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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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‘End child marriages now’… behavioural change necessary

IN her quest to end child marriages, Senator Dr Rasha Kelej of the Merck...

Creating wealth by Africans for Africans

African in the 21st Century By Jerry Skhosana  Published by Jeskho (2015) ISBN: 978-0-620-64901-1 ANNUALLY, on May 25, Africans...

Culture to spur socio-economic development

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Teachers unrepentant ‘…extra lessons remain illegal’

IN a recent post-Cabinet briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced...

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Celebrating women …empowerment remains key

THE past several years have witnessed a concentrated, progressive and determined action in various...

Spare a thought for women…as Chitungwiza’s water crisis persists

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Preserving wetlands for a better future

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Unity in protecting girl-child key …‘time to end FGM’

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Lest we forget!…are desperate journeys worth it?

DURING the Transatlantic Slave Trade, helpless Africans were forcibly translocated from their homes to...

Of COVID-19 and children

Make the Right Choice  By Dr Thomas Muyombo  Published by Merck Foundation (2020) WITH more than half...

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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...