Resuming his column, in which he regales us with tales of old Dangamvura, Mutare, Chris Kabwato writes here about barely legal bum-jive, and a community's pride at a local band that 'stole' a hit song and made...
By Dr Kennedy Mubaiwa Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) might be forgotten, but we must not underestimate their impact. Low-income countries like Zimbabwe lose an average of US$37,489 with every NTD-related death....
The 2023 election was a race between a party more popular than its leader, and another leader more popular than his own party. President Emmerson Mnangagwa polled less than his party MPs in this...
By Precious Shumba The local government system in Zimbabwe was inherited from the colonial administration. Remnants of colonial systems remain to date, especially in respect of town planning regulations. Since 1980,...
By Ranga Mberi At Chaka, a rural business centre on the Harare-Masvingo highway, you can see why President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s infrastructure rollout is his biggest election trump card, but also the biggest risk...
By Dr Gift Risinamhodzi Recently, I saw a heartbreaking video of a man who gave a heartfelt speech at his aunt's funeral. He said she had died from a trivial cause that should not...
Sitting next to Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg, President Emmerson Mnangagwa pitched for business in areas such as energy, technology, mining and infrastructure. In Zimbabwe, Russian investment has not exactly...
By Mukasiri Sibanda Africa’s public debt crisis is a socioeconomic albatross making the realisation of sustainable development goals highly improbable. A large number of African countries are spending more on debt servicing than on...
___ Zimbabwe is losing many of its health professionals, such as nurses. In response, the government is making it harder for them to move abroad through a number of legal restrictions. Government says this...
By Andrew Chikowore, Mukasiri Sibanda, and Rangarirai Chikova Observation has shown that it takes two to tango, but that isn’t a complete picture.  Always lurking in the background is a third force. Closer scrutiny...

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