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Vaccination way to go

IT has always been said that prevention is better than cure and we must take the saying to heart in these troubled times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without doubt, getting vaccinated is the route to go if we are to conquer this vicious enemy. COVID-19 has...

Palace racism far-reaching

THE recent Oprah Winfrey interview of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, clearly shows how deep-rooted the issue of racism is among the British and their cousins across the Atlantic. This helps to explain the problem we have always had with Britain...

Yes, we do remember

ON March 18 1975, Chairman Herbert Chitepo, an icon of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle, was assassinated in Zambia.  Indeed, that was a tragedy and the Rhodesians thought they would derail the liberation struggle, but they were wrong.  Zimbabweans did not compromise the struggle until final victory in...

Chamisa’s lost cause

THE March 9 ‘Zimbabwe Agenda 2021’ address by MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, gave a veiled notice of the party’s intentions by his reference to ‘peaceful resistance’. The moribund political party, which is an amalgam of political charlatans, has found itself at a dead end.  Defections,...

Cognitive dissonance, media and the legacy of Trump…media not neutral tools in a struggle

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso COGNITIVE dissonance is a communication theory which can be used to shed light on the impact of former US President Donald Trump’s legacy as ‘leader of the leading nation of the Free World’, in the words of those who admire US...

Zimbos must use vernacular to resist assimilation

LANGUAGES of so-called weaker peoples across the world have been affected by globalisation, imperialism, neo-colonialism and linguicide. The UK has opened its doors to thousands of Zimbabweans.  Now, we have at least three generations of Zimbabwean migrants in the UK.  There are some who migrated in the...

Our women are priceless

WOMEN in Zimbabwe are our pride and they are priceless. In the month of March, women are celebrated the world over. However, let me categorically state that while we join the rest of the world in celebrating women this month, as Africans, as a people, we...

E-learning the answer

THE closure of schools, because of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, has brought to the fore limitations of relying solely on face-to-face learning in schools. Since the COVID-19 virus is passed from person-to-person, schools become ideal centres of spreading it because of the large number of...

Tragedy in COVID-19 times

BEREAVEMENT, which is a difficult experience under any situation, is taking place under very challenging circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic for foreigners in the UK. Both those who experience loss because of COVID-19 or loss through other means may experience increased trauma and may be...

We must be principled

NATIONS are built on an idea and principles. Our future comes to fruition on the basis of our core principles as a nation. We formulate our strategies, policies and programmes from an idea. And that idea is what brings people together; what forms our nation and, most...

Let’s keep third wave at bay

THE relaxing of the tough lockdown Level Four restrictions announced by President Emmerson Munangagwa on Monday, March 1, was a result of the country’s positive response  to requirements aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 scourge. The second wave of this deadly virus had invaded...

BOOK REVIEW

Talk about leadership skills Rumble in the Jungle By Norman Moyo Published by Porcupine Press (2014) ISBN: 978-1-920609-74-0 LEADERSHIP is a fundamental needed for the success and development of any given community. It is through good leaders that members of society can be able to achieve greatness and be successful...

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Last bid to save face

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE are rogue elements secretly mobilising individuals for mass demonstrations.  They have been...

‘Liberation movements must regroup’

THE brazen attempt by the head of the SADC Observer Mission (SOEM), Nevers Mumba,...

National interests first!

WE, in the village, are a peace-loving people.  Strife and mayhem distress us and we...

Awakening in former French colonies

DID you know that the French history in its former colonies is full of...
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