ONE of the founding fathers of the negritude movement in Francophone culture Aime Cesaire once said negritude is: “The simple recognition of the fact that one is black, the acceptance of this fact and of our destiny as blacks, of our history and culture.”
Interesting...
By Emmanuel Koro
Johannesburg, SA
A SOUTH AFRICAN hunting company, Rance Safaris, has appealed to the British Government not to go ahead with its plans to introduce a trophy hunting imports ban Bill because it would harm African wildlife and the people.
In its submission to the...
By Elton Ziki
INCREASING crop yields as a model for positive impact on agricultural productivity deserves clear cut focus on the aspects involved.
After understanding the fundamental attributes involved in attaining Vision 2030, ‘Towards a Prosperous and Empowered Upper-Middle Income Society by 2030’, agricultural production systems...
WITH the on-going COVID-19-induced ‘stay at home’ recommendations, I have had ample time to catch up on some reading.
An article titled ‘Africa has fallen behind the rest of the world’s economies’ caught my attention and prompted me to question why this is so?
According...
A WELL-INFORMED cultural tradition took shape in the body of artworks created by the Takawira brothers, all of whom eulogised the institution of African womanhood.
Women were at the heart of Lazarus Takawira’s art and his life; his wife was his muse and his...
A DOZEN African heads of state were in Paris attending what was touted Africa-France Summit on Financing African Economies hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Summit sought to find ways to support ‘struggling’ African economies amid the global economic downturn wrought by the COVID-19...
AFRICA is a continent that is home to many societies with different ethnic groups, histories, languages, religions and cultures.
Consequently, between 1 000 and
1 700 African regions developed in different ways.
The North African coast and the Sahel lay amidst trading networks linking the Mediterranean world,...
WOMEN in the communal areas constitute 61 percent of the farmers and provide 70 percent of the labour.
Therefore, it can be noted that the work of women farmers is key to food security.
Most of these women used to be ‘unpaid’ family workers, working 16-18...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
MANY districts in the country have been affected by uncontrolled veld fires over the years.
Veld fires, deliberate or unintentional, are fires that may get out of control and destroy the environment, property and lives. Over 102 lives have been lost due to...
By Vitalis Ruvando
THIS article interfaces the ‘Big Picture Learning’ curve on herbal practice with COVID-19 prevention and treatment among rural communities in Zimbabwe.
World Bank (2019) estimates that 53,06 percent Africans live in rural areas.
Zimbabwe has about 68 percent residing in rural areas.
WHO estimates that...
IF in any nation, pockets of the population provide nests for violence to grow and fester, the whole nation pays heavily sooner rather than later.
If nations want to live peacefully, they should have zero tolerance to violence.
Recently, in Afghanistan, 85 people were killed by...
By Fidelis Manyange
ZIMBABWE’s solution to achieving Vision 2030 will not necessarily be driven and achieved by central Government alone, but will be pushed by a herdboy from rural Matenha Village in Murehwa District, or by a youthful mother who fetches water several kilometres from...
