CHIMURENGA CHRONICLES: Harsh treatment of blacks prompted me to join the war

He is one of the nine comrades famously known for blowing up the Salisbury fuel tanks in December 1978, a defining moment in Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle. Throughout the war of…

New dawn for lithium supply chain in Zim, Africa

Dr Michael Musanzikwa The recent ban on lithium concentrates by the Government of Zimbabwe ushered in a new era of future resources and green revolution for the 21st century. The…

COMMUNION: It is a strange Holy Week that feels like the apocalypse

Communion with Bishop Lazarus  Today marks the beginning of the most sacred week on the Christian calendar — Holy Week — through which we remember the egregious persecution, torture, crucifixion…

Zim vs South Africa: Pension numbers that flip the story

Tawanda Musarurwa CHECK POINT DESK NEARLY half of Zimbabwe’s pension funds are inactive, a figure that may seem alarming at first glance, but a look at South Africa tells a…

Independence Day celebrations spur development across provinces

Emmanuel Kafe FOR decades after independence in 1980, Zimbabwe’s main Independence Day celebrations were largely confined to the capital, Harare, with the National Sports Stadium hosting the annual commemorations. While…

Entrenching stability through Big 5 bank notes

Persistence Gwanyanya The introduction of higher-denomination Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) banknotes and reintroduction of ZiG coins by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) next week, on April 7, coincides with a…

POINT BLANK: Iran can help Zim process its minerals

In recent years, Zimbabwe and Iran have been working on expanding cooperation in key sectors including agriculture, mining, pharmaceuticals and energy, where joint ventures and technology transfer are expected to…

Transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity: Why UN declaration matters

Professor Kwasi Konadu The resolution passed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on May 25, 2026 seeking recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity”…

We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives

George Monbiot The fate of environmentalists is to spend their lives trying not to be proved right. Vindication is what we dread. But there is one threat that haunts me…

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