HARARE – Responsibility is one thing that several people are afraid of in life, which has seen many men including popular figures being dragged before the courts for failing to pay maintenance towards the upkeep of their children. Politicians, business people, pastors, musicians and ordinary citizens have not been spared with maintenance cases becoming a…
HARARE – Kumafulatsi; By Wonder Guchu, Arts Initiates, 2015. 134 Pages Filth, debauchery, drunkenness, prostitution, child abuse, eroded moral fabric, false prophets, blackmail, homosexuality, poverty, petty thefts among others are all part and parcel of Wonder Guchu’s exciting play, Kumafulatsi. It may not be fair to get into a detailed critique of Kumafulatsi, a 2015…
HARARE – Chris Andersen, who practiced as an advocate for over half a century, died on July 12, 2017. He was 81. He gave his all in the cause of those he had been instructed to represent. He joined the Bar in the early 60s, when its members included many Queens Counsel of star-studded quality. …
ZVISHAVANE – With the 2016/2017 agricultural season having been characterised by above normal rainfall and flash floods across the country, surprisingly Zvishavane which is in the agricultural ecological regions four and five suffered a dry spell. A visit to the small mining area showed dry river beds which had filled with sand mostly due to…
HARARE – Since the attainment of independence, Zimbabwean prisoners — who have the same rights to decide on their next leader as every other Zimbabwean citizen — have never been accorded the right to vote. But according to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, all citizens of Zimbabwe who are aged 18 or above have the right…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe should name his successor and manage the transition while in office to avoid events being controlled by circumstances beyond his control, analysts contend. First Lady Grace Mugabe recently waded into the Zanu PF succession when she urged her ageing husband to anoint a successor of his choice which will enable…
HARARE – Elderly people — aged 50 years and above — have for long been regarded as disinterested and lacking desire for sex. The notion has particularly been associated with women. But contrary to the belief, the age group is very much still in the game and feels left out and discriminated from the fight…
SIAKOBVU – Fairly abundant vegetation in Siakobvu area in Kariba — about 500km north-west of Harare deep in Mashonaland West province — does not only serve as wind break or source of cheap fuel in this part of the country but also as ‘‘ablution facilities’’ to villagers. This has seen the area which falls in…
HARARE – Autism has remained a mysterious condition many Zimbabweans do not understand, with most associating it with superstition. The lack of awareness, coupled with government’s apparent neglect, has seen many families with autistic children desperate on how to deal with it. As a result, the condition is associated with witchcraft, evil spirits, curses and…
HARARE – To those who know him, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi is a big dreamer, so much that some of his ideas have set him on a collision course with his colleagues in government. “I am very forthright and not easily intimidated,” Mzembi said of himself. In accepting to serve as minister,…
