HARARE – AT 16, Sicelo Dube’s dream of mixing it with the big boys in what has been generally an exclusive club of scientists appeared dead in the water when she lost her parents. Her aunt who briefly took over the herculean task of funding her education staggered and eventually gave up — further raising…
HARARE – When you eat your way through eastern Asia, as so many food lovers want to do, you end up spoilt by dishes that burst with flavour. There is a depth that seems almost supernatural — the sweet is somehow sweeter, the sour sharper, and the savoury — flavours are far more intense. Then…
HARARE – Opposition political parties have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inaugural speech this week although they urged him to release all those detained so that they have their day in court. MDC Alliance spokesperson Welshman Ncube said the treatment being given to former president Robert Mugabe’s allies was unfair and violated their rights as citizens….
HARARE – As Zimbabweans and foreign dignitaries thronged the National Sports Stadium for the inauguration of new State President Emmerson Mnangagwa, civil society gathered for what they called a “national envisioning platform.” The meeting which comes in the euphoria of former president Robert Mugabe’s departure revived discussion about “the Zimbabwe we want” started under the…
HARARE – Anaysts are divided on whether President Robert Mugabe should be prosecuted for past crimes, committed during his 37 years in power, in the event that he resigns or is pushed out. During his time as president, Mugabe master-minded the Gukurahundi massacres and the infamous 2005 Operation Murambatsvina, among other social ills. In 1983,…
HARARE – Embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is one of a kind as exhibited during the weekend’s 9th presidential youth interface rally in Bulawayo when President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace tore into him while he smiled and clapped hands. As if that was not enough, Mnangagwa took to the floor together with his…
HARARE – There are no chemically-manufactured drugs in Godfrey Mwerenga’s pharmacy. However, the small shop in Harare, branded Modern Herbal Drugs and Cosmetics Clinic, looks ordinary — bottles of medicines in shelves and jars of powder all over believed to fight all ailments from headache to cancer. Mwerenga’s remedies are made exclusively from ground-up local…
HARARE – White Zimbabwean commercial farmers who were driven off their land during President Robert Mugabe’s controversial land seizures are coming back through joint venture arrangements and are also producing cash crops such as tobacco and soya beans mostly under contract farming. Zimbabwe hogged global headlines in 2000 when supporters of 93-year-old Mugabe invaded white-owned…
HARARE – Recently Zimbabwe hosted the 67th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in majestic Victoria Falls. It was an uplifting experience to see all health leaders from governments in the continent and partners united. The leaders placed health of the people at the centre of development endeavours not just in words, but…
HARARE – Progressive and apolitical development player Zimbabwe Network for Economic and Social Transformation (ZINEST) has set its sights on scaling up individual, community and national development while stamping out other social challenges like women and child abuse. Speaking to Daily News, ZINEST Board Chairperson, journalist, social entrepreneur and development worker Takemore Mazuruse said Zimbabwe…
