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King Charles III’s coronation …did ivory-haters win?

By Emmanuel Koro in  Johannesburg, SA  WHILE a 250-year-old British tradition dictates that the wife of a newly crowned king openly displays a special ivory sceptre as a symbol of her new position, Queen Camilla was apparently directed to ignore history at Charles III’s recent coronation.  Instead...

Favour in context: Part Eight …introspection

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...

Favour in context: Part Seven …crisis of expectation

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 will...

Business excellence for Zimbabwe …sound business excellence models a must

FACED with an increasingly turbulent and chaotic business environment in recent years, a new approach called ‘business excellence’ emerged in the business world as more and more companies, faced with declining profits, implemented business excellence strategies and made ‘quality’ a key element of their...

Favour in context: Part Five …spiritual warfare kusowe

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...

SADC loses iconic conservationist

By Emmanuel Koro,  Johannesburg, SA  THE director of Zimbabwe CAMPFIRE Association Charles Jonga’s death, last month, was SADC’s loss of an important wildlife conservation voice in the media. Former Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenus Resources (CAMPFIRE) chairperson and president of the Hwange Painted Dog Project Jerry...

Circus in CCC …bigwigs left in the cold

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THE CCC is finalising its candidate selection exercise by holding citizens caucuses on June 10 for Harare.  The candidate selection process has been awkward to say the least.  Their leaders have called it ‘democratic’, a process by which the public has the last say.  It...

Lessons from Chairman Chitepo

LET us take a moment to honour and celebrate the architect of the Second Chimurenga, Chairman Herbert Chitepo.  He is one man who abandoned a life of luxury as the first African lawyer in the then Rhodesia and instead exposed himself to the wrath of...

Energy for life: Part One …is Africa on the right path?

ALTHOUGH climate change has reduced economic growth across Africa and increased income inequality between African countries and those in northern hemisphere climates, Africa’s economies are currently said to be growing at an average rate of four percent per annum.   The IMF anticipates Zimbabwe’s economy...

Turning Chivi herbal …exploring value of plants

By Sheldon Hakata THE Karanga are a collection of Shona-speaking people in the southern parts of Zimbabwe. Most of these people live in the Mberengwa District, Midlands Province. Other several groups are also in the neighbouring districts of Zvishavane, Shurugwi Chivi and Zaka in Masvingo Province. Upon entering...

Favour in context: Part Five …spiritual warfare

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...

Environmental causes of ill-health: Part Two …the effects of climate change on health

ENVIRONMENTAL risks to health, like many of the challenges currently facing the world, are too complex and inter-connected to be dealt with by simplistic, short-term solutions or by individual actors.   Nevertheless, climate-sensitive health risks are currently disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged...

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