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Xenophobia threatens African economies
David Pilling When African states started gaining independence in the late 1950s, their antidote to the destructive Balkanisation of their continent under colonialism was pan-Africanism. Championed by leaders such as…
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‘Space tech feeds into growth agenda’
In July last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially launched the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA), making Zimbabwe the 12th African country to venture into space technology. ZINGSA is expected to harness satellite technology to monitor local natural resources and help spur development.
Our reporter Sharon Munjenjema last week spoke to the Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira to get an update on the project.
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Talent, beer and pleasure
ALL is set for the Chibuku Road to Fame 2019 finale, which will be held this Saturday in the Glamis Arena in Harare.
The musical showcase is arguably one of Zimbabwe’s biggest and most successful talent identification rostrums. It is one of the most sought-after entertainment events on the local arts calendar.
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Rate stability key to steady economy: IMF
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said containing fiscal spending, ensuring non-inflationary financing of public programmes, and exchange rate stability will be key to ending economic volatility in Zimbabwe for balanced and sustainable growth.
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- September 29, 2019
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Confusion over Sekuru Ndunge’s estate
THE mystery that defined Sekuru Ndunge’s life and work persists several months after his demise. The revered traditional healer — famed for possessing supernatural powers that attracted people of different races from across the globe — succumbed to diabetes in April this year aged 87.
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Imbibers floating in ‘Seven Days’
BEER is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world. It is regarded as the third most popular drink after water and tea.
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- September 29, 2019
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Chitembwe boots CAPS out
LLOYD Chitembwe avenged the league defeat at the hands of his former paymasters at the National Sports Stadium yesterday as Harare City knocked CAPS United out of the all-inclusive Chibuku Super Cup.
After toiling in an otherwise lifeless 90 minutes, where both sides failed to find the back of the net, the two sides needed a penalty shootout to determine a winner.
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- September 29, 2019
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Freeman unleashes a monster
“NGAIBAKE”, the easy-on-the-ear hit song by Freeman and Alick Macheso, has every sungura and Zim dancehall music fan hooked.
From top clubs in Harare’s leafy environs to ghetto taverns, the tune is getting the party going.
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- September 29, 2019
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The sperm harvesters!
Bizarre and mind-boggling reports of men being kidnapped, drugged or held at gun or knife point before they are raped and their sperm collected have been widely reported in Zimbabwe.
The purpose of such eerie acts remain a subject of wild speculation. In most traditional cultures, men are considered to be stronger and therefore less vulnerable to attacks by the “weaker sex”.
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Reliving Cyclone Idai wreckage
When news of bodies that had been swept into Mozambique began filtering into Zimbabwe, my mind’s eye could not exorcise the unbearable tragic image of the three-year-old Syrian, little Alan Kurdi, whose lifeless body – clad in a red shirt, blue shorts and infant shoes – lay prostrate on a beach after drowning in 2015 in an ill-fated journey to reach Europe.