HARARE – As schools got down to business after opening yesterday, the future of dozens of farm children is in jeopardy — thanks to a land reform programme vaunted by its campaigners as Zimbabwe’s next best thing to the liberation struggle. A female senior prison officer, Angela Chisora has ganged up with the ministry of…
HARARE – When Jennifer Kadonzvo, 43, went to Harare Central Hospital with a complaint of heavy menstrual flow and coughing blood, she thought her suffering would cease since she was now in the care of medical professionals. But that was not to be as she died because she could not get the required treatment on…
HARARE – Fashion shows are necessary for the growth of the cotton industry and clothing manufacturers industry of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Fashion Week organiser Pricilla Chigariro said the objective of the just-ended Fashion Week was to bring attention to the industry in a bid to revive the clothing industry of Zimbabwe. “There is no reason…
CHINHOYI – It is mid-morning and a five-year-old Tamai routinely joins his age mates to make a plastic ball to toss around. The routine turns smelly when he grabs a black plastic bag dripping with human waste. The disgusting picture of kids picking up plastics with human waste or used pampers is a sad reality…
MASVINGO – Women in rural Masvingo have taken the bull by the horns and are leading the way in fighting poverty. With their men out in the towns or having crossed into South Africa in search of elusive employment, women here have been forced not only to put food on the table, but to take…
HARARE – From farm labourers and mine workers to the clock watchers who spend the day at government offices and privately-owned firms, misery seems to be the word that aptly describes the worker’s situation in Zimbabwe. Three years into a coalition government that promised much and has delivered so little, impoverished workers can only watch…
HARARE – World leaders and heads of state are always in the public eye. We watch them on TV and see their photos in newspapers and magazines. But when New Yorker staff photographer Platon Antoniou — who uses just his first name professionally — embarked on a journey to capture images of world leaders, he…
HARARE – China’s new ambassador to Zimbabwe Lin Lin would have been impressed had he chosen to use the toilets at Harare International Airport when he touched down on his new mission last month. His country’s strong presence in Zimbabwe would not have been lost on him as the toilets are labelled in Mandarin. Not…
HARARE – A drought that ravaged the country in 2002 and wiped out livestock has become a strong weapon to fight starvation. Situated about 50 kms west of Karoi town, Chiwore Irrigation Scheme under Chief Dendera is transforming the lives of villagers here. Scheme chairperson Gibson Guvi said the scheme was started…
HARARE – Harare’s premier arts hub, Book Café, is now on a roll after regularising its licence papers which had temporarily put all artistic programmes on halt. The Book Café this year relocated from the Five Avenue shopping centre to a new venue along Samora Machael Avenue, but closed down again after operating for a…
