MARANGE – Thick clouds of red dust billow into the sky in the distance. Suddenly a monster diamond ore dump truck emerges leaving us choking in a swirling storm of dirt. Without frequent rains to dampen the soil, government-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Mining Company (ZCDMC)’s mining activities have coated the roadside vegetation, rocks and villages…
HARARE – Anyone who has driven around Zimbabwe’s roads knows that they are in need of a serious facelift, if not a complete overhaul. In the past, the roads used to be very bad after every rainy season, but now it feels like our roads are on a daily basis finding new ways to crumble,…
HARARE – Government must never be given space or opportunity to regulate and control the media as doing so will be counterproductive to media professionalism and the media should take charge and control its affairs, a senior editor warned during the annual Bornwell Chakaodza Memorial Lecture. The lecture was organised by the Voluntary Media Council…
HARARE – We pay to watch them entertain us in stadiums, but it seems of late football personalities have been offering free shows with their off-field exploits. From match-fixing scandals, defaulting on paying maintenance to street fights — these personalities have given us all. Of significance is the case of former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa)…
HARARE – When the United States of America World Cup winning women’s soccer team filed a federal complaint charging US Soccer with wage discrimination, Zimbabwean women must have looked unperturbed. It was none of their business. Not so long after, when the Mighty Warriors qualified for the African Women Cup of Nations, Zimbabwe Football Association…
HARARE – Sitting under a tree and wearing a worn out Zanu PF cap, George Sibanda tries to ignore the rumblings of his stomach — his eyes are sunken and he says his whole family is hungry and dreadful of the future. Sibanda, a self-styled traditional healer, has 24 mouths to feed, including his own,…
HARARE – Japanese vehicle manufacturer Nissan Motor Corporation (Nissan) last night unveiled two of its latest brands, Qashqai and X-Trail, at the on-going Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. The new Qashqai, which builds on success of first generation and aims higher in every direction, is a vehicle for the “Premium Urbanites” who enjoy…
HARARE – A High Court ruling declaring that it is illegal for spouses to pry into each other’s cell-phones without permission has highlighted the fervour that has destabilised many marriages. High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapa ruled that evidence obtained through looking into the cellphone of a partner without their knowledge could not stand in…
HARARE – The cold spell experienced in most parts of the country in the past few days could signal the beginning of a long and chilly winter season. For this week’s instalment, I thought it would be prudent to discuss various measures we can implement to keep our automobiles on the road during this winter…
HARARE – Situated on a mountain top overlooking a valley that is the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Inn on the Vumba will this Saturday, April 23 holds its Friends of the Vumba Fair with music being provided by Mande Snyman. The fair is meant as a fund-raiser and people from within the Vumba and…
