THAT Africa’s dream is yet to be realised is a fact of life.
There is something about Africa that cannot be ignored.
There is something beautiful about it that cannot be wished away. Its innocence, so calm and disarming.
Its silence, so serene and soothing.
Its beauty, so...
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
CONTINUING to tell the story of Zimbabwe’s struggle to claim, re-launch and defend its own money, we start this week by referring to two stories: ‘Zimbabwe dollar under siege again’, The Sunday Mail, May 24 2020; and ‘Civil Servants in fresh...
By Dr Irene Mahamba
WHAT does it mean when a son of Zimbabwe, a teenager at a private school, laments that he does not do African History but is forced to study European History.
He asks: ‘Even if this is rectified in the new curriculum, what...
By Dr Michelina Andreucci
THE forthright speaker at the meeting held in the presence of the Native Commissioner of Gatooma (now Kadoma) had a large following in the area which, they said, he used to “… spread the gospel of resistance.”
Partly as a result...
By Dr Tony Monda
AS the global scourge of COVID-19 continues to whiplash mankind into a closeted existence, collective activities, such as agricultural, are at a low ebb the world over, posing yet another threat to humanity – that of global food insecurity.
In Zimbabwe, which...
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
FORMER President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe have authored an important paper on African agriculture in post-COVID-19 recovery which Zimbabwean policymakers should heed.
The paper is titled ‘COVID-19 response must target African Agriculture...
THAT the survival and well-being of any nation hinges on foundations of cohesion and unity is a fact of life.
Unity is the principal driver of any nation’s charge towards success.
We have written extensively about this subject.
We continue to do so because it either makes...
THE pronouncement by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) that their season is likely to start either in August or September might be illusory.
The shelving of sporting activities because of COVID-19 has affected virtually the whole world.
Football, being arguably the most popular sport in the...
WHEN the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held its virtual summit last week, it was not only a historical moment but a strong message to the world that the entity is still a vital cog in curtailing Western powers’ ever intrusive politics against other sovereign nations.
The...
IN the midlands town of Corby, UK, stays a happy family whose roots are in Zimbabwe.
This is the Chiwuta family.
The mother is Ruth Chiwuta, commonly known as Sister Ruth by her church family.
Nothing had prepared Sister Ruth and her family of what was to...
By Dr Tony Monda
A UNITED NATIONS (UN) report on hunger released by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO during a joint Press Conference held in FAO-HQ, Sheikh Zayed Centre, provided an updated estimate of the number of hungry people in the world and the...
The Legacy
By Tsitsi, V. Himunyanga-Phiri
Published by Zimbabwe Publishing House (1992)
ISBN: 1-77901-012-5
THERE still exist societies across the globe, especially in Africa, that still torment the girl-child or women with customs that oppress and violate their rights.
Some women continue to exist with the burden of being...
