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Favour in context: Part Four …spirit mediums vis-à-vis Christianity

SOWE rekuDomboshava had been the pastor’s choice. He had said that there was power in those mountains; power to unlock God’s favour. His sermon on God’s favour had been inspiring. He had said: “God’s favour will give you the job you don’t qualify to have.  “God’s favour will...

Heirs of a rich heritage

‘ZVAIREVA vakuru zvaitika, Zvaireva Nehanda zvauyavo, Nyika yedu yatorwa navaeni, Zuva rayo rasvika!’ So we sang during the liberation struggle. Zimbabwe attained independence on April 18 1980 after a harsh and bitter armed struggle.  From that day on, all eyes were, and are, on the heritage of Murenga, nhaka yatakasiirwa,...

Lifeline for vulnerable children

HARMFUL cultural practices across the globe have contributed to violence, abuse and exploitation of children. Millions of children, especially the  girl - child is subjected to practices such as child labour, child marriage and female genital mutilation, among others. Adding to this, UNESCO reported that nine percent...

Environmental causes of ill health: Part One …‘pollution is deadly’

ZIMBABWE’s economy relies on the agriculture, forestry, energy, tourism and industry sectors.   In the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), Zimbabwe outlines opportunities for climate change mitigation through climate smart agriculture and sustainable agro-forest-based adaptation and management and pledges to achieve energy emissions per capita...

Favour In Context: Part Three …of ignorant independence beneficiaries

SOWE rekuDomboshava had been the pastor’s choice. He had said that there was power in those mountains; power to unlock God’s favour. The guide looked towards the glow of Harare in the far south and asked, “Do you know that the guerillas who bombed the Rhodesian...

The impacts of a global pandemic: Part Seven …the evolution and uncertainties of the pandemic

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), as a provider of impartial and timely information on markets, food security and nutrition, was instrumental in framing food and agriculture-related responses to the pandemic-induced global food crisis through targeted policy proposals as well as a set of...

A thousand reasons to celebrate mothers!

SUNDAY, May 14,  was flowers, chocolates, perfumes, champagne and the like — it was Mother’s Day! This is what happened mainly in the urban areas, but what happened kumusha; I am not sure but indeed it is time to celebrate mothers, for motherhood is deeply...

Culture month: Celebrating being African

MOST people in Africa have alienated themselves culturally due to neo-colonialism, Western religion and the influence of globalisation.  The culture of a people is what defines theem in the family of humanity. Sadly, many now view African cultural practices and traditions as backward, adopting Western orientation and...

The impact of a global pandemic: Part Six … of zoonotic diseases

THE coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and its numerous mutations were intertwined with the sustainability dimension of food security in complex ways.  For example, the expansion of industrial agriculture is associated with a rising prevalence of zoonosis diseases that transmit from animals to humans, of which COVID-19...

Who is beholden to the British?

LAST week we wrote about the British fraudsters who spawned the Rudd Concession which they used as a basis for the armed invasion and occupation of the land between the Zambezi and the Limpopo, the land of Zimbabwe. The armed invasion did not go unchallenged...

NGOs up destabilisation ante

NGOs and CSOs operating within and outside the country’s borders have launched an onslaught on the ZANU PF leadership to save the struggling CCC from embarrassing defeat in the 2023 harmonised elections using a US$5 million kitty availed by Western countries a fortnight ago,...

The impact of a global pandemic: Part Four …food scarcity as a result

MORE than any other dimension of food security, food access was arguably the most affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The global economic recession triggered by lockdowns had a very negative impact on people’s ability to access food. As the crisis dragged on, short-term coping strategies (savings,...

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