SADC MPs want value from region’s resources
AFRICA is the richest continent on earth in terms of extractive resources, but until parliaments up their game and demand meaningful deals, their citizens will continue to wallow in poverty.
Nhowe Hospital: An oasis in the wilderness
AMID the tsunami that has swept the Ministry of Health and Child Care where the minister was recently sacked, five central hospital bosses fired and about a dozen directors sent on indefinite leave — it can be tempting to dismiss the health sector, public or otherwise, as dead.
‘International community has confidence in New Dispensation’
A few weeks ago, Zimbabwe was elected into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), an organisation at the heart of the United Nations (UN) system to advance sustainable development. The Sunday Mail’s Gender and Community Editor Fatima Bulla-Musakwa spoke to Ambassador Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, who was president of ECOSOC in 2016. Below we publish excerpts of the interview.
From ‘Pythagoras’ to ‘Mr Madrid’
AT high school, his classmates nicknamed him “Pythagoras” because he could solve any Mathematics equation, but he possessed another hidden talent which would later earn him the moniker — “Mr Madrid”.
While academic brilliance plucked Abel Chimukoko out of rural Murehwa to Ellis Robbins High in Harare, it was athletics which literally took him to all the continents of the world.
Mthuli refuses to chase inflation
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, presented his Mid-Term Policy Review statement on Thursday and he surprised many people.
Masiyiwa in crucial tie-up for Covid-19 drug
AFRICAN UNION (AU) special envoy Strive Masiyiwa has managed to rope in the Bill & Melinda Foundation to supply a critical drug called dexamethasone, which is being used as a therapeutic drug in hospitals in the US and Europe.
Pressure to develop Covid-19 vaccine on
The advent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and the dynamics of its spread is unprecedented.
Church differences tearing us apart
HELLO amai. I hope I find you well. I am in a relationship and it is a good one. We enjoy each other’s company and things were getting pretty serious. However, we have now hit a stumbling block in our relationship.
Anti-corruption strategy: Milestone in graft fight
THE long-awaited National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) was officially launched by President Mnangagwa on July 11, 2020.
US$53bn industry Wall Street can’t ignore
Millions of Americans and Canadians — and billions of people across the world — love to gamble especially on sports, which generates 70 percent of global gaming revenue: more than lotteries, poker, casinos, and any other form of gaming — combined.











