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Ron Jacobs Correspondent — What a year, huh? A friend keeps reminding me she knew it was going to be a bad one when David Bowie died in the first few days. Even if one wasn’t a fan, the impact of his death was felt across the planet, especially in the imperial zones. It’s hard to […]
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Udo W. Froese Correspondent— US President Barak Obama made it clear that his administration, in its final three weeks before it hands over to Donald Trump, has increased its sanctions on President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation.
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Bishop B. Manjoro Dunamis— A few hours to go and 2016 will be over! I have one word for you; it’s not over until it’s over. If the year ends, life has not ended, hold on to each and every one of your dreams.
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Freedom Mupanedemo Syndication Writer— Stuck in his hunched wheelchair, David Makota (36), a street vendor waves airtime cards to capture the attention of prospective buyers. In front of his wheelchair is a fragile makeshift table made up of cardboard boxes displaying an assortment of wares from phone handsets, phone batteries, ear phones, memory cards among others, […]
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Leroy Dzenga Features Writer— The year 2016 was the year when a number of stories about Zimbabwe’s senior citizens came to light. Punctuated by an unbelievable warmth and traces of humanity slowly eroding in the post millennial world, the elderly emerged with some of the most sobering stories.
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Tomorrow we say good bye to 2016 and for a good reason, many have little fond memories of the year and can only hope for a better 2017.
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Sharon Hofisi Correspondent — Broadly speaking, amending the Constitution is steeped in the debate between those who see the need to correct flaws created by the original drafters, and those who see the supreme law as a living document which should be interpreted by each successive generation.
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Lloyd Gumbo Mr Speaker Sir — This week’s edition of The Sunday Mail had an interesting but depressing piece on jailed rapist Martin Gumbura and the conditions of prisoners who cannot enjoy their conjugal rights, the moment they become guests of the State.
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Isdore Guvamombe Reflections — Well, it has been a splendid year for Africa in general and the African people in particular. The year 2016 is when Africa was at its loudest in forging unit at the international fora and it has also been loudest in demanding its position in the world by requesting fair treatment and […]
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Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye — For those daughters and sons of Mother Africa at home and abroad who began celebrating Kwanzaa this week, that begins with recognition of the concept of Umoja meaning Unity in Swahili, let us not forget to give President Mugabe and late Vice President and national hero Joshua Nkomo along with […]
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter— If crime could be celebrated, the Harare Magistrates’ Courts could have one hell of a bash.The year 2016 could arguably go down as historical, consider the high-profile cases that passed through the benches at the Rotten Row Courts.
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Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon Correspondent— Panashe is a 26-year-old Zimbabwean woman living with HIV. She works in a restaurant on the western peripheries of Johannesburg.
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Patrick Martin Correspondent — In a lengthy speech delivered at the State Department headquarters in Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry defended the longstanding US policy of supporting a “two-state solution” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Patrick Cockburn Correspondent — European political leaders are making the same mistake in reacting to the massacre at the Christmas fair in Berlin, in which 12 died, as they did during previous terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.
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The growing imbalance between earnings from exports supplemented by remittances and the demand for imports and servicing foreign loans highlights the need for Zimbabwe not just to export more but to import less.
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