By Saul Gwakuba-Ndlovu
FOLLOWING the raising of red flags by some climatologists that the world’s climate is changing, many governments have introduced anti-atmospheric pollution measures, particularly against industrial smog.
The climate of a country or region is determined by a number of factors, some of which...
IT is sad when great national heroes depart, but it is consoling when they have walked the mile illustriously.
Certainly, 93 years is a long mile.
Cde Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane the late national hero was born in 1928, and departed on July 6 2021 after faithfully...
AFRICA is the fountainhead of human genetic diversity.
East Africa in particular, is believed to be the area where modern humans first appeared, evidenced by some of the earliest hominin skeletal remains found in the broader region, including fossils discovered in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Djibouti,...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
THE impact of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic can be felt globally, but more so in Africa.
The COVID-19 situation in Africa has become perilous as numbers keep escalating to dangerous proportions.
It has become a battle of vaccines against variants as...
THE late great Dr Joshua Nkomo’s list of achievements, his records and leadership track are so many and continue to inspire the nation, in every situation that we find ourselves in.
He remains a great man.
“Among his numerous occupations were those of; a magical auctioneer,...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
THE health care system in Zimbabwe is in danger of becoming overwhelmed as the country continues to record a high number of new infections being driven by the Delta Variant.
COVID-19 infections are at their peak and the country has seen a 107...
THE phrase ‘charity begins at home’ can be interpreted in many ways but many will agree that the expression largely means that parents or guardians are critical in the development of a child or children into fully functional and responsible citizens.
With the closure of...
IN 1980, following the war of liberation (1965-1979), a group of spirit mediums from Dande, Chinamhora, Chishawasha, Nyika, Guruve, Nharira, Njerere, Zvimba and Mhondoro professed “Dai vakuru vapangura nyika, nekuti nyika yakagarwa matundu”.
Yet others held: “Dai vakuru vaita bira reNykia sezvaiitwa nevakuru vabva...
By Nthungo YaAfrika
I WAS attracted to the Hello magazine of February 1 2005, when I saw the pictures of Donald Trump’s wedding and George W. Bush’s second term inauguration.
As I was flipping through the pages I came to page 20, with the title Prince...
By Eunice Masunungure
PERPETUAL senseless killing of black people and other races who are not Caucasian by American police is enough evidence to disqualify the United States as human rights prefects, anywhere in the world.
From the time of the murder of George Floyd by the...
IN Part One, Cde Gwerevende had been arrested by Rhodesians who tried the ‘soft touch’ and then torture to make him sellout the comrades he had given help to and hosted at his homestead.
The ensuing trial was harsh and cruel; Cde Gwerevende’s mother was...
THE East African coastline, stretching from the Suez to the Cape of Good Hope, has been an integral part of Indian Ocean trading networks for millennia; long-sailed by Arab traders.
The discovery of monsoon winds at the beginning of the 1st Millennium AD, and...