Dr Iris Zemza Nozizwe Mhlanga: From Townsend Girls to Mother of Nations

Dr Thandiwe Chidzungu (PhD) A week ago I sat down with Dr Iris Zemza Nozizwe Mhlanga. We were classmates at Townsend Girls High School in Bulawayo many years ago. Today,…

Reflections on revival from the Acts of the apostles: The traits of revival

Rev. Moses Matimba Revival is not simply an emotional high in the life of the church. It is a divine awakening that reshapes believers, communities, and nations. The book of…

Breaking the silence: Domestic violence is not a family secret

Pauline T Nenerai, [email protected] Domestic violence has no postcode, no race, and no social class. In living rooms across the world, behind closed doors, families are being torn apart. Husbands…

Comment: Village savings groups transform rural livelihoods

The remarkable success of Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) in Beitbridge West is another reminder that sustainable economic development does not always begin with multi-million-dollar investments. Sometimes it starts…

Over 30 schools, 15 artistes set for inaugural Tshitaudze Heritage Fest

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] Over 30 schools from across Beitbridge District and a youthful lineup of 15 artistes are expected to perform at the inaugural Tshitaudze Heritage Festival, a clear sign…

From Gwanda to the UK: DJ Japan spinning his way to stardom

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] Twenty-one-year-old Amapiano, Afro Tech and House DJ Japan, who hails from Gwanda, is slowly carving his name in the music industry and is fast becoming one of…

Forced displacement hits Mat’land projects: As diaspora lifeline comes under pressure

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] For the past decades, the Zimbabwean diaspora in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini has been more than a workforce. It has been a development engine back…

Ebola deaths surpass 1800 as health workers protest unpaid wages

Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak have gone on strike to demand payment of their wages, as aid workers warn the disease is still…

Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says

GENEVA — A powerful El Niño weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity across ‌some of the world’s most vulnerable regions by the…

Development projects gather pace across Umzingwane

Nothando Zondo, [email protected] On a dry winter morning in Ward 7 of Umzingwane, children at Silobi Secondary School are filing into a science laboratory that, until recently, existed only in…