shot dead in front of his mother during the recent wave of xenophobic…

Maternal deaths decline under Second Republic’s health reforms

Rutendo Nyeve, [email protected] PRESIDENT Mnangagwa’s sustained investments in healthcare infrastructure, equipment and human capital development under the Second Republic are beginning to deliver measurable results, with Zimbabwe recording a significant…

WADCO members undergo capacity-building training in Beitbridge

Muvhuso Chibi, [email protected] Beitbridge Rural District Council (BBRDC), in partnership with the District Development Coordinator’s office and development stakeholders, is rolling out a ward-based capacity-building programme to strengthen Ward Development…