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- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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Uncle Steve: A life well-lived
When I joined The Sunday Mail as a cub reporter in 2008, I immediately sought to find myself a niche, something that would guarantee me a byline every week.
There was no shortage of talent at the then Garikai Mazara-led Entertainment Desk; talk of Robert Mukondiwa, Godwin Muzari, Mirirai Nsingo and Grace Shamu. There was no way a greenhorn like me would be able to make an immediate impact.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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Stephen Joel Chifunyise: A cultural giant
STEPHEN Joel Chifunyise can only be described as a cultural giant. Internationally and in Africa, Zambia in particular, he loomed large.
Chifunyise was an arts and culture polymath. This means he performed many different roles with distinction and displayed a variety of talents. Some are better known than others.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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First Lady gets lofty continental post
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was recently voted vice president of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) in recognition of her philanthropic work and assistance to the less privileged in Zimbabwe.
She was appointed following an election during the ongoing 23rd OAFLAD’s General Assembly meeting, which ran concurrently with the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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Private audit firms for Command Agric
Government is looking at ways of making Command Agriculture more efficient and effective and will be engaging the private sector and financial institutions to ascertain what role they can play in strengthening auditing structures of the scheme, a senior Government official has revealed.
The engagement of private audit firms is likely to help reduce default rate.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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Investing in luck at betting houses
AT a cybercafé somewhere in Harare’s central business district, stone-faced male and female clients are glued to their computers.
It is mid-morning on a weekday and the cybercafé’s computers are all occupied.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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To publish or not to?
It’s common cause that if you choose not to tell your own story, someone will do it for you and sell to the whole world that which he wants it to believe about you, which leaves you at high risk of losing your relevance and incurring serious economic damage.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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Lest we forget: Women of the struggle
Tomorrow, Zimbabwe celebrates National Heroes Day, an important day on the national calendar to honour the gallant sons and daughters of the soil who made extraordinary sacrifices to liberate the country from white minority rule.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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Chinyasikana, a child eating cave
AS we grew up in Marange or Bocha, Manicaland, the mythical story of how a cave in Chinyasikana Mountain collapsed and buried alive “ill-mannered children” who were playing house fascinated us.
The riveting tale, which was often retold after a spate of supernatural happenings were encountered at this mountain pass, stood the test of time as it was passed from generation to generation.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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‘We still need to do more’
As the country determinedly seeks to empower women, Government is already actively considering a Constitutional amendment that will extend the women’s quota in Parliament. Currently, Section 124 of the Constitution provides for the proportional representation of women in Parliament by reserving 60 additional non-constituency seats for female legislators. However, the clause expires in 2023. At a recent Zanu-PF Women’s League National Assembly meeting, President Emmerson Mnangagwa indicated that Government was considering extending the clause. The Sunday Mail Gender and Community Affairs Editor Fatima Bulla recently talked to Zanu-PF’s secretary for women’s affairs and Senate president Cde Mabel Chinomona on the proposed extension and the way forward.
- SundayMail
- August 11, 2019
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‘We won’t brook violent demos’
Government will not brook unlawful demonstrations as law enforcement agents stand ready to resolutely safeguard the peace and tranquillity that currently exists in the country, Home Affairs and Culture Heritage Minister Cain Mathema has said.