By Fidelis Manyange
AS I write this piece, I am mourning the passing on of my brother Thomas Mabwe Chitemerere and father George Chitemerere.
Thomas, who died on December 28 2024, in the UK, was buried on the 8th of this month while we bade farewell...
By Kundai Marunya
IN a major boost to the local creative industry, the Zimbabwe Council of Copyrights (ZICCO) has embarked on a nationwide drive to educate stakeholders on the country’s intellectual property rights and copyright laws.
This comes at a time many artistes are failing to...
By Simon Ngena
IN last week’s instalment of your favourite column, we focused on tra- ditional vegetables, which are often preserved as mufushwa. These includ- ed munyemba, nyevhe, mutsineand muboora, among others. All grow in abundance during the rainy season and come in handy in...
By Vimbai Malinganiza
IN Zimbabwe’s journey towards economic transformation and societal progress lies a profound and impactful initiative, the Widows’ Association. And, who among us can forget the movie ‘Neria’, featuring Jesesi Mungoshi as the powerless widow who is renderred literally destitute following her husband’s departure from...
By Elizabeth Sitotombe
THE country’s wetlands are under serious threat. Wetlands are being replaced by residential or commercial buildings.
With Zimbabwe’s urban population growing rapidly, urban settlements are in high demand, with wetlands not being spared.
Wetlands are areas where water logs the soil, or is present...
By Vimbai Malinganiza
IN late 2024, Harare residents and environmental activists reported shocking scenes of dead fish, birds and other aquatic animals washing up along the shores of Lake Chivero.
Investigations revealed that high levels of industrial waste, sewage discharge and agricultural chemicals had contaminated the...
By Simon Ngena
IN this part of the world, we are lucky to have rain for at least three months a year meaning that for rural communities, unless you have access to irrigation water, fresh vegetables are only available for a very short time.
Since most...
By Kundai Marunya
THE last Frontline States icon is no more!
Few African leaders have played as crucial a role in the continent’s liberation struggles as the late Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding father and its first president.
A committed pan-Africanist, Nujoma was not only instrumental in Namibia’s...
By Kundai Marunya
IN many parts of Africa, people living with albinism continue to face widespread discrimination, social exclusion and even violent attacks driven by myths and misinformation.
In Zimbabwe, while awareness has improved over the years, challenges remain — many individuals with albinism struggle to...
By Vimbai Malinganiza
WHILE technological advancement has made capturing moments easier, its downside has brought our understanding of human dignity and respect under the spotlight.
The recent incident in Harare, where people arrested for taking pictures of a horrific accident scene, serves as a painful reminder...
Below is Ambrose Mutunhiri’s story as told to Evans Mushawevato:
“I was born in Marondera, under the domain of Chief Nyandoro. My earliest memories are of the land — the red soil beneath my feet, the scent of rain-soaked earth. But it didn’t take...
By Evans Mushawevato
RHODESIA in 1964 was a smouldering powder keg, a nation on the edge of history. The question was not IF he fight for freedom would erupt but WHEN. Ambrose Mutinhiri, barely a man but already carrying the burdens of one, knew...
