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Franck Kuwonu Review Correspondent Pneumonia, an acute infection of the lungs, is the biggest killer of children worldwide even though it is treatable and easily preventable with vaccines. The disease remains prevalent in some of the poorest regions in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in part because of the high price of the vaccines necessary to prevent […]
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When the children of Israel finally made it to the Promised Land, there was never a place up to now where they discovered milk and honey flowing. It was a metaphor God used. The Promised Land signifies a place which, when you discover it, anything you do there will flow. It is a land that helps […]
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Freedom Mupanedemo Syndication Writer Zimbabwe’s Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Dr Walter Mzembi, has been entrusted to carry the African torch to the portals of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and his vision articulated in a 10-point plan he announced during the official launch of his campaign in Madrid, Spain, recently, must have left […]
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Zimbabwean consumers are still smarting from a costly blunder, or ill-thought out decision by the Government recently to implement Statutory Instrument 20 of 2017, which imposed a 15 percent VAT on basic goods. Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa told Parliament last week the decision to reverse SI20 was made to allow for wider
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An Executive Order issued by US President Donald Trump’s administration on January 27 suspended all refugee admission for 120 days from seven Muslim countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The political backlash has been severe and US courts have suspended the ban. The Conversation Africa’s Samantha Spooner asked Cristiano
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Musaemura Zimunya Literature Today On February 18, the Zimbabwe Writers Association (ZWA) will hold a writers’ event featuring readings and presentations on the works of the late writer Samuel Chimsoro. In this instalment of Literature Today, ZWA chairperson Musaemura Zimunya gives a description of Chimsoro’s life and work. Most followers of Zimbabwean literature first came […]
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Christopher F. Charamba The Reader Some reads are timeless. There are books that I have read once and remember where I was and what was happening when I first picked up that book. Of all the books I have read, it’s difficult to pick a top list or rank them in any particular order. My favourite books […]
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Jasper Finkeldey The decision-making framework provided by the South African constitution after the dawn of democracy highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement, thus increasing the power of activism. Vast stretches of the country are now earmarked for unconventional oil and gas exploration. Activists need to be vigilant that no application goes unchallenged.
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THE Zimbabwe national cricket team has been disappointing their loyal fans for quite some time now with a number of below par performances on the international scene.
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Lovemore Chikova Assistant Editor The expulsions and counter-expulsions by rival factions in the Zimbabwe People First party led by Joice Mujuru this week did not come as a surprise, especially to those who have been following events in the ill-fated outfit since its launch in March last year.
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Senzo Mpofu THE INTERVIEW ZIMBABWE People First imploded this week with Dr Joice Mujuru expelling seven senior members of the party on Wednesday, followed by those seven, including Rugare Gumbo and Didymus Mutasa, expelling her in turn after they claimed she had no authority to expel them. Star FM’s Senzo Mpofu (SM) sat down with […]
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Nathaniel Manheru: THE OTHER SIDE Gentle reader, I think it is a sheer waste of national time to focus on the collapse of ZimPF, spectacular though that may be. There was nothing unexpected about ZimPF’s dramatic finale, especially for you who have been reading this column. I gave enough hints.
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Bishop B. Manjoro Dunamis I welcome you to the Dunamis Column and believe you are being blessed by it. 2017 is a year of Restoration and past weeks we were looking at keys that will turn this year in your favour.
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The chickens are finally coming home to roost and it is Neil Gaiman who aptly summarises the chaotic goings-on in the Joice Mujuru-led Zimbabwe People First party when he says: “Loyalty is a great thing, but no lieutenants should be forced to choose between their leader and a circus with elephants.” After weeks of reports of […]
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Joram Nyathi Spectrum Zimbabwe’s new school curriculum has got everyone talking. Many are upset, others unsure, but there is general uneasiness. It is the equivalent of what Donald Trump has done to America, Asia, the Middle East and Europe as a whole — an emotional talking point. It’s deliberate that I have chosen to bring […]
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