© AT 24, Nyasha Mbizvo has had the opportunity of rubbing shoulders with the heavyweights of the United Arab Emirates, in a very unique but proud way. [GoogleAd] Although she was not born royal, the Zimbabwean had the honour of cooking for royal families and their inner circle at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi,…
© ZIMBABWE has started using a generic version of the latest HIV/Aids drug that can improve and prolong the lives of people who suffer severe side effects and resistance to other treatments. [GoogleAd] A generic of Dolutegravir (DTG), first approved in the United States in 2013, is to start being given to people living with…
© TWENTY FIVE years ago, Harare was turned into a war zone when irate members of the public torched a police car and went on a looting frenzy. [GoogleAd] The orgy was sparked by the shooting incident in which police fired at a moving taxi along George Silundika but the shot missed and ricocheted —…
© WE are encouraged that the Education Amendment Bill explicitly entitles every child to “basic State-funded education,” including from early childhood to lower secondary education. The amended Act should provide the basis for Zimbabwe to guarantee the right to free education. [GoogleAd] We therefore remain concerned that the Bill does not explicitly eliminate fees for…
© Bees, honey and pollen are referenced in nearly every major scripture and culture, the Jewish and Christian bibles and Moslem Quran. [GoogleAd] Every year the honey produced by bees is different because it all depends on which plants the bees decided to visit.. In that case, it therefore means, the bee is responsible for…
© CHURCH leaders in Zimbabwe have called on the international community to lift economic sanctions against the country, to ease the burden on ordinary Zimbabwean citizens. They also announced plans to host a National Convention later this year to “seek practical solutions” to the country’s continuing crisis. [Adz] A statement issued by the Zimbabwe Heads of…
University of Zimbabwe lecturer Memory Chirere is one Zimbabwean writer who is comfortable writing across the major languages of English and Shona. Chirere, who has published short stories in No More Plastic Balls (1999), A Roof to Repair (2000), Writing Still (2003) and Creatures Great and Small (2005) also has a number of short story…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa once said “ukabuda muZanu, unosvava seshizha rabva pana mai varo”, literally meaning life is difficult outside the ruling party. [GoogleAd] True to his statement, many bigwigs booted out of the ruling party are struggling to make ends meet outside Zanu PF, with most of them going back, cap in hand, begging…
© OVER the years, the Harare City Council (HCC) has been conducting various research studies on how best the city can improve on its water quality. Notwithstanding these efforts, none of the findings have been implemented. [GoogleAd] The Community Water Alliance (CWA) is now demanding answers. CWA chairperson Hildaberta Rwambiwa this week challenged Harare mayor…
© THE country is losing its only remaining hope of salvaging its economy. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe was once southern Africa’s breadbasket and one of the continent’s most promising economies. Today, the nation has become a basket case with no end in sight to its economic woes. Agriculture output has plunged, and it could drop further amid…
