Our case for a seat on the UN Security Council

Professor Amon Murwira The elections for Zimbabwe’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2027-2028 term are going to take place on Wednesday, June…

Mazowe Dam and the warning beneath Zim’s 17-river emergency

Theseus Mauruki Shambare AT Mazowe Dam, water did not just suddenly disappear. It withdrew slowly. Along the exposed shoreline, cracked earth now marks where water once reached. Irrigation pumps sit…

Africa cannot be silent in the era of digital resurrection

Dr Gift Machengete Imagine bringing the dead back to life. FOR thousands of years, resurrection existed only in the realm of faith, spirituality and divine power. Yet today, humanity stands…

What the world can learn from Africa’s management of climate volatility

Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi The United States’ retreat from aspects of global climate and health leadership has exposed the risk Africa took in relying on external funding for these projects. When the…

District assistants were predominantly black people who worked for the regime

Last week, CDE SIMON MTETWA detailed his journey to Mozambique, the rigours of military training and his eventual deployment back to Zimbabwe. In this week’s instalment, Cde Mtetwa, who used…

2026 is a turning point for Africa

Egountchi Behanzin Celebrated every May 25 since 1963, Africa Day marks the founding act of continental unity. IN 2026, between real achievements and persistent challenges, it remains as much a…

Africa’s brain drain in health sector is rooted in colonial history

Damica Sims Africa has a challenge to retain the health workers it needs. THE World Health Organisation estimates a global shortfall of 11 million health workers by 2030, with Africa…

Competing narratives: Development momentum and the battle for Zimbabwe’s image

Dorothy Sithole As Zimbabwe pushes ahead with infrastructure development, industrialisation and investment promotion under the Second Republic, a parallel contest continues to unfold in the information space — one between…

Mwana waAmai: A haunting mirror of silenced wounds

Remember Deketeke-Book Review There are novels one reads and forgets, and there are those that linger painfully in the conscience long after the final page has been turned. “Mwana waAmai”…

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