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Editorial cartoons are principally meant to amuse readers and for the readers to understand and embrace the artworks, they need to see signs or codes that they are familiar with.
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum <h3><i>More often than not, women shy away from the media and are not keen to be interviewed on certain issues, arguing that they don’t want to be quoted out of context.</i></h3> During a visit to Buhera some months ago, I had an opportunity to attend a village gathering where people were […]
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Nathaniel Manheru The Other Side WITH mere dregs of results from the plebiscite still trickling in, the picture on South Africa’s fifth democratic and non-racial vote is virtually clear. The ANC is set to win overwhelmingly, albeit falling short of the coveted two-thirds majority it needs to change the constitution. For that, it has to […]
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Yes, let’s celebrate Sundowns’ success story in the league, it deserves its place on the back pages of all the mainstream newspapers because our boys played their part, but let’s not drown ourselves in those celebrations because when we really take a very analytical look, at a league that is
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Lloyd Gumbo Mr Speaker Sir There is a joke going around about Members of Parliament’s penchant for free things. It says, “One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asks about his bill and the barber replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing
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Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix As darkness slowly surrendered to dawn, I looked through the eastern window of CUT Hotel. There, huge acacia trees stood like ghostly figures, backgrounded by the silhouette horizon.
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Isdore Guvamombe Reflections Back in the village, in the land of milk honey and dust or Guruve, anyone who blinds themselves from facts always learns through accident. The last week of April brought to Zimbabwe two free-for-all circuses — one political and another social.
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Hildegarde The Arena THIS week I write about an American music artiste and actress Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (Beyonce), not because I am a fan of her music and artistic works, but because she is an individual who has occupied acres and acres of space in our media. Inevitably, a personality like Beyonce is
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John Manzongo @the Workplace I have been concentrating on working and discovered that we all shall retire from work at some point in life and enjoy the fruits of our so many years’ hard work. Even those who worked hard for poor salaries deserve their rest when the time comes. I recall a senior citizen […]
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Reason Wafawarova on Thursday MDC-T and its leader Morgan Tsvangirai became widely-known and somewhat relevant on the international scene since the party’s formation in 1999, not exactly because of any specific achievement or success on the part of the Western-sponsored political outfit, but purely on the basis of
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Tonderai Rutsito Tech Spot TelOne recently signed a satellite broadband contract with Avanti Communications, a leading UK-based satellite operator to provide high speed internet and Ka-band data services for business, rural areas, mobile carrier and defence systems. For those in remote areas where fibre, copper or
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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday “That old man is beating up his wife,” says my cousin Piri. Then she bursts out laughing. It is 6 am on a very misty and chilly morning. Winter seems to have come early. We are at the traffic light on Golden Stairs Road in Harare. We are on our way […]
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Knowledge Mushohwe THE internet is seen by many observers as the ultimate tool for facilitation of alternative for civil engagement, given the growing popularity of social media, the availability of electronic voting systems in some countries and the general ability of digital technologies to mobilise virtual
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum The past few weeks have been dramatic with different events that have kept the public glued to the media. From MDC-T fights that have resulted in many splinters, to the tiff between SuperSport and Spirit Embassy prophet Hubert Angel over an alleged prophecy over Liverpool’s championship
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Political Mondays With Amai Jukwa— There are no separatists fighting for a chunk of Manicaland. There is virtually no risk of military conflict with any of our neighbours. We have no reason to fear a terrorist attack. Our climate is often voted the best in the world. Our people are peaceful and crime is unlike […]