IT took six months for Murombedzi Kuchera to accept that his child, Masimba Lovemore had been born visually impaired; this because his first born child Ngenyasha was paralysed. Murombedzi who is a member of the clergy with the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe and his wife Betty admit they could not believe that while…
AS THE eagerly-anticipated MDC congress looms large, alliances, vitriol and realignments are taking centre stage in the country’s largest opposition movement. Deputy Chief Writer Tendai Kamhungira speaks to respected secretary-general of the 20 year-old party Douglas Mwonzora who is touted as one of the officials set to challenge interim leader Nelson Chamisa for the presidency….
THE heat is on in the MDC where fearful bigwigs have forged alliances with their would-be rivals for posts at the party’s looming congress which could usher in a new breed of politicians in the country’s largest opposition party. Aware that nothing is guaranteed in politics, the bigwigs seeking to retain their positions or snatch…
CECILIA Majanyuke flips through the pages of her passport everytime it is stamped by immigration officials. She pays particular attention to the number of free pages in her travelling document — for it is a lifeline and precious tool to always have in neat shape — because that passport also defines the future. [GoogleAd] Majanyuke…
The Daily News on Sunday interviews a woman at the top in the male-dominated world of advertising in Zimbabwe. Her name is Juliet Makaza better known as Jules. She is the founder and managing director of Urban Afrika Media – which is one of the top 3 accredited advertising agencies in Zimbabwe and the fastest…
Gazing into an empty space, with a silver chandelier dangling from a nicely decorated ceiling, and a nicely built house that can be mistook for a mansion, Melody Mapanda looked upset and emotionally drained. She has been robbed of her only son by alcoholism and drugs, and cannot seem to stomach and understand where she…
A Fine Madness; By Mashingaidze Gomo, With a Preface By Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Oxfordshire, Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited, 2010. 192 pp ISBN: 978-0-9562401-4-9 (Paperback) [GoogleAd] THE world is awash with books about war but Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms (1929) — which is a tragic tale of love and war — and Phillip Caputo’s…
CANCER is one of the silent killer diseases claiming lives worldwide with 8,8 million people dying from the disease every year. The number of cancer deaths is projected to increase to 13,2 million per year by 2030. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe is recording over 7 000 new cancer cases and over 2 000 deaths per year. It…
HOW much more embarrassingly ridiculous can it get? How much more arrogant and nauseating can it get? Please God, how much more shall we suffer in pain, agony, and in fear of both the fury of nature and the battery and neglect from our wretched rulers? Dear Mbuya Nehanda, how much more will you allow…
THE sun is ruthlessly scorching the cotton hub province, with the white gold and maize crops giving in to the vagaries of the sun, while rivers and water streams dry-up. Scores of young women and girls are travelling close to six kilometres on empty stomachs every day under the blazing sun along Chitekete, with buckets…
