Teen mothers reclaim futures
Fungai Lupande Herald Reporter AT just 13 years old, Memory was still in Grade 3 when she became a mother, in her rural village near the border with Mozambique. Many…
LOOKING BACK: Not enough is being done in the field of mental health
The Herald, 30 July 1994 FOR 38-year-old Matare, life could not be more difficult, but because he is mentally ill and cannot reconcile with his environment. His eyes are sunken,…
Rural Development 8.0 initiative brings hope to communities
Precious Manomano-Herald Reporter As Zimbabwe embarks on the Rural Development 8.0 initiative, communities are filled with hope for a brighter future as the programme aims to enhance food security, boost…
Gambling epidemic hits Africa
An aggressive epidemic is sweeping across Sub-Saharan Africa, and it is not a viral outbreak. It is a silent yet brutally sinister destroyer: gambling addiction. It is tearing apart families,…
Campaign rekindles vision of a borderless Africa
Ivan Zhakata-Features Correspondent A new wind of pan-African revival is sweeping across the continent and it begins not in a government chamber, but on an open road. On August 18,…
Road traffic accidents jump to 28 159 in first six months . . . Harare’s roads the worst death traps
Tawanda Musarurwa and Freeman Razemba THE horrific crash along Seke Road on Tuesday that left 17 people dead, including two pedestrians, has yet again drawn attention to what is increasingly…
War was a relentless test of courage, endurance
This week, Zimpapers’ Politics, Foreign Affairs and Opinions Editor KUDA BWITITI sits down with CDE TOBIAS KANYONGO, whose Chimurenga name was Bomber Chimukwende. Having joined the liberation struggle in 1976,…
Prisons and detention centres as sites of sacrifice
Gibson Mhaka-Zimpapers Politics Hub WHILE Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle is often synonymous with life in the bush, the often-overlooked prisons and detention centres of the Rhodesian era served as equally crucial…
China will remain Zimbabwe’s steadfast partner
IT IS a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Chinese Embassy as we celebrate the 98th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). . .
Spare a thought for armchair coaches and critics
Fadzayi Maposah-Correspondent When I was in college, the Warriors soccer team, then known as the Dream Team, touched our hearts. We loved soccer! We walked to the National Sports Stadium…











