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Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 22:29 There is such a thing known as skill which is found or which has to be found in every person. In very simple terms skill means the ability to do something well.
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Leroy Dzenga Features Writer — In the Zimbabwean culture, conversations with the elderly were seen as the first step towards problem solving. However, recent times have seen some preferring Western methods of maintaining health and well-being.
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Yann Bedzigui and Liesl Louw-Vaudran— A dark cloud has hung over the African Union (AU) following Brexit and new American isolationist policies, and has prompted AU officials to call for greater unity among member states. On the eve of the final meeting of the 28th AU Summit, the message is that Africa can only weather […]
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Mabasa Sasa in Addis Ababa— Africa’s sole colony is the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic. Some know it as Western Sahara. All these many years after the rest of the continent gained its independence, this tiny corner of North Africa remains under colonialism.
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Bishow Parajuli and Dr David Okello— The Zimbabwean Government led by the Ministry of Health and Child Care launched a five-year national health strategy plan for 2016-2020 last week at a health facility in Murewa.
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Profile — Growing up tilling the land in the heart of Chipinge, then a little a girl, Dr Savie Munoriarwa longed for a better life than what her parents were exposing her to.
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Mark Widdowson Review Correspondent — Anyone who regularly uses social media will have had the experience of feeling envious of the fun their friends all seem to be having. This might especially be the case if you’re are sitting at home on a cold wet evening, feeling bored while everyone else is partying or having a […]
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The floods in north-west Borrowdale and a few parts of Glen Lorne last week after a very heavy downpour are the direct result of poor planning by developers and approved without investigation by the Harare City Council with the perimeter walls blamed by the council being very much a sideshow.
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Reason Wafawarova on Monday The bedighting of democracy in power politics is a direct indication of the inter-link between the domestic and foreign policy of the United States. Americans just voted for the sectionally popular idea of making “America Great Again,” but they seem deeply divided over the man a minority of voters managed to […]
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Stanely Mushava Literature Today Zimbabwe’S allergic distance from books is a recurring interest at literary festivals. A wholesome reading culture, beyond formal education, is seen as the missing link in the country’s book value chain.
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Botswana, Africa’s GDP poster-child, is the world’s second-biggest diamond producer, from which it earns four-fifths of its national income. Heavily reliant on diamond exports, the country went into business with mining giant De Beers 50 years ago. In a New African exclusive, Khadija Sharife reveals that Botswana has been getting a raw deal from the […]
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Martin Plaut Correspondent Less than a week into his presidency, Donald Trump has made good on his signature campaign threat to start building a wall on the border with Mexico. A second executive order will facilitate swifter deportations for illegal immigrants. But this is only a start, with other measures set to be announced this […]
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By Sophie Mbugua Agriculture is the most important sector of African economies, from the livelihoods it supports to the future jobs it can generate. The basic recipe for boosting performance is well known: more investment, better access to financial services, improved seeds, and a lot more fertiliser (appropriately applied).
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Christopher Farai Charamba The Reader Two of my favourite shows on television, on the rare occasion I get to watch it, are Border Security and Banged Up Abroad. I always marvel at the individuals who attempt to smuggle drugs and other banned substances in or out of countries.
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1 Peter 3 vs 10 “He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.”
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