By Eunice Masunungure
THE recent announcement of the lifting of lockdown measures by President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not mean doing away with the COVID-19 protocols.
Therefore, it is imperative to revise some norms, social and cultural beliefs that promote the spread of COVID-19, particularly those observed...
TARIRO KAFEMBA, a horticulture farmer in Centenary, Mashonaland Central, grows cabbages on her six-hectare farm.
Her 10 000-head of cabbages were ready for harvest but the series of lockdowns disrupted her plans.
“Due to lockdown restrictions, I did not manage to sell the produce because the...
CLIMATE change is having a significant effect on our ecosystems and the natural resources upon which the farming sector around the globe, especially in Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa, depends.
Climate change, such as increases in temperatures, shifts in rainfall distribution and increased...
By Dr Tony Monda
DECEMBER to March is fruit time in Zimbabwe; from the indigenous mazhanje, matamba, hute and matohwe to mangoes, paw-paws, oranges, naartijies, lemons, tangerines, grapes, peaches and nectarines, among others.
While the land reclamation of 2000 was a noble and necessary exercise for...
By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA
WHY does it take people in power seemingly forever to accomplish something good for the people they serve and the wildlife they look after?
Are our leaders so concerned with taking care of their own wellbeing that they ignore the...
By Dr Masimba Mavaza
STRUCK by COVID-19 at the age of 53, the life of Misheck Sibanda ended with a short ceremony at a graveyard near the city centre in Midlands, Leicester City, England.
“They buried him like that without his loved ones,” said Pretty Sibanda...
By Dr Irene Mahamba
THE death of Lt-Gen (Rtd) Douglas Nyikayaramba has brought more sadness and tears to our eyes.
While we are still mourning Cde Paradzayi Zimondi, another matchless national hero, another gallant son of Zimbabwe departs in his prime.
Just turned 60, Cde Nyikayaramba had...
...can Zimbabwe benefit?
By Dr Tony Monda
THE goal of reducing reliance on manual labour, while increasing efficiency, product yield and quality remains the fundamental concept of incorporating autonomous robotics into agriculture.
With advanced machine learning, or even artificial intelligence (AI), being integrated in the future, machines...
By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA
WILDLIFE-RICH and climate change-vulnerable Sub-Saharan Africa has been following the political events unfolding in the US with great interest.
What happens in America still has worldwide consequences.
No wonder the violent protests in Washington DC, on January 6 2021, shocked the...
By Dr Michelina Andreucci
THE announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on January 23 2021 that the Government of Zimbabwe is sparing no efforts in securing a COVID-19 vaccine for the citizenry of Zimbabwe is welcome news indeed and a ray of hope for the beleaguered...
By Anonymous Mbereko
ON December 28 2020, I travelled to Chipinge with my brother who had visited from South Africa.
We left my rural home around 6am when it was about to rain.
My brother said he was feeling weak and I went behind the steering wheel.
Although...
By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA
WHEN I learnt that a US medical doctor, Jeffrey Barke, had published a third edition of his book on COVID-19 — this time adding a discussion on the just approved COVID-19 vaccines whose powers to heal or harm are...
