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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The Boran: ‘God’s gift to cattlemen’…the best cattle for cross-breeding

AT the recently ended 107th Harare Agricultural Show, Mark Hook, of the Hook Boran...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe — Part 19…a family bull can never be used as collateral

FOR the African majority, cattle are not merely a commodity; oftentimes they are named...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe — Part 17…of cattle, culture, folklore, music, history and the humanities

OUR cattle heritage is inextricably bound with our socio-political history and culture. While cattle owners...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe — Part 16…..need to improve herd calls for crossbreeding

AN Act of Parliament in 1980 established the Zimbabwe Herd Book (ZHB) to oversee...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part 13…closer look at cattle breeds

ZIMBABWE in particular and Africa in general are traditionally cattle-producing areas. Each African indigenous sub-group...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part 11…..the value chain of cattle beneficiation

IN Zimbabwe, beef cattle farming constitutes a significant proportion of agricultural activities and contributes...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part Ten…livestock, ‘the sunrise sector’

WORLDWIDE, cattle and livestock in general are recognised as essential assets for livelihoods. Over...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part Nine…indigenous breeds superior to imports

IN the early settlement years, the British South African Company (BSAC), under whose administration...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part Eight…of cattle controversies, disputes, grievances, land ownership and native reserves

AN Order in Council introduced in 1898 created ‘native reserves’ that subsequently became the...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part Seven..…of disasters, cattle quarantine regulations and disfranchisement

SOUTHERN RHODESIA’s Veterinary Services Department was tentatively established in 1896 in an attempt to...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part Six …cattle quarantine, regulations and preventative measures

SOME prevalent colonial cattle diseases included tick infections, trypanosomiasis, myiasis (screw worm that resulted...

Cattle: A custodial heritage of Zimbabwe – Part Five …colonisation and the politics of cattle

AS a boy, I recall my great-grandfather Chikambi-Zvimba, recounting how he had managed to...

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Plot to derail debt restructuring talks

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Let the Uhuru celebrations begin

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