Empress Betul: Architect of the Battle of Adowa

IBO FOROMA HAD it not been for the lioness-hearted Empress Taitu Betul, most probably the Battle of Adowa might not have occurred (as it did) and the Abyssinian Empire might…

Anger – The danger, its effects and the cure

(Continued from last week)

The long journey to Lancaster

Tjenesani Ntungakwa The long and arduous journey to a free Zimbabwe was definitely not going to be an endless one.

The Big & Small Screen: That’s what friends are for

IN as far as feel good movies are concerned, it does not get any warmer and fuzzier than “The Night Before”; my pick for festive movie of the year 2015.

Promoting tourism through diplomacy

Extra Reporter It was glitz and glamour at the recent Diplomat of the Year Awards in Harare with diplomats from over 45 countries in attendance. The fifth edition of the…

Brief commentary on HIV and Aids

H.E Thabo Mbeki In 2002 a few of us here in South Africa wrote a booklet entitled “Castro Hlongwane…”, and sub-titled it “HIV/Aids and the Struggle for the Humanisation of…

Overcome your grand, petit barriers

I AM blessed to have had the opportunity to visit the vibrant town of Gisenyi that sits on the shores of Lake Kivu. in Rubavu province, Rwanda. Gisenyi is a…

Audit unearths rot at school

Sunday Mail Reporter A Government investigative audit of Rio Tinto Secondary School in Kwekwe has unearthed abuse of funds, flouting of tender procedures and other malpractices that have prejudiced the…

Council cars saga deepens

Investigations Editor THE Harare City Council scandal in which US$100 000 was spent to hire 21 vehicles deepened last week as it emerged that the local authority could have spent…

Oh! What a Sharapova

Shamed star vows to fight back MARIA SHARAPOVA says she is “determined to fight back” after testing positive for meldonium. In a Facebook post that criticised “distorted and exaggerated” reporting,…

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