Sino-Africa relations deeper than just resource extraction

WE have all heard the impressive statistics before on Chinese media: 10 000km of Chinese-built roads and 6 000km of Chinese-built rail across Africa.

Mother, child die in inferno

Msasa Park was left awestruck yesterday when a mother, her two-year-old daughter and their domestic helper, died in an inferno in the early house of yesterday morning.

Why won’t he marry me?

Dr Rebecca Chisamba-Mudzimba Half-brother not taking care of me HELLO amai, I hope I find you well. I am a 21-year-old man and I have an older half-brother. We have…

Can men really die of a broken heart?

GRIEF and bereavement research shows that those who lose a partner or spouse are at risk of early death.

The effect of the death of a spouse on the mortality of the survivor (the “widowhood effect”) is well documented. Studies suggest that the widowhood effect is more prominent in older males.

Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Wimbledon championship for personal reasons but her agent said on Thursday the world number two will be ready for the Tokyo Olympics.

Mapaya down, but not out

Since his ill-fated injury at the NCAA National Outdoor Championships, Chengetayi Mapaya has spent most of his time doing MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans and seeing doctors and physiotherapists.

Porous tax systems — the bane of Mbare Musika

IT is just after 5am and Mr Jonah Chiwerere, a farmer from Uzumba parks his truck close to Matererini block of flats in Mbare waiting for colleagues who have gone shopping at the sprawling Mbare Musika market.

Abhorrent breach of trust

  A healthcare assistant working in a Covid-19 ward used a dead patient’s bank card to buy crisps from a vending machine 17 minutes after she died. Ayesha Basharat (23)…

A toast to all special men

Phillipa Mukome-Chinhoi ANOTHER celebration of Father’s Day under the Covid-19 pandemic! I was praying that at least it would be different this year, but I guess we will have to…

The history of Father’s Day

Aurelia C. Scott Father’s Day was not immediately accepted when it was proposed, and it did not become a national holiday in the US until 1972 during President Richard Nixon’s…

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