Glimmer of hope for athletes

Not many have been affected by, or felt the full brunt of the coronavirus than the trio of Zimbabwe triple jump starlet Chengetayi Mapaya, sprinter Ngoni Makusha and Zimbabwe Sevens rugby coach Gilbert Nyamutsamba.

United in their dream to grace the Tokyo Olympics, each one of them has their own story of how the virus shattered their plans to appear at the global sports showpiece.

Mining humour from calamity

THE coronavirus (Covid-19) has had a dev­astating socio-economic impact around the globe.

It is a tale of untold suffering and death.

Try different things for fun

 CORONAVIRUS (Covid-19) continues to cause suffering across the globe.

Personal freedoms versus public freedoms

As the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in South Africa two weeks ago, the first glimpse emerged of the lengths to which people would go to avoid isolation.

The country also saw what mechanisms law enforcement had at their disposal to impose such measures.

Shaping Africa’s urban areas to withstand future pandemics

THE power of cities comes from the number of interactions they enable — between people, firms and markets  they are centres of social interaction.

Rugwete names his lieutenants

JOE RUGWETE is a man on a mission.

He wants to put the Zimbabwe Karate Union (ZKU) back on top.

Financial terms you should know

Budget A budget is an estimation of revenue and expenses over a specified future period of time and is usually compiled and re-evaluated on a periodic basis. Budgets can be…

The wedding that never was

ZIMBABWE cricketer Tino Mutombodzi and his sweetheart Miriam Pachawo would have tied the knot today, but due to the coronavirus their highly anticipated walk down the aisle has been put on hold.

Ipec to name, shame defaulters

PENSIONS fund companies owing over $620 million in outstanding con­tributions will face public humiliation after the regulator, the Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec), revealed it will periodically name and shame non-compliant entities.

What a low down dirty shame!

REVENGE movies are a dime a dozen in today’s Hollywood such that I can effort­lessly name as many as 20 in my sleep.

When done right, this clichéd genre can be quite entertaining.

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