DEREK CHAUVIN, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was recently convicted of second degree and third-degree murder as well as manslaughter after killing George Floyd in May last year.
Floyd, a 46-year-old blackman, was killed on May 25 2020.
His death prompted widespread protests which called...
By Elton Ziki
THE Second Republic, through the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), seeks to attend to the development and capacitation of key national institutions like ARDA, GMB and The Land Bank, among others.
This will create an enabling environment critical for transformative economic growth in...
CHRISTIANITY gained its foothold in Africa in the 1st Century, at Alexandria in Egypt, then spread to north-west Africa.
With the Edict of Milan proclaimed by Emperor Constantine, which granted religious tolerance, all of Roman North Africa became Christian by 313.
By the beginning...
By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA
AS you might know, climate change is one of the biggest threats to both wildlife and humankind.
It impacts on and kills all forms of life in the air, on the land, freshwater bodies, rivers, seas and oceans.
Sadly, Western animal...
THE insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, is an ongoing conflict between Islamist militants attempting to establish an Islamic State in the region and Mozambican security forces.
Civilians have been the main target of attacks by the Islamist militants.
Of late, the Islamist militants are targeting foreigners...
By Elton Ziki
WHEN the tri-cycle tractor was introduced in 1924, power cultivation of row crops became practical.
Rubber tyres for tractors were introduced in 1932.
Rubber allowed the tractors to move at high speeds, over hard surfaced roads while the farmers’ ever-growing need for timeous delivery...
AFRICA possesses a rich and varied history.
It is widely believed to be the birthplace of modern man and where some of the world’s greatest civilisations, such as the Egyptian and Nubian societies, emerged.
Its history includes the indignation of the trans-Atlantic slave trade...
GOVERNMENT has intensified its effort to transform hitherto marginalised communities into areas of growth with capacity to economically contribute to national development.
This is being done under the Devolution Programme and Vision 2030.
Zimbabwe’s Devolution Programme is largely founded on the principle of empowering Provincial Government...
By Eunice Masunungure
ON April 18 2021, Zimbabwe is celebrating its 41st birthday still under sanctions from the US and the West.
Independence Day marked the end of racial discrimination and enabled the restoration of land to Zimbabweans.
When the Union Jack was lowered, the Eternal Flame...
BOKO HARAM is wreaking havoc in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon while in Mozambique, Jihadists are bloodletting.
There is so much turmoil in our sister country Mozambique.
Why is it that people do not learn?
Why is it that people do not appreciate things special on their...
By Elton Ziki
IN the foreword to the National Development Strategy1 (NDS1) document, President Emmerson Mnangagwa states that the blueprint is premised on four critical guiding principles.
The first is: “...recognition that bold and transformative measures are required to underpin the drive towards the attainment of...
