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Reflections Isdore Guvamombe The year was 2009. The Eurocentric sanctions had bit into the pocket of all and sundry in Zimbabwe. Almost everyone’s purse was perforated and the sooner you put money the sooner it lost its value. Harare had lost its
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Isdore Guvamombe Torusim Matrix UNDER the blistering heat, a breeding herd of elephants blocks the way and a cow nudges its calf under a huge baobab tree on the roadside. An irritated bull tells off a wandering calf in a no-nonsense mood, with a shriek but firm voice.
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Catherine Murombedzi HIV Walk Prisca became an alcoholic after the birth of her fourth child. She now takes an illicit brew known as Zed. The alcohol is reportedly brought into Zimbabwe from Mozambique and a bottle costs US$1 and can get four imbibers drunken silly.
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EVER wondered why whistle-blowers such as WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange and more recently former intelligence analyst with the United States’ National Security Agency have become household names that are also number
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For the first time in over a decade, Zanu-PF is enjoying significant amounts of smiles from regional and international friends and colleagues, at least at open forums — thanks to the collapse of just about all Western-inspired
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Wenceslaus Murape Lately, the media has been awash with reports of arbitration awards in disputes between companies and also in favour of workers against employers.
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Victoria Ruzvidzo Business Focus LAST week’s instalment for the economy to draw spiritual guidance elicited interesting debate with calls and emails from people, most of whom felt the economy needs the hand of God to achieve growth.
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Knowledge Mushohwe If there is one characteristic that distinguishes editorial cartoons from the rest of art forms, it is the use of text and visuals to create a complete composition. The text plays the complementary role as an indicator, a speech bubble or an explanatory tag that helps the viewer to
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A YEAR after my father’s death, seven uncles and three nephews lined up to take my mother as a wife. That was before the liberation war arrived here. Up north, the Rhodesian army had put up protected fences to stop people from feeding the guerillas. Gatherings were banned.
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AN enormous woman, dressed in that charming overdose of colour unique to these parts, gestures for attention. Impatient, she lets out a deafening yell. It’s impossible to ignore. The occupied trader quickly turns to her, instinctively packs an assortment of fruit, grabs the
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The Other Side Nathaniel Manheru— The week has had a number of strange twists, all of them presenting some interesting points for commentators. The only problem is that not everyone comprehends reality in its interconnectedness, which is why we need commentators. Like me of course! Can someone tell me how a
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THE last time Highlanders were Premiership champions now looks like a long time ago – for goodness sake, back then, the Warriors were even strong enough to beat Ghana at the Nations Cup finals.
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Reflections Isdore Guvamombe Shinje River starts stupidly and confused from a valley that seems equally superfluous on the foot of the Mvuri Range, then it stretches southwards, snaking and meandering past Chipuriro communal lands on its final vomit into Dande River. Along its banks and pools is
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Gender Forum Ruth Butaumocho More than a decade ago, I used to hook up with friends and colleagues to talk about relationships, the hurdles that one needed to go through, and of course the bliss associated with perfect unions. A lot of advice often filtered through during these pep talks, some very positive, while
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Cathrine Murombedzi HIV Walk THEY tell harrowing stories they endure in the struggle for survival. Sex workers, who by the nature of their job, operate under cover are caught between a rock and a hard place. The financial rewards of the oldest profession are not that lucrative as one has to literally work 365