The Jonasis among us. . .Why Zimbos love The Polygamist

Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter WHEN all is said and done, different people love Netflix hit series The Polygamist for different reasons. Some just love the fact that, in the…

Informal traders set for major shake-up

Vusumuzi Dube, Deputy Radar Editor A MAJOR overhaul of informal trading in Bulawayo is looming after the local authority approved a raft of measures aimed at creating more trading space,…

Mkhululi ‘Mkhays’ Sibanda: Remembering a dedicated scribe

Robin Muchetu, Health and Gender Editor CONDOLENCES continue to pour in for veteran journalist and Sunday News Assistant Editor Mkhululi Sibanda, who passed away on Friday evening after a short…

From sacred shrine to hiker’s paradise

Bruce Ndlovu, Sunday Life Reporter MOUNT Silozwe rises like the head of a bald man in the heart of Matobo National Park. Even within the park, where another great dome…

Commander Mkhays: A journalist for all seasons

Methuseli Moyo JUST on Thursday, I used Mkhululi Sibanda’s Lest We Forget column as a classic example of how to dig information from an interviewee while teaching my Foundation Skills…

Growing calls for formalisation of Bulawayo MSMEs

Judith Phiri, Zimpapers Business Hub THE Government, local authority and various stakeholders have joined forces to encourage Bulawayo’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to formalise, so that they can…

When cattle are currency: Inside Binga’s fight to protect rural wealth from a silent killer

Theseus Mauruki Shambare recently in Binga IN Mankobole Village under Chief Saba in Binga District, a cow is more than livestock. It is a bank account that walks on four…

Ukuthethela: Ancestral ritual of thanksgiving and guidance

Mzala Tom Ukuthethela was done annually in each household. It was done after harvest and after ukubhula amabele (thrashing sorghum). The beer that was used for ukuthethela was made from…

Junior Parliament celebrates over three decades of youth engagement, advocacy

Sunday News Reporter ZIMBABWE’s Junior Parliament has become a significant force having gone far beyond legislative engagement in combating pressing social issues such as drug and substance abuse, an official…

‘A COACH, A MENTOR, A LEGEND’ . . . remembering Roy Barreto

Keutsepile-mang Ndebele Zimbabwean football has lost one of its most respected architects. Coach Roy Barreto passed away a few days ago, leaving behind a career that spanned generations, clubs, and…

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