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Thupeyo Muleya The quest to learn is founded on a basic belief that education turns around a life. This happens in testimonies where parents point their young ones at success stories next door. That practice has served to inspire many young people who ultimately dream of that gown, cap of knowledge and the final dream […]
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Joseph Katete It is almost unimaginable that bankers can turn into very successful farmers. There seems to be an unwritten code that makes bankers and people in the financial service system to be introverts. They generally do not want to socialise even at workstations where teamwork is key. They would rather look busy with their […]
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Lungelo Ndhlovu ZIMBABWE is stepping up efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), which deplete the ozone layer, leading to climate change by flushing out noncompliant air conditioners and refrigerators. The country has recorded a sharp increase in the smuggling of banned ozone depleting substances (ODS) at its major entry points such as […]
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Cuthbert Mavheko On Thursday, Zimbabweans join the rest of the world in celebrating Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, Valentine’s is a day when lovers express their love and affection for their partners by exchanging gifts and sending greeting cards to each other. Valentine’s Day has ancient origins and became associated with romantic love during the Middle Ages […]
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Mashudu Netsianda Ms Cynthia Ngwenya, a woman in her early 30s, quietly sits on a stackable polypropylene chair. There is an assortment of grocery items in front of her. Her right hand rests on her knee, her chin buried in the palm. She is deep in thought and fairly distressed as evidenced by a sullen […]
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Nobleman Runyanga, Correspondent Although civil servants play a critical role in the provision of essential services by Government ministries and departments and are entitled to the right to fight for the improvement of their salaries and working conditions, some of their demands appear out of season with the reality on the ground. This article seeks […]
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Johannesburg – Following the publication of an article that charged a United Nations agency involved in wildlife with having lost its credibility and relevance in much of Southern Africa, a major non-government organisation sprang to its defence. Not surprising. The non-government agencies (now known as Bingos — Big International Non-Governmental Organisations) have invested so much […]
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Pamenus Tuso When Mrs Pamela Chirwa enrolled her child for Grade One a couple of years ago, she expected the best academic performance out of the kid, but that was not to be. Mrs Chirwa and her husband sacrificed everything in their lives for the foundational education of their daughter but alas results for their […]
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Kudzai Chikiwa, Features Reporter Electricity is the force of energy used all over the world and the chances of any country’s economy thriving without it are slim. We are on the brink of another technological boom in which electricity has become more of a need than a want; it has become an anchor of production. […]
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Admire Ndhlovu The recent global conference on the “blue economy” was a welcome development that provided an opportunity for Africa to unlock its potential and achieve sustainable development. Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 26-28 November for the Blue Economy Conference, the global community engaged on how to achieve the sustainable use and conservation of aquatic […]
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Kudzai Chikiwa When passing by a hospital, nothing good comes to her mind except flashbacks of her 10-month-old baby bidding her farewell after several hours of struggling to breathe while admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital’s intensive care unit. On March 9, 2017, Ms Tendai Moyo from Bulawayo’s Nketa suburb gave birth to a bouncing baby […]
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Khama Phiri, Features Correspondent IN a quiet, sunlit wing of Nketa 8 Community Hall in Bulawayo, a group of adolescent girls engage in various handiwork projects. Some are engrossed in craft work and jam-making while others are busy drying vegetables, including ulude, and pounding moringa into powder. All products are sold to the local community. […]
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Gibson Mhaka, Senior Features Reporter A CALF frisks in a field, while two heifers peer over a fence in Mazunga Village under Beitbridge District in Matabeleland South Province. The hopeful mood of the village’s small-scale farmers is a stark contrast to the despair that has affected the area for years because of successive droughts. But […]
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Pamenus Tuso Due to ancient cultural beliefs, some parents and relatives of physically challenged children in Zimbabwe sometimes confine their children indoors for fear of ridicule from society. In the process, these parents and guardians deprive these children of their rights to education, association and movement. According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights […]
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