Practical solutions to growing threat of extreme heat in Southern Africa

Professor Jerome Amir Singh and Dr Caradee Wright Extreme heat is not just uncomfortable weather — it is becoming a serious threat to health, jobs and food security across Southern…

Chibuku, the big book that quenched a continent’s thirst

Daimon Phiri Features Correspondent Every Zimbabwean knows the ritual: lift the container, shake it hard, tear the corner, and gulp. Shake-shake. However, not many people know that the name Chibuku…

Watching fastest path to growth

Arthur Marara Point Blank In the brackish mangroves of Southeast Asia, young archerfish face a daunting challenge. They are born with the instinct to hunt, but not with the skill.…

Dress the way you want to be addressed

Rutendo Gwatidzo Changing Perspectives He walked into the boardroom five minutes early with a laptop in his hand. The purpose of the meeting had been communicated, and the strategy clearly…

When visionaries fail to prepare heirs: The silent collapse of family empires

Dr Grace Musandirire Building Generational Wealth One of the greatest tragedies in building generational wealth is when a visionary successfully builds an empire but fails to prepare the next generation…

Face the uncomfortable truth when praying

Salima Mangani A few months ago, I found myself on my knees, face pressed to the floor, begging God to strip away every worldly desire that still had its claws…

Spare a thought for the midwife who makes it possible

Fadzayi Maposah Correspondent I was having lunch with a few ladies and somehow the conversation drifted to child birth. One of them had started by saying that she could not…

Orthopaedic camp eases trauma surgery backlog

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke in GWERU THE ongoing orthopaedic surgical camp at Gweru Provincial Hospital is helping clear a growing backlog of trauma-related cases, with dozens of patients receiving life-changing operations for…

Midlands hosts inaugural provincial skills fair

Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau THE inaugural Midlands Provincial Skills Fair has started at Chaplin High School in Gweru, as the country’s push towards an innovation-led, industrialised economy gains momentum. The…

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