© In my village, villagers don’t write books. They queue for food aid from the State and NGOs to stay alive so that they can go and vote for Zanu PF in the next election. Writing books in my country is a hobby for the urban academic elite or frustrated failed politicians. Not rural villagers….
© A RECENT survey carried out by Zimbabwe Coalition of Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has revealed that the majority of Zimbabweans are not knowledgeable about the national budget and consultation processes. [GoogleAd] Finance minister Mthuli Ncube recently unveiled the proposed $63,6 billion 2020 National Budget in November after consultations. However, the Zimcodd study revealed that…
© SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Dominican Convent Primary School pupil Zanorashe “Zaza” Urayai is a multi-talented artiste, who sings, plays the violin, does acrobatics, swims and enjoys gymnastics. [GoogleAd] Interestingly, Zaza had no idea that her love for a popular internationally-acclaimed talent search television series would awaken the giant within her to vigorously go after her creative dream of…
© PRIVATE hospitals have not been receiving as much patients as expected when doctors down tools in public health institutions, raising fears that stranded Zimbabweans might be dying in their homes, an official has said. [GoogleAd] This comes as doctors declared incapacitation and embarked on a crippling strike that has lasted for over 100 days,…
© ZIMBABWEAN sungura musicians should to be creative and include other instruments like saxophones, piano and other forms of innovations to remain relevant in today’s competitive music industry, music experts have said. [GoogleAd] Sungura music was pioneered by among others the all-conquering Sungura Boys band through which musicians like Ephraim Joe, Simon Chimbetu, System Tazvida and…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government will not allow any bloodbath in the country as he vowed to block any form of protests from the opposition. [GoogleAd] This comes after his deputy Constantino Chiwenga also accused the MDC of trying to destabilise the country. Mnangagwa said the country should focus on development. “Any…
© POLICE have bust one of the notorious groups of armed robbers that have been targeting foreign currency kept at private homes in Harare. [GoogleAd] The five-man gang — led by a “career armed robber”, the 53-year-old Elisha Manhanga — appeared at the Harare Magistrate’s Court on Friday facing armed robbery and murder charges just a…
© FRESH purges are looming in Zanu PF where bigwigs associated with the party’s vanquished Generation 40 faction are facing the axe — as the former liberation movement battles to extinguish the ghost of factionalism that continue to haunt it, the Daily News On Sunday reports. [GoogleAd] This comes as Zanu PF’s raucous, week-long annual conference…
© GROWING up in a society that never gave females an opportunity to make decisions about their lives in a dormitory town where crime and societal ills outweighed the good, Ekenia Chifamba had dreams of self-emancipation and changing the world. [GoogleAd] Trading her well-paying job as a banker to join a girl’s rights advocacy organisation many…
© ZIMBABWE’S second largest cotton firm, Southern Cotton Company (SCC), says it is targeting to distribute farming inputs for over 60 000 hectares of land in the 2019/2020 season. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe’s cotton industry almost collapsed and players in the industry have been working on a vigorous resuscitation drive to increase output. SCC managing director Caos…
