THIS beautiful city, with its gorgeous and serene environment, a rich culture, coupled with conventional tree-lined streets, is facing a worsening water crisis. Once a pristine Ndebele King Lobengula’s capital before the colonialists turned it into the country’s industrial hub, Bulawayo is deep in the throes of not just pesky, perennial water woes. In the…
THE Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government is grappling with growing demands for compensation by victims of oppression and torture under his predecessor Robert Mugabe’s regime. The Mnangagwa government, which toppled the Mugabe regime through a soft coup in November 2017, has agreed to shell out thousands of dollars in taxpayer’s money as compensation settlement for Zimbabweans, mainly…
Every first Friday of the month is now a national clean-up day as part of government’s efforts to entrench sustainable environment management and waste disposal systems. [GoogleAd] In line with the national clean-up campaign, officially launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa late last year, clean-ups should take place at every home, workplace, public and private institution…
WHEN some of us were growing up, it was possible to walk into a bookstore perhaps once a month scouting for any new books on the market. My major interest was on creative works — fiction to be particular. Probably I should also mention that the bulk of the books on my shelf today were…
IT took six months for Murombedzi Kuchera to accept that his child, Masimba Lovemore had been born visually impaired; this because his first born child Ngenyasha was paralysed. Murombedzi who is a member of the clergy with the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe and his wife Betty admit they could not believe that while…
AS THE eagerly-anticipated MDC congress looms large, alliances, vitriol and realignments are taking centre stage in the country’s largest opposition movement. Deputy Chief Writer Tendai Kamhungira speaks to respected secretary-general of the 20 year-old party Douglas Mwonzora who is touted as one of the officials set to challenge interim leader Nelson Chamisa for the presidency….
THE heat is on in the MDC where fearful bigwigs have forged alliances with their would-be rivals for posts at the party’s looming congress which could usher in a new breed of politicians in the country’s largest opposition party. Aware that nothing is guaranteed in politics, the bigwigs seeking to retain their positions or snatch…
CECILIA Majanyuke flips through the pages of her passport everytime it is stamped by immigration officials. She pays particular attention to the number of free pages in her travelling document — for it is a lifeline and precious tool to always have in neat shape — because that passport also defines the future. [GoogleAd] Majanyuke…
The Daily News on Sunday interviews a woman at the top in the male-dominated world of advertising in Zimbabwe. Her name is Juliet Makaza better known as Jules. She is the founder and managing director of Urban Afrika Media – which is one of the top 3 accredited advertising agencies in Zimbabwe and the fastest…
Gazing into an empty space, with a silver chandelier dangling from a nicely decorated ceiling, and a nicely built house that can be mistook for a mansion, Melody Mapanda looked upset and emotionally drained. She has been robbed of her only son by alcoholism and drugs, and cannot seem to stomach and understand where she…
