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- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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Serving in Ian Smith’s Rhodesian Airforce
AS the country inches towards Unity Day signed on December 22, 1987 when Zanu and Zapu put civil hostilities in the Matabeleland and Midlands provinces aside, bringing peace to the country which we enjoy up to this day, Garikai Mazara sat down with Robin Bale Smith, now a farmer in Banket, and spoke about his days serving in Ian Smith’s Rhodesian Airforce. The 1987 Unity Accord was not the first time that enemies were coming together on a peace mission as in 1979, the Lancaster House Agreement brought hostilities between the Patriotic Front and Rhodesia to an end after a protracted 15-year-old “bush war”. But what was it like to fight the “bush war” on the Rhodesian front?
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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‘Nervous’ Osaka feels the heat
As the world’s highest-paid sportswoman and a three-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka is no stranger to the spotlight, but ahead of the release of her personalised range of apparel…
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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The curse of big brains and small sense
BEING the youngest of the brood was an inexorably ignominious curse for the Bishop. It meant he had to be at everyone’s beck and call, even for the most menial…
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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Salaries to be restored to 2018 levels
CIVIL servants’ salaries will, by June 2021, be restored to the United States dollar value that they stood at during the multi-currency era as Government continues to reform and grow the economy, a Cabinet Minister has said.
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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Djokovic wants Aussie crowd back
World number one Novak Djokovic said he hopes fans will be allowed to turn up in numbers for the Australian Open in January even though spectators are still barred from…
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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What is fintech?
Fintech” refers to any technology that automates and facilitates access to financial services. Companies in fintech provide people with bank accounts, loans, insurance, investments, and more, entirely online and often…
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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Diabetes a ticking time bomb in Africa
Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Prof Andre Pascal Kengne and Charles Shey Wiysonge DIABETES is a serious, chronic condition that affects the lives and well-being of individuals, families and societies globally. It…
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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Pfumvudza preps douse veld fires
Muchaneta Chimuka This year veld fires have not been as raging, prevalent and destructive as they were in the past eight years, and this is due to an unlikely reason.…
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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Forex challenges scuttle HIV targets
Foreign currency shortages affected Government’s target to suppress the viral load in 90 percent of people living with HIV who are on anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment by the end of this year.
- SundayMail
- November 22, 2020
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China’s role in reshaping the world
Nancy Chabata THE year 2020 ends on an extraordinary low as the world battles the global Covid-19 pandemic that has consumed economies and prospects for much of the year, with…