Breaking the silence: Domestic violence is not a family secret

Pauline T Nenerai, [email protected] Domestic violence has no postcode, no race, and no social class. In living rooms across the world, behind closed doors, families are being torn apart. Husbands…

Comment: Village savings groups transform rural livelihoods

The remarkable success of Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) in Beitbridge West is another reminder that sustainable economic development does not always begin with multi-million-dollar investments. Sometimes it starts…

Over 30 schools, 15 artistes set for inaugural Tshitaudze Heritage Fest

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] Over 30 schools from across Beitbridge District and a youthful lineup of 15 artistes are expected to perform at the inaugural Tshitaudze Heritage Festival, a clear sign…

Forced displacement hits Mat’land projects: As diaspora lifeline comes under pressure

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] For the past decades, the Zimbabwean diaspora in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini has been more than a workforce. It has been a development engine back…

Ebola deaths surpass 1800 as health workers protest unpaid wages

Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak have gone on strike to demand payment of their wages, as aid workers warn the disease is still…

Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says

GENEVA — A powerful El Niño weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity across ‌some of the world’s most vulnerable regions by the…

Development projects gather pace across Umzingwane

Nothando Zondo, [email protected] On a dry winter morning in Ward 7 of Umzingwane, children at Silobi Secondary School are filing into a science laboratory that, until recently, existed only in…

Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say

DUBAI/RIYADH — A proposed deal between Iran and Oman to help end five months of war between Iran and the United States would give ​Tehran control over ships entering the…

From small savings to sustainable livelihoods

Tapson Ndou, [email protected] What began as modest weekly savings contributions in Beitbridge West has grown into a powerful engine for economic empowerment, with hundreds of villagers in Wards 6, 7,…

Red Cross urges international aid as Sudan crisis deepens

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for greater international support for Sudan, saying humanitarian needs are escalating while funding falls far short. “Sudan…