FREEZE FRAME: ZIMBABWE SHIVERS AS COLD SNAP BITES HARD: Sniffles, shivers and swollen chests as winter strikes full force
Moreblessing Ncube BULAWAYO has turned into an icebox and the rest of the country is not spared either. As a brutal cold spell tightens its grip on Zimbabwe, residents are…
COMMENT: Nip it in the bud as school boys turn Cowdray Park into a war zone
IT started with an argument. It escalated into a full-blown stoning spree that turned Cowdray Park Secondary School into a battlefield. Five uniformed boys, who should have been in class…
COMMENT: A model the world should learn from
THE visit to the Kasibo Wetland Project during COP15 has been nothing short of inspiring. Delegates from over 170 countries witnessed first-hand how a once-neglected wetland in Hwange District has…
EDITORIAL : Tobacco value addition must benefit farmers
ZIMBABWE’S tobacco farmers have produced and sold just over 350 million kilogrammes this year, a dramatic increase on the old record set in 2023 and have been paid around US$1,165…
UMBONO: Asiqapheleni ingozi zomlilo ngesikhathi somqando
SIPHAKATHI kwesikhathi somqando njalo kuyonale iviki umqando ubemkhulu endaweni ezehlukeneyo zelizwe lokho okubangela ukuthi abantu badinge indlela ezehlukeneyo zokuba bakhudumale. Kubalulekile ukuthi umuntu azivikele emqandweni ngoba angekela ukwenza njalo uyabhekana…
Second Republic’s vision breeds economic revival
Jimmy Murwira WHEN President Mnangagwa took office in 2017, he promised a new era of inclusive development under the Second Republic.
Beyond the battlefield: The enduring scars and unfolding legacy of Zimbabwe’s female freedom fighters
Gibson Mhaka, Zimpapers Politics Hub THE iconic song “Kubuhlungu Emoyeni” (It breaks the soul) by the Light Machine Gun (LMG) Choir which was set up by the late Vice-President, Dr…
Maloya lizaloyisa amasela . . .!
KULOMLAYO okuncwadi engcwele ongomunye wemithetho elitshumi othi ungatshontshi. Kukanti labadala bayatsho ukuthi akuqili lazikhotha emhlane. Emhlubulweni wakithi emaNdebeleni izakhamizi zemaphandleni sezithwele qatha ngokuntshontshelwa izifuyo. Amasela akhona kawakhethi, athatha zonke nje…
From boyhood to manhood: Things that make men melt
Pastor Sikhumbuzo Dube, [email protected] A MAN’S machismo can be so powerful that it paralyses his very being. It can weaken what he should be and turn him into something he…
The diasporic identity: A culture of its own?
Nick Mangwana Government Up Close This week, I’m taking a departure from our usual policy-focused discussions to explore a more socio-cultural topic that has been triggered by recent events and…











