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‘I can hear the founding fathers calling’ …cry no more Zimbabwe

SOMEONE heard the founding fathers calling, heard the mourning of Chindunduma crying out to be requited and  answered the call. Like Dr Dzingai Mutumbuka, the founding father of Zimbabwe’s education, Professor Amon Murwira answered the call. It is gratifying to see education with production, the dream...

Biodiversity conservation in Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE has a programme for promoting the recovery of threatened species from the list of endangered species.   Despite Government efforts, however, Zimbabwe continues to lose its biological diversity through deforestation and land degradation.   The provisions of the Parks and Wildlife Act control the introduction...

Bid to stop inauguration flops

By Elizabeth Sitotombe IN the wee hours of September 4, the morning of the inauguration, some roads had been barricaded and tyres were burning in Chitungwiza, Rugare, Corobourough, Kuwadzana, Mbare and the heavy industrial area, otherwise known as the Coca-Cola area, courtesy of some rogue...

Tragedy of elitist education …work or perish

This article was first published in The Patriot in 2016. THE production of goods and services makes up the backbone of the country’s economy. Zimbabwe earns foreign currency from exporting these goods and services. When such exports are low or non-existent, the country’s economy stagnates; our capacity to import tools,...

Favour in context: Part 14 …may day call

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...

Jewellery through the ages

BODY ornamentation made of feathers, bones, shells and coloured pebbles has been a part of mankind since before history was written.   This was a form of identity and self-esteem.  Coloured pebbles were gems that have been admired for their beauty and durability since man...

Fire season: Measures to take

A FIRE risk prediction by Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for the year 2023 concluded that Zimbabwe is very susceptible to veld fires this year.  The environmental management body has already warned of the possibility of intense veld fires due to the 2022/23 rainfall season that...

A grand plan gone wrong

By Elizabeth Sitotombe IT all backfired spectacularly. It was a script well planned with the intent to effect regime change in the country. CCC Nelson Chamisa called it the ‘Mango Strategy’; be green outside and yellow inside, follow them around he said; do everything with them but...

Happy 60th birthday ZANU PF!: Part Two …game changer

FROM November 23 1977 when the whiteman unleashed the worst inhumane act at Chimoio HQ Base, something changed for the whiteman — he knew it was over but he chose to turn a blind eye. Only one month after Chimoio,  in December 21 1977, ZANLA...

From myth to fairy tale …and to a new deadly variant

AFTER more than three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO officially ended the global public health emergency on May 5 2023.   In our elation, we threw caution to the wind; but is it over? WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...

2023 a clean sweep for ZANU PF

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans demonstrated their appreciation and patriotism by attending the recent National Heroes Day commemorations. Indeed, the masses will never allow imperialists and their puppets to run Zimbabwe again, and will honour their heroes and heroines by voting for a party that will...

Victory is certain: President Mnangagwa

AS it was in the beginning, when President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the ZANU PF election campaign to a mouth-watering gathering on June 24 at Mutema High School in Chipinge, the Party made a triumphant return to Manicaland Province to another appreciative crowd in Makoni...

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