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Import of US illegal sanctions

By Jonathan N. Moyo TWENTY-ONE years ago, on March 6 2003, US President George W. Bush claimed to have ‘determined’ under Executive Order 13288 that some alleged actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons undermined, ‘Zimbabwe’s democratic processes...

Lady Chevrons a testament to women’s empowerment 

 EDITOR — As we celebrate International Women’s Month and bask in the spirit of empowerment and achievement, I am thrilled to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Zimbabwe women’s cricket team, the Lady Chevrons, for their remarkable victory and clinching of a gold medal...

1884: The spiritual and physical death of Africa

By Nthungo YaAfrika GENESIS 1:1 says: “In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.”  Exodus 3:13-15 says: “But Moses said to the True God, ‘Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, The God of your forefathers has sent me to you and...

Towards biodefence and strategy: Part 7

By Mupakamiso Makaya and Tapiwa Bere ’ONCE beaten twice shy’ or ‘Chakatanga ndochakachenjedza’ , so the adage goes.  We, in the motherland, are not ignorant of the devices of our nemesis, hatirare nezamu mukanwa. According to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery in one of his war memoirs: ’’A...

Role of independence in development and Vision 2030. . . safeguarding our national integrity

By Shephard Majengeta SOON the country will be celebrating 44 years of independence. Independence stands as a cornerstone of a nation’s identity and progress, particularly concerning Zimbabwe’s drive towards Vision 2030, aimed at achieving an upper-middle income economy. The attainment of independence marked a pivotal moment in...

Sanctions and the Mbuya Nehanda factor 

By Nthungo YaAfrika  THE word ‘simple’ means, sincere and frank because it comes from the bottom of a grieving heart, soul and spirit.  US sanctions have nothing to do with what Uncle Sam is trumpeting about, such as human rights and corruption. The human being was...

The curse of resource wars 

By Prof Artwell Nhemachena  DESCRIBING how human identities are set to be destroyed in an oncoming technoscientific world order premised on the logics of anti-Christ, Poxon (2001) says: “If identity and the order of God are mutually constitutive constructs, and both are opposed to the...

Towards biodefence and strategy: Part 6 . . . the time to act is NOW 

By Mupakamiso Makaya and Tapiwa Bere  THE threat from the Siamese twins of biowarfare and bioterrorism is real.  There is, therefore, a need for a strong centralistic approach and a law that gives tasks related to biodefence to be handled at provincial, national, regional, continental and international...

Food security assured despite drought 

WITH the danger posed to food security by the El Nino-induced drought, measures to prevent possible death from hunger are already in place.  Because of the drought, most traditional grains are now a complete write-off.  The expected meagre harvest of about 700 000 tonnes falls far...

Show some respect, Uncle Sam

Editor's note THE maintaining of sanctions on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa comes as no surprise. In global affairs, the concept of paternalism remains a pervasive force, shaping relationships between nations and influencing ‘development’ strategies. Paternalism, defined as the practice of...

Of Government scholarships . . . fostering academic success and national development

 WE, in the village, value help and never take for granted any assistance extended to improve our livelihoods.  We are thus delighted when we see headlines such as ‘President gives heroic young siblings scholarships, cash’ and ‘125 students get Russian government scholarships’.  The Russian government scholarships...

Creation story and His-Story unplugged

 By Nthungo YaAfrika  I WILL start this article by quoting chapter and verse from the Book of John 8:32: ‘’ You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.’’  The blacks (Nahasis) and the white savages (Tambous) hate this verse to the core...

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