COMMENT – Africa Day: Let’s build our own continental future

Today Zimbabwe and the rest of our continent celebrate Africa Day and the day is far more important than the simple inauguration of the original Organisation of African Unity by…

Moving FOCAC from pledges to projects and from applause to action

Mabasa Sasa For a long time, I have closely followed Africa’s development challenges: how we can achieve sustainable industrialisation, how we can turn political goodwill into tangible economic gains, and…

LOOKING BACK: African unity, 25 years on

The Herald 25 May 1988 WHEN the OAU was established 25 years ago, the founding fathers envisioned an organisation that would unite the continent militarily, politically and economically and one…

Woman turns water struggle into aquaculture success

Theseus Shambare Correspondent IN the farming heartlands of Murehwa District, Mashonaland East province, Gogo Perfennia Kahuni has learnt a hard truth about agriculture: sometimes success does not come from what…

Amendment Bill needs open courage, not hidden doubt

MacDenias Moyo Zimbabwe’s parliamentary voting system, where members openly cast their votes into YES and NO tallies, is not an aberration, but a legitimate democratic practice rooted in transparency and…

Africa rises and shines on global stage

Victoria Ruzvidzo Editor’s Brief Today, Africa reverberates to its rhythmic sounds as joy, pride, exuberance and energy punctuate celebrations across our beautiful continent. It’s Africa Day, which marks a commemoration…

China’s increasing global appeal signals shifting world dynamics

Vicotr K’Onyango In recent years, global public opinion has become an increasingly important lens through which international influence is understood. While governments and institutions often emphasise military strength, trade performance,…

COMMENT: Beyond songs and symbols — The unfinished business of Zim’s total liberation

AS the drumbeats of the 2026 National Culture Month commemorated in Bulawayo on Thursday fade into the gentle winter air, and as our nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the…

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