DeMbare seek Chibuku redemption
Langton Nyakwenda THERE seems to be a good vibe, football-wise, in Mashonaland West province. A week after Chegutu Pirates ended their four-decade wait to secure promotion into the Premier Soccer…
9 million Pfumvudza plots ready
Aaron Charungwa Moyo and Theseus Shambare SMALLHOLDER farmers have prepared more than nine million Pfumvudza/Intwasa plots in preparation for the 2023/2024 summer cropping season. This represents a threefold increase in…
I worked with Chitepo’s younger brother
CDE JOSIAH RADOKA (JR), whose nom de guerre was Joe Tawengwa, joined the war of liberation when he was still young. This week, he begins his story by chronicling to…
Harnessing the grassroots
Dr Obert Mpofu THERE are but very few fulfilling things in this life. The ability to be in touch with the people — the real people who believe in the…
Chevrons for Sri Lanka tour
Brandon Moyo in BULAWAYO DESPITE facing suspension from the International Cricket Council (ICC), Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will continue playing the international game and kick off their 2024 season with…
Use of weather apps in farming
Peter Gambara THE summer cropping season in Zimbabwe normally starts around mid-November. But with November having come to an end last week, farmers continue wondering when they are likely to…
Behold the season of restoration
Pauline Matanda “HE will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.” — Job 8:21 Job felt God had deserted him. The sad episodes…
Sesame: A cheap export crop
WORD FROM THE MARKET Cliff Chiduku SESAME has become a crucial crop in Zimbabwe in recent years, contributing significantly to the country’s economic well-being and providing livelihoods for many farmers.…
‘Afford all students access to tertiary education’
Ray Bande recently in Nyanga THE high number of students graduating at tertiary institutions is the outcome of Government’s deliberate effort to afford more citizens access to higher education, which…
Woman gives birth to 44 children
MARIAM NABATANZI was just 13 when she became mother of her first set of twins. By the time she was 36, she had given birth to 42 more babies, whom…











