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By Nthungo YaAfrika
THE white savages — the Tambous — describe ‘truth’ as the quality of being near to the true value; a fact that can be verified; a true statement; or uniformity to reality or actuality.
Our ancestors...
By Rutendo Matinyarare
WHY are Zimbabwe and most Southern African countries struggling to grow food?
Is it because black people cannot farm, the infamous climate change, or is it purely mismanagement by the governments?
Well, as I illustrated in my article on cattle farming, desert regions like...
By Prof Jonathan Moyo
THE Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZDERA) followed the 2000 Parliamentary elections; the March 4 2002 Presidential Proclamation sanctioning designated individuals followed the 2002 Presidential election, as did Executive Order 13288 of March 6 2003; while Executive Order 13391 of...
EDITOR — OUR youth should know the world and everything useful in it, but from an African point of view.
Put another way, they should know the world and whatever is worth learning from it, but do so in order to strengthen the position of...
WE, in the village, value games; as much as we demand that our children attend to various chores we also do not mind them having a good time when the work is done.
All work and no play makes Tindo a dull boy.
We are thus...
By Mupakamiso Makaya and Tapiwa Bere
HEALTH is wealth, so goes one adage. Biodefence is the vehicle towards that wealth. Section 29 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe enjoins the State to manage biological incidents, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate, thus making biodefence and strategy...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
