PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new administration is reverting to an archaic law from the era of former authoritarian ruler Robert Mugabe, which was used to silence critics with custodial sentences and fines. The original insult law which criminalised insulting the president was struck down by the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) in 2013, a move that was hailed…
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…
ZIMOCO, the country’s sole premier Mercedes Benz dealer has brought to Zimbabwe a new range of Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) called the Haval H range. [GoogleAd] Made by Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors (GWM), the vehicle is affordable yet efficient and reliable with its impressive bells and whistles that will compete with any luxury…
YOUTHFUL televangelist and New Revelations Ministries’ leader Miracle Paul, famed for Abraham’s Tent, is set to continue with his gospel crusades next month. The crusades are meant to lure souls into the kingdom of God. “As preachers, we use all forms of methods suitable in luring nonbelievers into the Kingdom of God. Crusades are one…
BULAWAYO’s White City Stadium B Arena will reverberate when the Goodness and Mercy Ministries train invades the venue in the Zimbabwe’s second city in two weeks’ time. This is the second time the GMM founder — Prophet Tapiwa Freddy — visits the City of Kings after the ministry’s first visit in June 2017. [GoogleAd] According…
THE cancer of piracy has continued to gnaw at the very survival of what remains of the book sector. Several book publishers and bookshops have gone under owing to the scourge, which has become so rampant one would assume it is a normal phenomenon that is unavoidable. [GoogleAd] Illegal booksellers have sprouted all over most…
THIS month the City of Harare hiked parking fees by 100 percent, citing an increase in operational costs. The Daily News on Sunday’s Helen Kadirire sat down for an interview with City Parking spokesperson Francis Mandaza to hear more about his development which has infuriated motorists. Q: Please explain the hike in parking fees from…
THE tears and emotion of one specialist consultant are more than just that. These are tears that capture the decay of our healthcare delivery over the past 20 years. Yes, Dr Azza Mashumba’s tears captured the dire situation with drugs, medicines, basic consumables and equipment in our public hospitals. [GoogleAd] As of 2000 per capita…
THERE is nothing amiss about the split of political parties, churches, football or other sporting teams, partnerships, corporates, or any voluntary organisation for that matter. While for the most, splits are the result of irreconcilable differences; they equally can be the result of an amicable search for growth, organic reproduction, symbiotic demand, or a variety…
LIKE most 12-year-old girls of her age, Primrose Moyo — who has pale skin due to a pigment disorder that barely protects the skin from the sun’s radiation — used to enjoy playing outside with her friends even when the sun was blazing hot. The bubbly Primrose, who is living with albinism, and her mates,…
