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.

Govt works on industrial policy strategies

THE Government is on the verge of completing provincial developmental strategies enshrined in the Zimbabwe National Development Policy (ZNIDP) 2019-2023 as it forges ahead to grow the country’s manufacturing sector.

Muripo returns to the mat

Shihan Samson Muripo was exuding confidence as he spoke about his impending return to the mat this week at the sixth Kyokushin Karate World Cup in Moscow, Russia.

Muripo is usually a withdrawn and soft-spoken fighter who prefers to do all his talking on the mat.

Govt drafts law for Zesa re-bundling

Government has drafted a law that will enable it to consolidate Zesa’s four subsidiaries into one entity, and is now in the process of roping in a consultant that will help rebundle the power utility.

Marauding animals claim 19 lives

Nineteen people living in communities adjacent to game reserves have been killed by wild animals so far this year, thereby highlighting the worsening human-wildlife conflict, according to the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks).

Mamba in the eye of a storm

JBC power forward Taurai Chitsinde is no stranger to controversy, having spent the better part of his veteran years skating on the thin line of infamy.

For all his credentials on the court, the 34-year-old is arguably one of the most polarizing players ever to set foot on a basketball court.

The puzzling tale of Dr Magombeyi …Admitted in upmarket SA hospital

Controversial activist Dr Peter Magombeyi, who “sneaked” out of the country last week, is reportedly receiving treatment at the upmarket Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Information obtained by The Sunday Mail yesterday indicate that Dr Magombeyi is currently holed up in South Africa and may later proceed to the United States on a medical scholarship.

Chiefs snub Mugabe burial

Chiefs from the late national hero Cde Robert Mugabe’s Gushungo clan of Zvimba were conspicuous by their absence during his burial yesterday, amid indications that they failed to agree with the family on burial procedures.

The late former President’s wish was to be buried the Christian way, a development that did not go down well with the chiefs, who wanted him to be buried in a traditional way.

Hoodwinked by hubby

I am a 27-year-old disgruntled woman. I am married and I have two boys. My husband has another wife who just had a baby girl. He ignores me and my children at all costs. I bought him a phone and it is filled with their photos. Every time I try to complain he threatens me saying he will commit suicide. I am not very educated and I am a part time maid. Anondishungurudza achiti ndiri driver wechikorobho. At one point he even threatened to burn my birth certificate when I had called him out for not being present in our lives. What can I do to feel less neglected?

Reading history points you towards greatness

You become what you think about. History gives you thinking raw materials and tools. Critical thinking helps you understand the thing, behind the thing, which is the thing. Worlds of thought weave the works that we are taught. Look closely at history to understand trends of thought.

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