Economic sovereignty and the battle for Zimbabwe’s sugar industry
Marshal Ndlela ZIMBABWE stands at a historic economic crossroads. At a time when global commodity volatility, food security concerns and economic sovereignty have become central pillars of national security, the…
Mat South communities must lead the fight against veld fires
MATABELELAND South is once again staring down a familiar and dangerous enemy – veld fires. The numbers alone should be enough to shock communities into action. More than 44 000…
Sista2Sista Magic: 10 girls in Matobo are stitching a future free from exploitation
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] ON any given afternoon, the air at Simphane Business Centre in Ward 4, Matobo district carries the scent of warm scones and ambition. Behind a makeshift stall…
Beitbridge farmers turn goat rearing into profitable business
Thupeyo Muleya, [email protected] A quiet but significant shift is taking place in Beitbridge’s communal areas, where farmers are moving away from keeping goats mainly for cultural purposes and prestige, and…
Drawn in Berlin: The strange borders that shaped Africa
Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some…
SA braces for shutdown amid immigration row
THE anti-illegal-immigration group March and March said it will proceed with its planned national shutdown on 30 June 2026. While the deadline for illegal immigrants to leave South Africa is…
Thousands of Malawians flee as anti-immigrant tensions rise in South Africa
MORE than 3 000 Malawians, including hundreds of children, are staying in an open field in South Africa’s port city of Durban, after fleeing what they described as escalating anti-immigrant…
US cracks down on birth tourism, revokes hundreds of visas of Africans
THE Trump administration says it has dismantled organised birth tourism networks spanning Africa and Europe, revoking hundreds of visas as Washington intensifies efforts to curb what it considers abuse of…
Nswazi marks historic first graduation since independence
Nothando Zondo, [email protected] FOR many years, life in Nswazi in Umzingwane district has moved at its own steady pace, with opportunities for young people often limited. Days would pass quietly,…
Culture & hope take centre stage at Gwanda Prison celebrations
Chronicle Writer THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) in Matabeleland South recently held belated Culture Day celebrations at Gwanda Farm Prison in Mopane, bringing together inmates, officers and the…











