• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 82 views

A tale of forgotten Gems

AFTER an impressive debut at last year’s Vitality Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England, Zimbabwe’s Gems would ordinarily still be enjoying their celebrity status.

At their maiden dance at the global netball show-piece in July last year, the Gems managed an impressive eighth-place finish and had many people eating out of the palm of their hands.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 65 views

Smuggling coronavirus across borders

BEITBRIDGE Border Post is one of the busiest ports of entry in Sub-Saharan Africa through which goods worth millions of dollars are transported.

Over 3,6 million people cross the border annually.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 108 views

I love my stepmom

I am a lady aged 21 and have a serious issue that I need resolved. When I was 19, I dated this guy and really fell for him. We were intimate and he promised to marry me. He then went to South Africa. We communicated for a while until he just went quiet.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 115 views

The river between

James Ngugi, who later identified himself as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, was born in 1938. A prolific Kenyan writer and academic who wrote in his native Gikuyu language as his preferred medium of expression. He was a liminal thinker. Mr Ngugi wrote a moving novel in 1965 entitled: “The River Between.” In the book he tells the story of the separation of two neighbouring highland villages of Kenya.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 78 views

First cigar plant for Zimbabwe

A local firm, Mosi-Oa-Tunya Cigars, is leveraging on the country’s position as the major leaf tobacco producer on the continent to become Zimbabwe’s first cigar producer.

A market for cigars is considered a niche segment in the tobacco industry, which is increasingly viewed as a potential growth driver.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 91 views

Sables legend fights for life

FOR over three decades, Zivanai Dzinomurumbi has dedicated his life to rugby either as a player with the senior national team — the Sables — or as coach and manager.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 60 views

Scores high on transparency index, but . . .

ZIMBABWE has improved significantly in terms of transparency with respect to the budget process, the Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2019 report shows.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 67 views

Growing the alluring calatheas

FOR many garden enthusiasts, there is no other plant group that strikes much interest as the calatheas.

Calatheas are tropical plants that prefer high temperatures and lots of humidity.

• Andrew
• SundayMail
• June 14, 2020
• 58 views

How to spring clean your finances

The spring is a great time to make lasting changes to your financial future. Use this time to change your bad financial habits, and create a solid plan that will set you up for long-term financial success.

When you switch out your wardrobe and do your other cleaning, take the time to tackle your finances too. Here’s how.