Explainer: Understanding the burden of breast cancer in Zim
Sifelani Tsiko-Fact Check Editor Every October, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to run campaigns recognising Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Various organisations, both Government-run and private, will conduct wellness…
Rain-making ceremony rebirth strengthens community bonds
Ivan Zhakata-Features Correspondent AS the first whispers of the rainy season begin to stir in the skies above Goromonzi, drums and traditional songs echo through the sprawling farmlands. Smoke rises…
Fear of stigma drives infant HIV infections in Gokwe
Victor Maphosa-Herald Reporter A DEEP-SEATED fear of stigma is preventing pregnant women from accessing essential health services in Gokwe South District, leading to a concerning rise in home deliveries and…
Zim rewrites agricultural story
Theseus Shambare-Features Writer TWO decades ago, empty silos and parched fields symbolised Zimbabwe’s struggle to feed itself. Today, green belts of wheat, glistening irrigation canals, fish ponds and livestock herds…
Mother’s fight for justice for son lost to reckless policing
Fidelis Munyoro The sun was beginning to set over Harare’s bustling Chinhoyi Street on April 17, 2017, as Patricia Dengezi sat on the pavement feeding her one-year-old son, Lesley Chitanda.…
Of spring, purple jacaranda plumage
Caroline Washaya-Moyo-Correspondent It is that time of year again when you feel the changes in weather and witness the subsequent colourful plumage of plants. Spring is the transitional season between…
Zim’s first female open prison rewrites the story of incarceration
Ivan Zhakata-Features Correspondent Beyond the dusty roads of Marondera, nestled in a quiet part of town, stands a correctional institution unlike any other in Africa. From the outside, it could…
MOTIVATION: Grow through garbology
What you call waste is someone’s wealth. What we often throw away could be the thing that holds the seed of transformation.
BUSE Industrial Park assembles laptops, phones
Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau When President Mnangagwa mooted the idea of establishing innovation hubs and industrial parks at universities, his vision was clear: higher learning institutions had to go…











