By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa
IN today’s global landscape, many Christians, particularly in Africa, are told that Israel is a 'holy land' and the rightful homeland of the Jewish people. This narrative carries significant emotional and spiritual weight but often overlooks the harsh realities faced by...
THE incident recounted by the late Ivan Munhamu Murambiwa in our lead story is more than a passing embarrassment, it is a metaphor for what we lost through colonial disruption and what we are slowly reclaiming: culinary self-determination.
In 2013, a foreign delegate attending the UNWTO General...
By Simon Ngena
ONCE upon a time, Zimbabwe's culinary landscape was dominated by the so-called 'ethnic' restaurants specialising in exotic menus, mostly from Europe and the Far East. A casual stroll around town (here, read Harare) or the suburban shopping centres yielded such names as the...
OUR nation stands upon the sacrifices and courage of countless men and women who gave up their youth, comfort, and, in some cases, their lives for the promise of a free land. The conferment of national hero status on two towering figures — Retired Brigadier-General Victor Rungani and former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director Cde Walter Basopo...
THE 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which ended last week, presented Zimbabwe with yet another critical opportunity to showcase the remarkable progress it has made in recent years. Through innovation, industrialisation, and strategic partnerships, Zimbabwe continues to position itself...
by Kundai Marunya
EVERY year on May 1, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating Workers’ Day, a tradition rooted in the struggles of the labour movement for fair wages and better working conditions. However, in recent years, the relevance of these...
By Evans Mushawevato
IN 2025, the ghost of imperial semantics still breathes down the neck of the African worker. And in Zimbabwe, the headline reads: '95 percent unemployment'. Yet the fi elds are tilled. Shops are open. Buses are driven. Children are taught. Bricks...
IN a world where symbols often overshadow substance, the idea of a black Pope appears, at face value, to be revolutionary. It promises diversity, inclusion, and historic correction. But for the discerning, the very prospect reeks of a calculated deception, one designed to...
By Kundai Marunya
THE possibility of a black Pope emerging as the next leader of the Catholic Church has ignited fi erce debate among theologians, historians, and social commentators. At a time when the world is increasingly advocating for racial equality, the election of...
MBUYA NEHANDA and Sekuru Kaguvi were not engineers. They were not computer scientists. They were not policymakers. And yet, they were the most visionary innovators of their time, for they understood the original principle of sustainable development: that to defend the land is to...
By Kundai Marunya
ONCE ridiculed on social media as the epitome of backwardness, Gokwe is on the verge of a dramatic transformation that defies the stereotypes long associated with it.
For years, jokes like “Are you from Gokwe?” were weaponised to question someone’s awareness. But this...
AS Zimbabweans across the nation celebrate the country’s 45th Independence Anniversary today (Friday, 18th April), one message rings clear: “Iwe neni tine basa — “you and I have work to do”.
This mantra, rooted in the country’s war of liberation, is a call to shared responsibility...
