Dr Tony Monda

Plot to derail debt restructuring talks

THE US has been caught in yet another embarrassing plot to grab the limelight from the country’s 44th Independence celebrations by derailing Harare’s ongoing Zimbabwe Structured Dialogue Platform on Debt Clearance by tasking its officials to bring into the fray issues to do with governance...

US onslaught on Zim continues

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE was nothing surprising about Tendai Biti’s decision to abandon the opposition's turbulent  politics by taking a ‘sabbatical’. The CCC has become nothing more than a playground for clueless political nonentities. Indeed, the CCC has not only been drowning in a sea of confusion,...

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Babesiosis: A deadly disease for Zim cattle — Part One

AS the weather grows hotter and wetter across the country, incidences of livestock diseases...

The divine calling of a Zim master artist: Part Two…Afrocentrism in art

Helen Lieros Mural Paintings  Copyright (c) 2015, pp. 112:  CBC Publishing, Bath, United Kingdom ISB 978–0–9572979-3-7 IN a...

The archaeology of slavery in Southeast and Central Africa

A HOLISTIC view of slavery is necessary to understand colonial slavery or servitude that...

The divine calling of a Zim master artist: Part One

Helen Lieros Mural Paintings   Copyright (c) 2015, pp. 112:  CBC Publishing, Bath, UK ISB 978–0–9572979-3-7 It took...

African MaShona cattle breed under threat

MY recent sojourn to Zaka, in the Masvingo Province, inspired me to further expound...

Art hard hit by austerity measures

B ON October 1 2018, the Finance Minister of Zimbabwe, Professor Mthuli Ncube, issued a...

Blackleg: Unnecessary evil — Part One

MY destination was Zaka.  The engine growled in diesel-choked fits and starts as we boarded...

Cattle part of our heritage: Part Three…improving animal husbandry knowledge a must

BOTULISM is a disease that impacts humans and animals alike; affecting the muscles of...

Cattle part of our heritage: Part Two…containing botulism

THE word botulism is derived from the Latin word botulus, meaning sausage, due to the spores’...

Cattle part of our heritage…botulism in Zimbabwean cattle herds

WITH Zimbabwe poised to develop its cattle industry, my articles on cattle breeding and...

Austerity measures, cattle and ‘Mother Christmas’…laughing away the blues

By Dr Tony Monda I WAS dutifully gathering quotations for some rural cattle farmers who...

Cattle, ticks and climate change…be warned and prepared

THE long-term future of the earth’s climate is uncertain. Equally, the impact of climate change...

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Plot to derail debt restructuring talks

THE US has been caught in yet another embarrassing plot to grab the limelight...

US onslaught on Zim continues

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE was nothing surprising about Tendai Biti’s decision to abandon the opposition's...

Mineral wealth a definition of Independence

ZIMBABWE’S independence and freedom cannot be fully explained without mentioning one of the key...

Let the Uhuru celebrations begin

By Kundai Marunya The Independence Flame has departed Harare’s Kopje area for a tour of...