THE sufferings of Auschwitz were not mere happenings. They were moral enactments. They were part of a plan. They confirmed the glory…
WHILE quality pre-primary, primary, and secondary education is crucial, many areas of Zimbabwe lack ac cess to these, not to mention alternatives for technical, vocational, and university courses. The number of illegal schools has skyrocketed as a result. A poverty cycle that spans generations can be broken with education. Education improves the lives of the…
By Norman Nyazema WITH the little I know about the use of mutoriro in Zimbabwe, please allow me to share what I know about this chemical substance, which was a subject of a court case the other day, October 12, 2023. What caught my eye was the title of a piece in the Daily News…
SADC in 2019 declared October 25, tomorrow, as solidarity day against illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States (US), the United Kingdom and its western allies at the turn of the millennium. The regional bloc took upon itself to engage in various activities to call for the lifting of the debilitating sanctions. They…
IT makes a sad reading that cancer cases are on the rise while authorities are doing little to fight the scourge. In a gripping interview on popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, last week, Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) spokesperson Lovemore Makurirofa said it was time the country…
THE recent announcement by Health minister Douglas Mombeshora in the Senate that the number of deaths associated with cholera now stands at 148 is another telling reminder on the need to decisively act to end the scourge. Amid official reports confirming that the country has recorded 5 256 suspected cholera cases and 981 confirmed cases…
By Black Edward UNQUESTIONABLY, Zimbabwe’s political climate is one of the most turbulent and unpredictable in the region. With its constant twists and turns, it’s a place where anything can happen and often does. As the political landscape in Zimbabwe remains uncertain, a fresh and unbiased personality is gradually emerging in the public sphere. I…
ZIMBABWE is slowly, but surely on the verge of losing a whole generation of youth to drug and substance abuse if authorities and the community at large fail to redouble current efforts to fight the cancerous scourge. Drug and substance abuse have become a way of life for most youth in the country, but what…
HEAVY rains pounded most parts of the country at the weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, exposing the nation’s lack of disaster preparedness. The government yesterday confirmed that “many parts of the country have received substantial rains”, but quickly advised that this was not the start of the rainy season. Reports all over the country…
THE picture painted during a drug and substance abuse task force meeting recently held in Bulawayo clearly shows that a lot still has to be done to make the fight against substance abuse as potent as it should be. According to Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube, Zimbabwe’s second largest city now has…
