Weekly News Round-Up
Monday Thousands of ZANU PF supporters yesterday attended Thank You rallies across Zimbabwe to celebrate the enactment of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 3 Act. The ruling party hailed…
Direct London flights open new runway for exports
Trade Focus-Allan Majuru The resumption of direct Air Zimbabwe flights between Harare and London after an absence of 14 years restores one of Zimbabwe’s important commercial links with the United…
US$49 000 Aviator gamble that crashed before take off
THERE are gamblers who lose their own money and quietly lick their wounds. Then there are those who decide that risking their own cash is not adventurous enough, so they…
Aussies ditch big car brands for Chinese makes
THE days of Ford v Holden feverish brand loyalty are dead: China has shown Australians will ditch allegiances for the unproven . . . as long as they are cheap.…
Cde Chitepo’s assassination drove us to join the liberation struggle
Lieutenant-General (Retired) MICHAEL NYAMBUYA, whose nom de guerre was Mike Mutare, is a distinguished politician and military officer. He formerly served as the Governor of Manicaland province and Minister of…
Growing and caring for the magnificent bird of paradise
Andrew Mangwarara THIS WEEK, we feature strelitzias — specifically the strelitzia reginae and strelitzia nicolai — which are fantastic landscaping plants for the garden. They are commonly known as the…
O’Donoghue (16) unfazed racing against older athletes
Ellina Mhlanga-Zimpapers Sports Hub RACHEL O’DONOGHUE arrived at Troutbeck Resort earlier this year expecting to compete against fellow junior women. When no other athletes entered her category, the 16-year-old accepted…
Breaking stigma and building inclusion
Disability Issues-Dr Christine Peta ON July 25, Zimbabwe commemorated the International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. This week, we thus highlight the sexual and reproductive health rights…
Sweet harvests, bitter returns: Has tobacco industry reached a turning point?
Theseus Mauruki Shambare WHEN Mrs Charity Munaki expanded her irrigated tobacco crop from one hectare to five hectares last season, she expected her biggest harvest to deliver her biggest pay…











