THROUGHOUT its history, Zimbabwe has demonstrated a remarkable capacity for unity in the face of adversity as well as good times. From the coordinated resistance against colonial rule during the First and Second Chimurengas to the collective efforts of modern-day Zimbabweans striving for development,...
By Kundai Marunya
A TALE of decades old sexual abuse, sodomy and allegations of cover-ups that date back to the 1970s is still sending tremors in the Christian community, a month after the news fi rst broke. St Ignatius College Chishawasha, an esteemed Jesuit...
OUR roads have become rivers of blood, highways to premature graves, a relentless stage where life and death collide daily. One cannot overstate the catastrophic state of affairs. Road carnage has transformed from an incidental tragedy into an accepted norm, a ghastly routine...
By Nthungo YaAfrika
IN my opinion, the Glorious Qura’n is more enlightening than the Christian Bible on the subject of prophets and messengers in all races. The motherland was the centre of the created landmass called earth before its disintegration into the current so-called...
THE political landscape of Southern Africa has recently been unsettled by allegations and accusations that seem more like desperate attempts to discredit the legitimacy of revolutionary parties than genuine grievances. At the forefront of this is former Botswana President Ian Khama, whose latest diatribes...
WE, in the village, have for years been excited by the ongoing Rural Electrification Program. But the best is yet to come . . . As I write, Zimbabwe is poised on the cusp of an energy revolution and the recent developments in the...
EDUCATION is often celebrated as the great equaliser, the cornerstone of any nation aspiring to prosperity and equity. However, when access to this essential right is marred by practices that seem more like legalised extortion, the very foundation of societal progress is shaken. Across...
IS it a surprise that every revolutionary party on the continent is eager to engage and share notes with Zimbabwe’s ruling revolutionary Party, ZANU PF? The enduring dominance of revolutionary parties in Africa has defied expectations of their decline, illustrating their ability to adapt...
By Kudzai Madara
THE recent elections in Namibia have ushered in a significant moment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as the ruling party, SWAPO, once again solidifies its commitment to progressive leadership. With the election of yet another female president, Namibia joins...
As you start your term, President-elect Donald Trump, one of the messages you should receive sooner rather than later is that: Sanctions on Zimbabwe must go! It’s now weeks after the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Day was commemorated across Africa. Mr President, sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe...
By Simon Ngena
OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout the world and is synonymous with the colour pink. It is also the month during which Zimbabwe pays tribute to one of its most ornamental trees — the jacaranda — which blooms into a riot...
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) was a powerful and important delivery, packed with a vision of Zimbabwe's economic recovery, stability and unity.
Most important is that the country’s systems across all sectors are functional and hence the country is on a...