Gukurahundi initiative breaks decades of silence
Gibson Mhaka–Zimpapers Politics Hub FOR decades, the word “Gukurahundi” was whispered — a phantom limb of history that throbbed with unaddressed pain. The issue remained a deeply sensitive and unspoken…
A GRAND PARTY FOR THE AGES
THE Doek & Slay all-women’s parties continue to grow with the number of women who are attending exploding by each passing event. We have seen the numbers grow and on…
Serious dialogue needed on tobacco farming challenges
Obert Chifamba-Agri-Insight THE 2025 tobacco marketing season recently ended on a high note. It was a season characterised by record-breaking volumes of the golden leaf, hence the subsequent sale of…
Putin & Trump . . . Red carpet for a new world order
Sergey Poletaev What really when down in Alaska’s Anchorage summit last Friday may not have produced a deal, but it marked the collapse of the old Western narrative. The meeting…
Co-creating Africa’s brighter future: A new era of partnership at TICAD 9
Shigeru Ishiba-Japan Prime Minister Twenty-five years ago, in 2000, I visited Senegal for the first time, marking my initial steps into Africa. I was overwhelmed by the dynamism of young…
COMMENT: Celebrities’ careers at the mercy of social media cheerleaders
THE past week had two of the popular female “influencers”, who have made their names in music, facing legal problems over things said on social media.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: President sets pace for Sadc trajectory
SADC rotates its chairperson every year, ensuring that different perspectives and priorities are explored along with the standard work of chairing the regional community.
‘Our duty to build strong, prosperous Sadc’
We publish here a speech delivered by outgoing Sadc Chairperson President Mnangagwa at the 45th Sadc Summit of Heads of State and Government in Antananarivo, Madagascar yesterday










