-
Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu THREE hospitals in the southern region of Zimbabwe, including Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital in Bulawayo, have been equipped with 10-colour GeneXpert machines to assist in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). Gwanda and Gweru Provincial hospitals have also been equipped with the machines. The equipment, valued at US$600 000, is part of the TB […]
-
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Zimbabwe’s moves to fully activate and operationalise the national sovereign wealth fund — now known as the Mutapa Investment Fund is a step in the right direction that could generate wealth for future generations, stabilise the economy, and promote economic development. For a long time, sovereign wealth funds (SWF) were […]
-
The Herald April 1, 1980 THE Minister of Education and Culture, Mr Dzingai Mutumbuka, said it would be unfair to pupils and their parents if changes were made in community schools before they could be justified. “I don’t know why community schools are in existence and I feel that they have taken a retrogressive step […]
-
Recently, President Mnangagwa appointed veteran lawyer, women’s rights activist, opposition legislator, and former deputy minister Jessie Fungai Majome as the new chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. Majome has extensive experience in public administration and human rights issues. In this report, Deputy News Editor (Convergence) Phyllis Kachere (PK) speaks to Ms. Jessie Majome (JM) […]
-
-
Isdore Guvamombe The war. War! It crossed my mind that Dande River was a silent observer of the war. It never told the secrets. Its banks and riverine vegetation had witnessed budding romances blossom into weddings, women gossip and people in their broad totality. Liberation fighters had bathed in the nude or half-dressed. Gun battles. […]
-
DR Chido Rwafa Madzvamutse Mental Wellness As discussed in previous articles, mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which an individual realises his or her potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can make a meaningful contribution to their community. Bipolar disorder is a […]
-
Bulawayo Bureau IT’S shortly after 5pm and a group of men, mostly clad in dirty blue work suits, emerge from Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) site strolling past a small business centre carrying water containers of various sizes. They are heading towards KMC compound in ‘maThree’ section of ward 11 in Kamativi. KMC, which recently started […]
-
-
The opening this week of a new major milling company in Harare with the investor presumably fitting it out with brand new equipment of the latest technologies, will provide a significant boost to a market that can be on the weak side when it comes to competition. This will be even more vital this year […]
-
Tatenda Chinoda-Correspondent Life is full of choices. Anyone who has reached the age of majority is regarded as an adult, a thinking adult. With this regard is an assumption that the adult can make reasonable decisions including doing everything in their power to be safer on our roads as drivers, passengers or pedestrians. The Easter […]
-
Remember Deketeke-Herald Correspondent For 13-year -old Makanaka (not her real name) of Budiriro 1, west of the capital, wearing a mask is now part of her life despite the relaxation of Covid-19 measures a few years back. A waste management crisis in Budiriro 1 and other suburbs in Harare has seen garbage piling up in […]
-
Innocent Mujeri-Correspondent The resonant sounds of jubilation will soon echo through the air as Buhera, in Manicaland Province, prepares to host Zimbabwe’s Independence Day celebrations this year on 18April. The choice of Buhera is not just a geographical preference but a symbolic gesture to the unwavering spirit of our nation, a spirit significantly fortified by […]
-
-
Ranga Mataire-Group Political Editor BEFORE reaching Buhera, this year’s independence flame will pass through “KuButcher”, an infamous place located on the south-eastern fringes of Rusape, where many blacks lost their lives in cold blood at the hands of heartless Rhodesian security officials. This is a gory place that epitomises the brutal conduct of Rhodesian authorities […]
-
The Herald, 29 March 1980 A NEW definitive series of postage stamps, to be known as the first Zimbabwe definitive issue, will go on sale on April 18, according to a notice in yesterday’s Government Gazette. The issue will comprise 15 denominations. Gemstones will be the theme of the 1c, 3c, 4c, 5c and 7c […]
- Home
- Archives
- Features, Opinion & Analysis