Life can never be weighted, even with gold
“A united family eats from the same plate.”
So says a proverb from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda (Uganda).
It might as well encapsulate values held by most, if not all Africans.
We have people’s concerns at heart: Zanu-PF
Deliberations at the annual indaba of the ruling party scheduled for Goromonzi, Mashonaland East, this week will mainly focus on “challenges facing the country”, particularly prices of basic commodities and improving people’s standards of living, Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu has said.
Boxing’s judgment night
BESIDES being a former boxing champion, he is also a lawyer and a member of the Zimbabwe National Boxing Board of Control who does some sparring sessions during his free time, just to keep in shape.
But this time around, 40-year-old Modicai “Big Fish” Donga — a former Zimbabwe super welterweight champion who retired from the sport in 2011 — is back to some serious training for a “big purpose”.
Wife-beating sometimes justified: Study
About one in four African women — and even more African men — say wife-beating is at least sometimes justified, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey.
Milestone investment law imminent
After instituting reforms that saw the country move 15 places up global rankings that measure the ease of doing business this year, Government is on the cusp of another major milestone as the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill now awaits Presidential assent, it has been learnt.
Chasi spells out terms for Zesa board
IT will no longer be business as usual for boards under the purview of the Ministry of Energy and Power Development, as Government is crafting a raft of measures to monitor their performance including subjecting them to routine public scrutiny.
Women, youths can change Africa — Dr Mwanawasa
Zambia’s former First Lady, Dr Maureen Mwanawasa, believes women and youth can transform the continent through agriculture and entrepreneurship.
Behold, the return of the Injiva
THE boys and girls are slowly trooping back into town. It is that time of the year when Zimbabweans living outside the country make a beeline for their motherland to join families and friends in festivities.
With millions of Zimbabweans working and living in virtually every corner of the globe, the country’s ports of entry will be hives of activity as those living in foreign lands troop home.
Culpable homicide in road accident cases
ACCORDING to the law, every person who kills another, whether deliberately or accidentally, is liable to be prosecuted for committing a criminal offence.
ZBC to pay artistes $600K in outstanding royalties
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) will soon pay local artistes more than $600 000 in outstanding royalties that it owes them, a Cabinet Minister has said.











