THIS year Easter coincides with Zimbabwe's independence celebrations.
April 18 is both Good Friday and Independence Day and Zimbabweans are spoilt for choice on which one to celebrate: Gamba rakafira Zimbabwe kana kuti the son of the God of Israel?
But for the discerning, the historical...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
IN politics, opposition parties play a crucial role in holding governments to account and offering an alternative to ruling parties. However, not all opposition movements are created for that purpose. While some genuinely represent the people’s grievances, others operate as career opposition...
I DID NOT know much about The Patriot newspaper when I fi rst encountered it. I would spot it at newspaper stands but never took the time to understand what it was all about. That all changed one day in Kwekwe when Mrs P....
THE Government’s introduction of innovation hubs at all State universities is perhaps the best self-development initiative that has happened in the entire history of the motherland. If handled with delicate care, this should translate to sustainable self-development. The ‘caution’ is in view of the...
THE myth of Rhodesia as the ‘Grain Basket of Africa’ was born out of the 1931 Land Apportionment Act and the 1952 Land Husbandry Act scandals and, it is consistent with the establishment of Rhodesia as ‘a commercial enterprise’, in the words of...
By Sheldon Hakata
WHILE herding cattle in the remote village of Shariwa, in Bikita, Masvingo Province, some boys came across a troop of baboons and took after them. One boy outdid himself by bolting after one of the baboons and catching it. This, of course,...
CABINET yesterday approved the Zimbabwe Media Policy which seeks to defend Zimbabwe’s image, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere has said the policy was expected to achieve...
By Kundai Marunya
IN recent developments, 12 senior pastors from the United Methodist Church (UMC) in Zimbabwe have resigned in protest against the church’s revised stance on homosexuality. Three more are on the verge of tendering their resignations, while others are still considering joining...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
WITH just 16 days remaining until Zimbabwe’s 45th Independence Day celebrations on April 18, the nation prepares to commemorate its hard-won freedom with a huge sense of unity, reflection and renewed commitment to progress. April 18 marks the day when Zimbabwe...
THE Southern Africa Liberation Day commemorations that were held on Sunday present the region with yet another opportunity to refl ect on the direction it has taken in fulfi lling the numerous objectives of its various liberation struggles as well as the prospects that...
By Fidelis Manyange
TO some, being convicted and sentenced for years in prison may seem the end of the world. But for Reginald Marimba Chinyanga, it’s a different story altogether as he now better understands the ‘correctional’ role of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional...
GOATS, as previously discussed in this column, are used in rites of passage and cleansing rituals. The author’s research has demonstrated that the birth of goats has been accorded sacredness to ensure purity rituals are not disrupted. November, the solar calendar equivalent of Mbudzi,...
