Musician Sha Sha reflects on her journey
Mbulelo Mpofu, [email protected] Queendom is royalty, and at the helm of the Amapiano genre’s female pecking order sits 30-year-old vocalist Charmaine Shamiso Mapimbiro, affectionately known as Sha Sha. Producing numerous…
Africa’s AI imperative should be to build a continental intelligence
Jacqueline Ntaka, Feature THE world is in the throes of an AI revolution. America boasts ChatGPT, China has Deepseek, and other nations are rapidly developing their own sophisticated language models. While…
Romantic surprises and traditional love
Sipepisiwe Moyo, [email protected] As February unfolds, love is set to take centre stage across the globe, with Valentine’s Day on February 14 bringing romantic celebrations. Traditionally, the day is marked…
Give them a rude reawakening
Stephen Mpofu If a deafening wake-up call by President Mnangagwa a few days ago receives thumbed congested noses by those regarding it as a vanity of vanities and regard their…
COMMENT: Rural areas blossom with success of water programme
water. This significant step forward is addressing the long-standing water challenges that rural communities have faced for years, offering much-needed relief and creating an opportunity for long-term economic and social…
BCC, Operation Florianscale up training partnership
Raymond Jaravaza, [email protected] OPERATION Florian, a United Kingdom-based non-governmental organisation specialising in strengthening emergency services in developing countries, will next month send a team to provide training and development to…
Why women do not report battering
Fredrick Qaphelani Mabikwa IN my last two articles, I have examined the cultural and general drivers of wife-beating in Zimbabwe. Having suffered physical abuse, it is both surprising and concerning…
US$200,000 equipment boost for Mpilo’s maternity ward
Flora Fadzai Sibanda, [email protected] Higherlife Foundation yesterday donated hospital equipment worth US$200,000 to Mpilo Central Hospital’s maternal ward in Bulawayo. The donation included multi-parameter monitors, mechanical ventilators, phototherapy machines, incubators, resuscitators,…
15 years jail for girfriend rape
Lesley Chikudo, [email protected] A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo’s Rangemore suburb has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping his 18- year old girlfriend. Mthulisi Mpofu pleaded not guilty but…
Entrepreneur extols value of vocational training skills
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] THE journey of a rising culinary entrepreneur, Buhlebenkosi Nkala, who made a mark in the industry by participating in last year’s United Nations Gastronomy Competition, began with simple…











