CROSSING the Mediterranean Sea 18 years ago in search of greener pastures, it never occurred to Shamiso Machaya that one day she would return to Zimbabwe and be instrumental in the country’s infrastructural development. Back then, little did she know that a venture which started as a mere carpentry business, building kitchens for the diaspora…
© ENDOMETRIOSIS is a devastating, painful gynaecological disease that affects women all over the world, with research showing that in every 10 women, one has the condition. [GoogleAd] Endometriosis occurs when the tissue that is similar to the lining of the uterus grows in other places throughout a woman’s body, presenting intense debilitating symptoms with pelvic…
© BORN in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in various countries due to her globetrotting United Nations diplomatic parents, Mary-Anne Mandishona is now a successful green innovations entrepreneur who is driven to empower young women across Africa. Carrying her global citizen spirit within her, the green innovations champion spent her childhood in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, the…
© THE overarching story of the about-to-end year has been the floundering economy, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting Zim- babwe’s economy will contract by 6,5 percent. Many companies struggled to stay afloat and not surprisingly according to Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) industrial capacity utilisation dropped to be- low 40 percent due to…
© IMAGINE guns blazing away and bombs exploding everywhere, the smell of death pervading the air, with no hope of seeing the next day. For Frank Imani, the fear of death saw him embark on a journey down south from his Cameroon home, where Boko Haram rebels were breathing fire and baying for citizens’ blood….
© THE year 2019 began on a sad note as nationwide protests rocked the country following steep fuel price hikes. The protests resulted in massive violations of human rights, with 17 people killed and more than 85 injured. One of the key organisations that documented the human rights violations was the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO…
© THE festive season is once again upon us and we would like to thank the Almighty for keeping us safe the whole year. The year 2019 has not been an easy one, with prices of basically everything going up, others even ten-fold while inflation continues to erode workers’ salaries, which have been rendered worthless….
© THE ongoing doctors’ strike that started over 100 days ago has seen the birth of a new union, the Progressive Doctors Association of Zimbabwe (PDAZ). While the organisation says it is tired of doing nothing as people die in public hospitals, allegations are that the union was formed and is funded by the government…
© COMING face to face with real problems children face in communities, it dawned on Francisca Barbara Matsanga that poverty is a multifaceted challenge that leaves children as primary victims of the scourge. Being engaged by the Public Service, Labour and Social Wel- fare ministry as provincial manager for poverty alleviation in Chipinge and Marondera…
© GROWING up in a society that never gave females an opportunity to make decisions about their lives in a dormitory town where crime and societal ills outweighed the good, Ekenia Chifamba had dreams of self-emancipation and changing the world. [GoogleAd] Trading her well-paying job as a banker to join a girl’s rights advocacy organisation many…
