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As El Niño threat grows, Zimbabwe bets on solar-powered farming
As El Niño threat grows, Zimbabwe bets on solar-powered farming

Lungelo Ndhlovu, Features Correspondent FOR many years, farming in Zimbabwe has depended heavily on the rains. When the rains come on time, farmers plant and harvest. When they fail, crops…

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Zim’s live music scene under siege as violence rears its ugly head
Zim’s live music scene under siege as violence rears its ugly head

Maria Chiguvari FOR countless music enthusiasts, a live concert represents the ultimate escape. It is a sacred space where the weight of daily struggles is momentarily lifted, replaced by the…

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Stop the blame, start the training: NAC’s new approach to healers
Stop the blame, start the training: NAC’s new approach to healers

Trust Freddy, Features Correspondent FOR years, when sickness struck in rural and peri-urban communities, many people turned first to a traditional healer, herbalist or faith healer. For some, that decision…

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A community built around a cup. . . The slow brewed coffee revolution in Bulawayo
A community built around a cup. . . The slow brewed coffee revolution in Bulawayo

Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter IT is a Saturday morning in Bulawayo and dozens have gathered for a party. However, this is a party with a difference. There is no…

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‘Prioritise worst damaged sections of Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road’: Government instructs contractors
‘Prioritise worst damaged sections of Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road’: Government instructs contractors

Raymond Jaravaza, Sunday News Reporter GOVERNMENT has instructed contractors working on the rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road to prioritise the worst affected sections of the highway to enable motorists…

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Message for Sugar Sugar: Keep the music sweet and banish ghosts from the past
Message for Sugar Sugar: Keep the music sweet and banish ghosts from the past

SO, sungura musician Sugar Sugar, whose parents named him Taruvinga Manjokota, is back in the news again after his recent career detour when he had to make a living through…

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13 degrees and still counting, Gweru’s bookworm senior police officer
13 degrees and still counting, Gweru’s bookworm senior police officer

Patrick Chitumba, [email protected] WHEN Chief Superintendent Dr Leon Marongedza stepped on the stage at Midlands State University on Thursday to receive yet another qualification, it was not just another graduation…

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Murare marks 10th anniversary with inaugural marathon
Murare marks 10th anniversary with inaugural marathon

Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter MURARE Car Rental marked its 10th anniversary in style yesterday when its inaugural half marathon attracted an encouraging turnout in Bulawayo, exceeding the organisers’ expectations and…

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Shaka iLembe stars Dawn King, Mpilo Mbatha to grace King Mzilikazi commemorations
Shaka iLembe stars Dawn King, Mpilo Mbatha to grace King Mzilikazi commemorations

Langalakhe Mabena, Sunday Life Reporter SOUTH African actress Dawn Thandeka King, who starred in the popular Mzansi Magic drama series Shaka iLembe, is set to grace this year’s King Mzilikazi…

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Decolonising the name Mzilikazi
Decolonising the name Mzilikazi

Mzala Tom White historians have given various definitions of the name Mzilikazi, the king of the Ndebele. The name Mzilikazi is common and is still found across the Nguni-Sotho communities.…

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