© Seventeen-year-old Tanya Moyo (not her real name), who has been living on the streets for the past two years, says her menstruation days are the worst in her life. She also suffers period pain. [GoogleAd] “I usually use newspapers or rags when I’m lucky, but unfortunately, I do not have anything to help me…
© IT’S NOT every day one hears firebrand Zanu PF youth leader Lewis Matutu speaking in undercurrents towards a national subject. It’s not every day that you hear people like Zanu PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu begging wives of Zimbabwe’s two strongest political protagonists to wade into the affairs of a country….
© SHE is only 17, but her story does not befit someone of her age. With some of her agemates still at school, she was forced out of education after she was impregnated by a 25-year school leaver when she had just turned 16. [GoogleAd] Upon learning that Nolwazi Nkiwane was expecting, her boyfriend, Zibusiso…
© OUTSPOKEN Zengeza West MDC MP Job Sikhala has been in the news lately for a number of reasons. Our reporter Blessings Mashaya sat down with the legislator for a wide ranging interview. Below are excerpts of the interview. [GoogleAd] Q: You were recently elected the MDC vice chairperson, how did you settle into your…
© Bread prices have gone up astronomically. Very few can still afford it. Consequently, many in urban areas have turned to traditional foods such as sweet potatoes or baking buns if and when there is electricity, which is now also a very scarce commodity. [GoogleAd] In a bid to counter bread shortages, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu…
© PARDON Chitongo was at his uncle’s residence along Chiremba Road in Epworth, witnessing tussles between police and citizens during the January fuel hike protests. [GoogleAd] Cops and soldiers, armed to the teeth, were patrolling the streets firing at the mobs as the security forces sought to control rowdy protesters. Some people ran into the…
© WHEN some civil rights groups proposed that children as young as 10 be allowed to get contraceptives at clinics, the proposal divided opinion. [GoogleAd] Very few people had a clear appreciation of what was transpiring on the ground, what led to such an “outrageous” call. Just a visit to Epworth will give one an…
© YEMURAYI Chinyande is a social entrepreneur whose passion for societal impact saw her taking up a male dominated career in technology. [GoogleAd] She wants to make a difference by facilitating the delivery of innovative, disruptive technologies while mentoring young girls to have a clear sense of purpose and direction. Sprouting from Masvingo in Chivi,…
© India leads a cast of at least 20 countries that have confirmed participation for this year’s edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo. [GoogleAd] The World Tourism Expo —an annual Tourism Trade Fair organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority — runs from September 12 to 14,2019 at the ZITF Exhibition Center in Bulawayo. It…
© In a recent article headlined: The curse of November. Are we paying for the sins?, I introduced the subject of Zanu struggles-within-the-struggle and demonstrated that parallel to our liberation struggle against colonialism, there were gun battles within Zanu, to outdo each other in the contestation for power. [GoogleAd] In this two part series, I…
