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Lack of a succession plan is bad for business

By Shephard Majengeta AS we pursue Vision 2030, of an upper-middle income economy, it is imperative that today we build institutions that stand the test of time. I recently came across a book ‘Prominent Personalities of Rhodesia’; a compilation of excelling black businessmen who defied the...

Western paganism under guise of Christianity

This story was first published in The Patriot of April 10 2017   By Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki THE celebration of Easter is the most prominent event on the Western Christian calendar. Most of those who were raised in Western Christian Church mission schools grew up chanting the...

The contentious issue of race

 By Nthungo YaAfrika AS much as Africans would want to have closure to many of the problems haunting the motherland, the first port of call must be knowing our ancient name.  Some might see this as a non-event, useless and time wasting but there is more...

Winning mindset in post-elections

WE, in the village, are known for our resilience, we never give up and build on our successes. Thus it was a pleasure to be in Dandara Village, Murehwa, for the ZANU PF Mashonaland East electoral victory celebrations. It was pomp and fanfare as villagers and...

Import of US illegal sanctions

By Jonathan N. Moyo TWENTY-ONE years ago, on March 6 2003, US President George W. Bush claimed to have ‘determined’ under Executive Order 13288 that some alleged actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons undermined, ‘Zimbabwe’s democratic processes...

Lady Chevrons a testament to women’s empowerment 

 EDITOR — As we celebrate International Women’s Month and bask in the spirit of empowerment and achievement, I am thrilled to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Zimbabwe women’s cricket team, the Lady Chevrons, for their remarkable victory and clinching of a gold medal...

1884: The spiritual and physical death of Africa

By Nthungo YaAfrika GENESIS 1:1 says: “In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.”  Exodus 3:13-15 says: “But Moses said to the True God, ‘Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, The God of your forefathers has sent me to you and...

Towards biodefence and strategy: Part 7

By Mupakamiso Makaya and Tapiwa Bere ’ONCE beaten twice shy’ or ‘Chakatanga ndochakachenjedza’ , so the adage goes.  We, in the motherland, are not ignorant of the devices of our nemesis, hatirare nezamu mukanwa. According to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery in one of his war memoirs: ’’A...

Role of independence in development and Vision 2030. . . safeguarding our national integrity

By Shephard Majengeta SOON the country will be celebrating 44 years of independence. Independence stands as a cornerstone of a nation’s identity and progress, particularly concerning Zimbabwe’s drive towards Vision 2030, aimed at achieving an upper-middle income economy. The attainment of independence marked a pivotal moment in...

Sanctions and the Mbuya Nehanda factor 

By Nthungo YaAfrika  THE word ‘simple’ means, sincere and frank because it comes from the bottom of a grieving heart, soul and spirit.  US sanctions have nothing to do with what Uncle Sam is trumpeting about, such as human rights and corruption. The human being was...

The curse of resource wars 

By Prof Artwell Nhemachena  DESCRIBING how human identities are set to be destroyed in an oncoming technoscientific world order premised on the logics of anti-Christ, Poxon (2001) says: “If identity and the order of God are mutually constitutive constructs, and both are opposed to the...

Towards biodefence and strategy: Part 6 . . . the time to act is NOW 

By Mupakamiso Makaya and Tapiwa Bere  THE threat from the Siamese twins of biowarfare and bioterrorism is real.  There is, therefore, a need for a strong centralistic approach and a law that gives tasks related to biodefence to be handled at provincial, national, regional, continental and international...

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