Zimbabwe has no dictator

Obi Egbuna Jr On September 10, 2015, Foreign Policy Magazine published an op-ed entitled, “When Dictators Die: The World’s Dictators are aging but democracy shouldn’t be too quick to rejoice”. The…

Dr Muzenda’s dying wish

Hon Josiah Hungwe Dr Simon Vengesai Muzenda was my nephew, his mother and I were related, both being of the Hungwe totem. However, I only got to know Dr Muzenda…

Chanetsa chieftancy reinstated

Noah Pito On May 27 this year – 65 years after the Chanetsa chieftaincy was reduced to headman status by the colonial regime – President Robert Mugabe appointed Headman Adam…

Role of family in attaining peace

Flora Teckie Baha’i Faith As we celebrated the International Day of Peace on September 21, let us reflect on the role of family in bringing about peace.  The family lays the…

Chamber wants electricity, royalty tweak

Business Reporter THE Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (COMZ) contends that a review of the current electricity tariffs that are levied on gold producers, including a comprehensive review of royalties,…

Try betting on women-led companies

JASON Baron uses an unusual metric for sizing up stocks: women. From his perch at US Trust in Boston, Baron works in a small but growing part of the money-management business…

A day at Chief Zihute’s court

Tendai Chara Hordes of people could be seen milling around Zihute Hall, an old but well-maintained white building at Murehwa Centre in Mashonaland East province. Among those present were people…

Lies which cost the wedding

Tendai Mbirimi Bridal Writer His/her deceit only lives to tell the tale until truth sets in to set the record straight, usually soon after the wedding. No matter how pretty a lemon…

Pupils to pay building levy for teachers houses

Bulawayo Bureau THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will next year introduce a building levy on school pupils to raise funds for the construction of teachers’ houses. In an interview…

There is a new sheriff in town. . . and no donor flag in sight

Inconvenient Youth with Umntanakhe Taura (IYUT) Inconvenient Youth with Umntanakhe Taura (IYUT) correspondents in Ntepe Village in Gwanda reports that the Minister of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, Honourable Patrick…

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