Diaspora plays invaluable role in Zim’s development

Speech by ZANU PF National Political Commissar Cde Munyaradzi Machacha in a virtual address to a gathering of Zimbabweans living in China. The meeting was organised by the party’s Far…

Government’s urban renewal plan sets Zimbabwe on a path to modern cities

GOVERNMENT’S decision to pursue a comprehensive Urban Policy under the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) marks a timely and necessary intervention in Zimbabwe’s development trajectory. For decades, the condition of…

COMMENT: Donald Trump’s Venezuela gamble echoes the hubris of Iraq

Christopher Rhodes FOR many years before becoming president, Donald Trump openly criticised the George W Bush administration over its decision to launch the war on Iraq. Yet today, in his…

COMMENT: Uniform, fees fights must end, children come first

For years now, the opening of schools in Zimbabwe has been accompanied by the same weary argument: the fight over uniforms. Each January and now each new term, parents brace…

‘Sudan’s challenges require African solutions’

Ambassador Ibrahim Elsheikh On January 1, 1956, Sudan got its independence. It is considered one of the first countries to gain independence on the continent. Now it marks the 70th…

Zvitsva reignites debate on serial killers, rapists

Emmanuel Kafe Features Writer THEY do not arrive with horns or warning signs, but politely sit quietly in our midst and move through daily life unnoticed. Then a body is…

Guruve terror threatens regional harvest

Muchaneta Chimuka THE arrest of suspected murderer and serial killer, Anymore Zvitsva, has brought a fragile sense of relief to Mashonaland Central – a province better known for its fertile…

Police officer discovers crime doesn’t pay

THERE are criminals who are unlucky, criminals who are careless and then there are criminals who appear determined to audition for a comedy special. This week’s Mampara of the Week…

CHIMURENGA CHRONICLES: I abandoned education to join the liberation struggle

He was a bright student at primary school in Chivhu and at Mzingwane High School in Matabeleland South. But with a promising future in academia before him, he chose the…

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