HARARE – James Makamba, founder and chairperson of Telecel Zimbabwe is an adorable figure with more than 90 000 pan African people following his life on Facebook. This is a sudden turn of events for a man, who, at one time was considered a security risk in his country native Zimbabwe. And Makamba now cuts…
MUTARE – Turning into a dinky dirt road at Sithole off the Marange highway, we clung to our seats as we were jostled and tossed as the driver struggled to find passable portions of the neglected road. Our port of call was Gudoricharima village, about 70km south-west of Mutare. Here, they pierce ears of dogs…
HARARE – Food is a commodity in the last instance, wrote Dan Morgan in his book, Merchants of Grain. Morgan, a former editor with the Washington Post, said poor people in Africa (and other parts of the world) starve “not because there is not enough food in the world, but because they are beyond the…
BULAWAYO – For a decade after independence Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, was envied as one of the cleanest and most attractive cities in the world. The city has in the long run lost its lustre due to a variety of issues, chief among them the decade-long economic meltdown which spawned stagnation. A drive past…
HARARE – Political and social commentators are calling on the new minister of Energy, Dzikamai Mavhaire to explain to the nation what is really happening in terms of power supply. Since the July 31 harmonised elections, power blackouts are increasing each day with the power utility promising more cuts until February. The Daily News caught…
MUTARE – Stripped of all trees and subjected to an annual torching ritual, the mountain that hides Dangamvura high density suburb from the rest of Mutare is a charred, obscene obelisk of destructive environmental citizenry. Home to the eastern province’s departed heroes and hosting apostolic sects’ shrines, the mountain could easily pass for a sand…
BULAWAYO – Nine-year-old Mcedisi Hlabangani kicks an empty bottle of sterilised milk as he passes through the Tsholotsho business centre on his way home from school. With his satchel sloppily tucked on his back, clad in his khaki uniform, the boy’s inclination in kicking the empty bottle is evidenced by the way he keeps pursuing…
BULAWAYO – Defections in political parties have a been a common phenomena since time immemorial. This trend, most prevalent in African politics, has been more pronounced towards elections. In Zimbabwe in the run up to the 2013 harmonised elections, more often than not, reports of political party members crossing from one end to another became…
BULAWAYO – Walking along the streets of Bulawayo, the sight of women prowling or sometimes seated on the pavements selling foreign currency is an age old phenomenon. From a distance, one may mistake them for street beggars, perhaps due to the way they solicit for their “help”. But to a local resident, these are women…
HARARE – As a journalist and citizen of Zimbabwe it is natural that I watch the 8pm evening main news bulletins on the national broadcaster, ZBC TV. And for many Zimbabweans, it is also natural that they watch the ZBC TV main news bulletins because this is a state broadcaster through which government communicates policy…
