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April 4, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of NATO. As a product of the Cold War, NATO should have been disbanded, but over the years, it has served as a war machine and facilitated US hegemony. The Global Times talked to a number of experts and scholars to reveal how the US […]
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Daya Thussu The phrase “Global South” has become a buzzword in contemporary international relations. Not a day passes without its mention in one or the other policy document, media commentaries or think tank reports across the globe. Some see the Global South as a latter-day name for what was once labelled the “Third World”, a […]
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The Herald, 11 April, 1980 A TOTAL of 7 671 prisoners have been released under the amnesty exercise established by Lord Soames after his arrival here in late December, a spokesman of the Ministry of Justice said in Salisbury yesterday. The examination of cases qualifying for the amnesty was continuing, and prisoners were being released […]
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Gukurahundi was a dark stain on the early years of Zimbabwean independence. While so much has been done to rectify the errors and cement national unity, there are still gaps that the Second Republic is now tackling. President Mnangagwa, in an interview with Brick By Brick magazine recently, once again emphasised what still needs to […]
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The Minister of Health and Child Care, Honourable Douglas Mombeshora updated Cabinet on the national cholera outbreak response. Cabinet informs the nation that incidences of new suspected cholera cases continue on a downward trend, with ten (10) districts having been declared cholera-free. The cholera-free districts are Nyanga, Chimanimani, Makoni, Mwenezi, Kwekwe, Gokwe North, Chirumanzu, Matobo, […]
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Ranga Mataire-Group Political Editor The recent electoral victory by an opposition figure in Senegal saw some local opposition desperately attempting to appropriate his triumph as theirs. This attempted appropriation was more rampant on social media, where opposition figures gushed superlatives in praise of the new Senegalese leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who beat a ruling party […]
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Obert Chifamba-Agri-Insight IT has been an unusual cropping season. Most dry land crops have since succumbed to the harsh effects of the prevailing El Nino-induced drought at their various stages of growth. And the blazing drought has inevitably extended its tentacles to livestock where it is wreaking havoc, especially in the country’s perennially dry regions […]
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Written by Africa University students in the faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy; Gift T Mushohwe and Luxene Ngoie Kakudie We are all responsible for ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) takes off and transforms Zimbabwe as we know it. In order to influence AI’s destiny, we must be responsible, knowledgeable, and involved. It must be […]
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The Herald, 10 April, 1980 FOR the past 15 years the only international exhibitor at the annual international trade fair in Bulawayo has been South Africa. But the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair there from May 3 to 11 this year has drawn world-wide interest, according to the general manager, Mr Graham Rowe, who is on […]
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Gibson Nyikadzino Herald Correspondent Because colonialism only loosens its hold when the knife is at its throat, those who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms being enjoyed today should be thanked and expressions of gratitude should be made, whether they are individuals, groups or freedom loving states. Therefore, with the surety of an Old Testament […]
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Yang Sheng As the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on, NATO members appear to be more and more divided over military aid to Ukraine, as Chinese analysts said on Sunday that since the beginning of April, more and more European countries are calling for negotiations to solve the crisis. Extending support and aid to Ukraine was a […]
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Rumbidzai Zinyuke Health Buzz After the attainment of independence in 1980, the Government had a huge task ahead of it to address many of the inequalities that had been created by colonial rule. One of these was prioritising fixing healthcare inequalities that existed, ensuring that every Zimbabwean could access health services. Under white minority rule, […]
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Matthew Mare Correspondent There is no need for people to politicise everything introduced by Government or the ruling party. The recently launched ZiG currency came under attack even before it was officially introduced. There is a bad political culture that some tend to negatively criticise everything done by the ruling party including trying to sabotage […]
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Kudzaishe Taba Correspondent Our journey as African nations with democracy, democratisation and elections is a sophisticated narrative intertwined with historical, cultural and socio-political dynamics. In recent decades, there has been unilateral efforts to foster and cultivate democratic principles across the continent, often in response to colonial legacies and Western influence that sought to participate in […]
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