Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor
SCHOLARS define empowerment as giving authority, strength or confidence to someone.
It uplifts the spirits of the person who has been empowered and gives courage to chase dreams, they all agree. For Chido Shumbayarerwa (19) of

Marshall Bwanya Features Writer
THERE is talk of three times lucky, but when it becomes three times unlucky then the tale becomes tragic.
This is the story of Kenny Mazanza. His father left him a fortune, by village

Fortious Nhambura Features Writer
“I remember the role she played during the liberation struggle. Besides standing by her husband against the Rhodesian rule, she was a brave soldier, a true heroine for the people. She stood her ground fighting for the freedom she believed in,

Rutendo Mapfumo Features Correspondent
SOMEWHERE in the bowels of the Zambezi Valley in the northern part of Zimbabwe lies a very beautiful place, with beautiful people, far detached from the modern world. Regardless of being a place which is far away from the madding crowds and noisy cities,

Marshall Bwanya Features Writer
The story of street people has been told and retold for many years yet the ordinary person in Zimbabwe’s cities continues to turn a blind eye to the scourge. As the years go by, more and more street children and adults continue to

Abel Dzobo Features Writer
FOR other countries it is billions. Talk of South Korea (Samsung), US (IBM, Apple Computers), Japan (Canon, Sony). These are countries that have protected patents, copyright laws and have been

Noah Pito Features Correspondent
In the spiritual and ancestral realm associated with the Chundu chieftainship, the sighting of a pangolin means good fortune for the people. The sighting or picking of pangolins have been

Rutendo Mapfumo Features Correspondent
Fanuel Maedza (59) wakes up every day with the hope that things will one day change for the better. His worksuit is dirty, discoloured, faded, tattered and stained by the coal dust and greasy oil. Each

Sifelani Tsiko Features Correspondent
The garbage strewn across many streets and sidewalks in Harare and most other towns in Zimbabwe reflects the inefficiency of a waste collection system that has become increasingly costly for most local

Piety Mukuyu and Cathrine Biswick Features Correspondents
Very few youths are acquainted with details of the bloody attack that took place on November 23 1977. Tales have been told of the spirits of people who lost their lives in the struggle to free

Renfrey Clarke
FOR anyone who knows the science, it’s settled — fossil fuels need to be banished fast from our energy mix. But how do we achieve it? Can we rely on renewable sources such as wind and solar? Or must humanity turn to nuclear power?