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Michael Magoronga, [email protected] IN December last year, a hailstorm ravaged the Zhombe area in Kwekwe District and destroyed public infrastructure including clinics and schools. Mopani Primary School in Ward 7 was one of the worst affected by the extreme weather phenomenon and over 1 000 learners were left stranded after an entire 16 classrooms had […]
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THE ongoing operation by the police and Bulawayo City Council has restored sanity in the city that had been turned into a theatre of chaos by illegal transport operators. They had turned different spots in the city centre into undesignated pick-up and drop-off points. Adding to the chaos, the illegal transport operators, be it the […]
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Stephen Mpofu Popularly known especially by whites in colonial Rhodesia as The City of Progress developmentally, the Midlands provincial capital, Gweru has tragically become a city of reversed progress in an independent progressive nation of Zimbabwe and this should be brought to an end forthwith before populations in smaller towns are polluted by decadent moral […]
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Jacqueline Ntaka FOOD security in Africa and Zimbabwe is threatened by recurrent droughts caused by climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation, disrupting food supply chains and livelihoods. While the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has announced that it has enough stocks of grain in its strategic reserves to feed the vulnerable households, this is […]
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Land is a finite resource hence it should be shared by all citizens that want to work on it. It is for this reason that Government has come up with systems to ensure equitable distribution of land in both urban and rural areas. Government soon after independence in 1980 embarked on the land reform […]
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Ranga Mataire, Group Political Editor In the latest issue of the thirdeye magazine, veteran journalist Baffour Ankomah makes a case for what he calls “the curse of schoolboy politics.” In his article, Ankomah posits that ‘schoolboy politics’, which is rampant in Francophone countries, found a foothold in Zimbabwe with the birth of the MDC in 1999. […]
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Andile Tshuma, [email protected] BESIDES protection from unintended pregnancies, condoms are key in the fight against HIV/Aids as well as a plethora of sexually transmitted infections. Moreso, with new flavours, sizes and designs, lovers are now spoilt for choice; whether one loves the scent of vanilla, caramel or something fruity like strawberry, ribbed or dotted, everyone’s fetish […]
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Our country had one of the heaviest HIV and Aids burdens on earth. At the height of the pandemic in the late 1990s, the national prevalence rate was at 27 percent. The morbidity and mortality rates were at their highest around that time as well. However, over time, these metrics started declining with […]
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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] LAST week there was a two-day media sensitisation workshop on Gukurahundi hearings reporting as the country moves towards the start of a programme for it to face its dark past. Witnesses and victims will give testimonies during public hearings to be superintended by chiefs from Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South provinces. The hearings […]
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] ZIMBABWE has recorded significant progress in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through rolling out of development projects in various sectors of the economy, a senior Government official has said. The country is part of the global community that adopted 17 SDGs in 2015 as a successor to the Millennium Development Goals, […]
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Bulawayo City Council together with the police launched a blitz against pirate taxis and kombis defying a directive to move to the upgraded Egodini bus terminus. The council wants to restore order in the city centre where pirate taxis and kombis are causing chaos by picking and dropping passengers at undesignated points. There is congestion […]
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Innocent Mujeri, Correspondent In today’s interconnected world where cooperation among nations is paramount, Zimbabwe has positioned itself as a frontrunner in fostering diplomatic relations and international cooperation. The recent accreditation of incoming ambassador designates from Belarus and Mozambique serves as a testament to Zimbabwe’s dedication to strengthening bilateral ties and exploring avenues for collaboration across diverse […]
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Growing-up and schooling in Zimbabwe, Johannesburg-based international award-winning journalist Emmanuel Koro read books written by British writer and conservationist, Gerald Durrel. It was then that he was inspired to write environmental stories. “What a humorous writer! He (Gerald Durrel) inspired me to write essays on nature’s interaction with humans. One of my essays on how […]
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Noting the lack of modern medical equipment and the challenges that the shortage poses in terms of public access to reliable healthcare services, the Government routinely provides the tools. The deep sanctions-induced economic challenges of the first decade of the early 2000s made it impossible for the economy mobilise enough resources to be able to […]
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