HARARE – As Zimbabwe continues to scale up efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids which has been around for the past three decades, Daily News Features Editor Thelma Chikwanha had a conversation with UNAIDS Country Coordinator Tatiana Shoumilina to find out on progress made so far. DN: What investments have been undertaken by your organisation…
WEDZA – Donning a straw hat to avoid the scorching heat, Bothwell Chimanga, 19, stood mesmerised as a group of dancers from Harare gyrated on a makeshift stage in between peace speeches at Wedza centre. Chimanga was part of hundreds of villagers of Wedza township dwellers who dumped their afternoon businesses to be at the…
HARARE – At least six out of every 10 households in Zimbabwe are living in dire poverty, a report by a government statistics agency has revealed. A recently released poverty assessment report by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) shows poverty is deeper in rural and farming areas where economic activity is low and droughts have…
HARARE – The heart-rending story by the Daily News a few days after the country commemorated 33 years of Independence has changed the life of 81-year-old Robert Siwa. Siwa lives with his wife Aquinata, 10 years younger, in the run-down settlement of Caledonia but disparagingly referred to as kwaBhobho (Bob’s) some 20km on the outskirts…
HARARE – A dirty strip snakes into a rundown compound in Caledonia, a bustling settlement established to house victims of President Robert Mugabe’s Operation Murambatsvina (drive out trash) seven years ago. In this midst of extreme poverty, residents here, 20 kilometres east of the capital Harare, still remember to celebrate Independence Day. But they say…
HARARE – Zanu PF officials should be grateful that Britain, the United States of America and European Union, EU is re-engaging them as they continue to ease sanctions on its members. This year the EU removed a further 81 people from the sanctions list, leaving only 10 who include President Robert Mugabe and his wife…
HARARE – It is official; Zimbabwe is now 33 years old. In 1980, I was 20 and a student in the United Kingdom so I did not witness first-hand the experience and real time excitement of independence. Notwithstanding, I am fortunate to have been a part of the entire post-colonial experience and, therefore, competent…
HARARE – With the harmonised elections on the horizon, Zimbabweans await to see how the two new radio stations, Star FM and Zi FM will cover political parties fighting it against Zanu PF. Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) which used to enjoy a monopoly within the broadcasting sector has over the years refused to air campaign…
HARARE – Tomorrow, April 18 is an important calendar date for Zimbabweans as we celebrate 33 years of self-rule. There has been mixed reactions to this year’s Independence Day, with analysts and social commentators giving different views in interviews carried out by the Daily News. Rashweat Mukundu, a media practitioner said Zimbabweans need not regret…
BINGA – One has to travel to Binga District in Matabeleland North Province to understand why people here, who are mainly Tonga, have been rejecting Zanu PF since Independence while keeping loyalty to opposing parties. Roads are out of shape, health centres are kilometres away and mud structures make for classrooms, in the few areas…
