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Is UN arbiter of peace or toothless bulldog?

SINCE 1945, October 24 is set aside to celebrate UN Day, meaning this year marks the 78th year since the grouping of nations was established. The day marks the anniversary of the day the UN Charter entered into force in 1945. In his message for this...

Water use by farmers in Zim: Part Four …the birth of ZINWA

THE Plymouth Company sent its first vessels to North America in 1607.  Two ships landed near the Kennebec River in Maine early in the year, and a rough fort was built close to the river’s mouth.   A handful of settlers remained in the colony during...

CCC implodes …and here is why

THE drama surrounding two letters to Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda and Minister of Local Government Winston Chitando recalling 15 CCC legislators and 17 Councillors by party secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu continues to unravel, with information gathered by this publication revealing that the move...

Zionist State out for genocide

THE Israeli Defence Minister has announced that Israel would cut electricity, water, food and fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip, as part of its campaign against HAMAS. The Gaza Strip is home to 2,2 million Palestinians, and when these are denied food, fuel, electricity and...

Man and money  …the birth of tobacco growing

IN May of 1607, Smythe’s ships arrived in Chesapeake Bay, but not with the original complement of settlers. Some of the colonists who had begun the voyage with high hopes had second thoughts, and left the ships when they stopped for supplies. Others died aboard. Those who...

Uncle Sam at it again …SA under siege

THE invitation, by Uncle Sam’s Congress, of two private South African citizens to discuss South Africa’s foreign policy must not be taken lightly.  With the global political economy now gravitating towards a multipolar world, the US, for long enemies with almost everyone across the globe...

Animals and fish in the rock art of Zim

ROCK paintings in Zimbabwe are found wherever suitable surfaces exist.   Granite and sandstone outcrops dotted across the country are replete with images of painted cultural treasures that illustrate a wide variety of animals, people and abstract shapes in an array of scenes.   These unique, ancient...

Favour in context: Part 16 …the merging of generations

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...

Climate smart agriculture for Zim

ZIMBABWE’s  diverse, rich ecosystems are under threat today from climate change. This is reality that poses serious problems with far reaching socio-economic, environmental and political consequences, particularly in developing countries with low adaptive capacity. As a result, the impact of climate change is likely to hinder...

Favour in context: Part 15 …spiritual connection

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...

‘Liberation movements must regroup’

THE brazen attempt by the head of the SADC Observer Mission (SOEM), Nevers Mumba, to tarnish Zimbabwe’s August 23 harmonised elections and the bizarre call for donations by former US President Barack Obama to flood hit Libya, a country whose destruction he led, are...

Zimbabwe needs you

By Shephard Majengeta EVERYONE can, and should, be an entrepreneur in Zimbabwe. An indigenous entrepreneurial class should have long taken over. We have the most conducive environment to thrive. Our people have been prepared for it; each successive war we have waged and emerged victorious has strengthened and...

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