Bulawayo’s wake-up call on building regulations

The recent spate of fires in Bulawayo’s central business district (CBD) has finally prompted the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to take drastic action — evacuating three buildings deemed unsafe for…

Ericah Gwetai on literature, legacy and her own voice beyond Yvonne Vera

Mbulelo Mpofu, Sunday Life Reporter BULAWAYO matriarchs today join the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day where they reflect on their social, economic, cultural and political achievements.…

RBZ betting on transparency to break the cycle of mistrust

Business Reporter THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has released an independently audited statement of the country’s reserve assets, confirming a total valuation of US$1,187 billion (ZiG 30,84 billion) as…

Mushroom magic: Pumula North’s journey to agribusiness prosperity

Judith Phiri, Business Reporter WHAT started as a community agricultural and livelihood initiative in Bulawayo’s Pumula North suburb has turned into a flourishing mushroom enterprise, empowering smallholder farmers and fostering…

Efforts to empower women, youths bearing fruit — President

Zvamaida Murwira, Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT efforts to empower women and youths, as well as improve service delivery and domesticate mineral value chains beneficiation, are “yielding positive results”, President Mnangagwa has…

Claiming the gold: Women carve their place in Zim’s tobacco economy

Theseus Shambare, Features Writer  THE auctioneer’s rhythmic chant bounced across the cavernous tobacco auction floors on Wednesday as buyers inspected bale after bale of Zimbabwe’s prized golden leaf. Farmers stood…

29 years later, Plumtree Nursing School set to open

Mthabisi Tshuma, [email protected] CLOSE to three decades after its construction, the Plumtree Nursing School is finally set to open its doors before the end of this year in a development…

Mastering phrasal verbs

SOME common O-level vocabulary words. The goal is to pass an English examination, unnecessarily to chat with your friends. This is meant to help students tackle vocabulary, especially when using…

From Makokoba to the world stage: The rise of boxing star Donga

THE name Modicai Donga resonates with Bulawayo and Zimbabwe boxing having been one of the best talents to emerge in the last 30 years. To many, he was the next…

The Difficult Room

When my first-born son was developing through the stages as an infant, he took his time. He didn’t begin walking until he was around one year and three months old.…

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