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© A RECENT anti-corruption drive targeting individuals with tremendous amounts of money in their bank accounts has divided opinions. [GoogleAd] In a bid to fight graft in high-places, prosecutors under the Asset Forfeiture Unit are currently combing through information on riches amassed by several people over the years. Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief…

© Two weeks in November by Douglas Rogers published by Jonathan Ball Publishers.A battered white Toyota Hilux hooted outside an apartment block in downtown Johannesburg.  [GoogleAd] The driver and his two passengers were in a hurry. The driver hooted again. Eventually a couple emerged carrying blankets and two suitcases.  “We’re coming, take it easy, Kasper,”…

© GIVEN a choice, everyone desires everything to come either with little effort or at a pint-sized cost.Those born in the 1950s and 1960s often talk about hard work and how difficult it was during their “days” to attain a certificate or degree. [GoogleAd] In pursuit of academic excellence, they had to spend sleepless nights…

© Dying while giving lifeA UNITED Nations Population Fund (UNFP) report revealed recently that approximately nine women in Zimbabwe die every day while giving birth. [GoogleAd] It also estimated that one in 10 adolescent girls aged between 15 and 19 give birth every year and many die or are injured in childbirth as their bodies…

© AT 24, Nyasha Mbizvo has had the opportunity of rubbing shoulders with the heavyweights of the United Arab Emirates, in a very unique but proud way. [GoogleAd] Although she was not born royal, the Zimbabwean had the honour of cooking for royal families and their inner circle at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi,…

© TWENTY FIVE years ago, Harare was turned into a war zone when irate members of the public torched a police car and went on a looting frenzy. [GoogleAd] The orgy was sparked by the shooting incident in which police fired at a moving taxi along George Silundika but the shot missed and ricocheted —…

© WE are encouraged that the Education Amendment Bill explicitly entitles every child to “basic State-funded education,” including from early childhood to lower secondary education. The amended Act should provide the basis for Zimbabwe to guarantee the right to free education. [GoogleAd] We therefore remain concerned that the Bill does not explicitly eliminate fees for…

© ZIMBABWE has started using a generic version of the latest HIV/Aids drug that can improve and prolong the lives of people who suffer severe side effects and resistance to other treatments. [GoogleAd] A generic of Dolutegravir (DTG), first approved in the United States in 2013, is to start being given to people living with…

© Bees, honey and pollen are referenced in nearly every major scripture and culture, the Jewish and Christian bibles and Moslem Quran. [GoogleAd] Every year the honey produced by bees is different because it all depends on which plants the bees decided to visit.. In that case, it therefore means, the bee is responsible for…

© CHURCH leaders in Zimbabwe have called on the international community to lift economic sanctions against the country, to ease the burden on ordinary Zimbabwean citizens.  They also announced plans to host a National Convention later this year to “seek practical solutions” to the country’s continuing crisis. [Adz] A statement issued by the Zimbabwe Heads of…