University of Zimbabwe lecturer Memory Chirere is one Zimbabwean writer who is comfortable writing across the major languages of English and Shona. Chirere, who has published short stories in No More Plastic Balls (1999), A Roof to Repair (2000), Writing Still (2003) and Creatures Great and Small (2005) also has a number of short story…
© THE rising cost of living is erasing the middle class in Zimbabwe, while condemning hitherto middle-income earners and part of the high-income earners to the ranks of poverty, the Daily News on Sunday can report. [GoogleAd] With inflation touching a 10-year high of 75,86 percent in April from 66,80 percent in March, the obtaining…
© ONE of the country’s political Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) led by Blessing Kasiyamhuru (pictured) has fired its party spokesperson Innocent Mupanganyama (Netanyau) for insubordination, not aligning with the party vision and misrepresentation of the Party after he went on to attend the launch of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) meeting on Friday without the…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa once said “ukabuda muZanu, unosvava seshizha rabva pana mai varo”, literally meaning life is difficult outside the ruling party. [GoogleAd] True to his statement, many bigwigs booted out of the ruling party are struggling to make ends meet outside Zanu PF, with most of them going back, cap in hand, begging…
© PROGRESS Chipfumo, pictured, has been in the music industry for the past 25 years, in the process inspiring musicians that include the red-hot Jah Prayzah among others through his timeless music. As a lead guitarist, he has contributed to the recording of fellow musicians’ albums. The Sounds of Motherland front man is married and…
© OVER the years, the Harare City Council (HCC) has been conducting various research studies on how best the city can improve on its water quality. Notwithstanding these efforts, none of the findings have been implemented. [GoogleAd] The Community Water Alliance (CWA) is now demanding answers. CWA chairperson Hildaberta Rwambiwa this week challenged Harare mayor…
in his late 70s was now beginning to show signs of frailty, most Zimbabweans thought otherwise. “…Admit it… you are wrinkled…worn out..,” Mtukudzi sings. He insisted the song is about growing up and the wisdom that comes along with age. [GoogleAd] Raymond Majongwe, a unionist, told the Washington Post Foreign Service then that Mtukudzi practiced…
© THE country is losing its only remaining hope of salvaging its economy. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe was once southern Africa’s breadbasket and one of the continent’s most promising economies. Today, the nation has become a basket case with no end in sight to its economic woes. Agriculture output has plunged, and it could drop further amid…
© TONGOGARA Rural District Council has gazetted the environmental and natural resources conservation by-law which governs mining, protection of indigenous plant species and protection of wildlife. [GoogleAd] According to the new law, the council which is also referred to as Shurugwi Rural District Council states that land occupiers should keep their properties free of invasive…
© FIVE Avenue Shopping Centre — a bustling arcade just outside Harare’s central business district — is growing into a thriving location for the sale of illicit libido-enhancing drugs. [GoogleAd] During the day, and even at night, the area witnesses a non-stop flurry of activities, as hawkers peddle the drugs in full view of motorists…
