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Electoral reforms before 2018 a pipe dream
ELECTORAL reforms before the 2018 elections seem to be a mirage as the government has not demonstrated commitment to implement new constitutional provisions to ensure that elections will be held in a...
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Hope for women afflicted with obstetric fistula
The place is located in a remote, hot, dry, rugged terrain, with gravel roads connecting the few sparsely located health centres. BY STEPHEN TSOROTI Patients awaiting their turn for fistula surgery In...
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Vicious cycle of child marriages and poverty
VIOLA Sumbe (35) was once married off by her parents to an older man at the age of 15 and ended up as wife number nine. BY HAZVINEI MWANAKA Although the decision temporarily solved her family’s hunger...
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Hardships driving youth to drugs
RAYMOND Kanyemba (not real name), is a qualified engineer, but has nothing to show for his skills and expertise. BY TINOTENDA MUNYUKWI Statistics from the Health and Child Welfare ministry show that...
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June 27, a reminder of Mugabe’s legacy
AS Zimbabwe hurtles towards another election cycle, fears abound that President Robert Mugabe might resort to his age old tactic of coercion to retain power; last week marked nine years since the June...
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Windmill powered borehole transforms livelihoods
Forty-six-year-old Agnes Chida has no regrets that she and her husband relocated from Harare to the rural outskirts of Hurungwe in 2014 to preach the gospel. BY NHAU MANGIRAZI Shepard and Agnes Chida...
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African govts race to halt armyworm catastrophe
When my team and I visited Felix Jumbe of Peacock Seeds, a hybrid seed grower in Salima, Malawi, in March, we were shocked by the destruction caused by the fall armyworm. JOE DEVRIES Armyworm...
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Documentation crisis affects child migrants
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Munashe Mhanda sits at the Beitbridge border waiting for his chance to cross into neighbouring South Africa. He is fully aware of the dangers that await him, but the young man from...
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Africa’s growth lies with smallholder farmers
AS the world’s population surges towards nine billion by midcentury, food production has failed to keep pace, creating rising food shortages and a global food crisis ahead, according to the United...
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Seeds, not diamonds, will make Africa great
As I settle back in my homeland Nigeria since retiring as the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in March this year, I am reminded of a local saying that when you...
View ArticleCurse of Plumtree-Mutare Highway
IN 2016, government officials, commuter omnibus operators, passengers and members of the public converged at the Mabvuku railway crossover bridge to launch and celebrate the newly-refurbished...
View ArticleZim losing plot on food security due to women marginalisation
ALTHOUGH Zimbabwe has made significant strides in promoting gender equality, female farmers feel marginalised and that has consequently affected the nation’s food security. Zim losing plot on food...
View ArticleWomen, local authorities collaborate
THE running of community affairs in rural areas is often left to men, leaving women playing a passive role both in the political and developmental arenas. Women, local authorities collaborate : NewsDay...
View ArticleWhy Zanu PF govt dumped UNDP
ZIMBABWE is supposed to embark on a major process, which will likely transform the electoral playing field for the better — coming up with a new biometric voters’ roll (BVR), which, for the first time...
View Article16-hour days for Zim’s women
HARARE — As the cock crows, Tambudzai Zimbudzana (32) is suddenly awakened from her sleep. She quickly folds her blankets and strides outside her three-room, sheet iron-roofed house in rural Masvingo....
View ArticleTeenage sex trade boom in Mutare
The number of teenagers venturing into commercial sex work has been increasing notwithstanding the bad weather caused by current heavy rains spawned by the Cyclone Dineo phenomenon, the youngsters...
View ArticleCurse of ‘sexually-transmitted’ grades haunts female students
TWENTY one-year-old Natasha Murenga (not real name) is a bitter young woman. Curse of ‘sexually-transmitted’ grades haunts female students : NewsDay Zimbabwe.
View ArticleHauna has lost its glitter
Hauna Growth Point in Mutasa district, Manicaland, is struggling to recover its lost glitter. Hauna has lost its glitter : NewsDay Zimbabwe.
View ArticleMembers of public grill Mudenda
PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio and Thematic committees are pivotal in making the Executive accountable, and last week in Gweru during stakeholders meetings between the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob...
View ArticleDefying odds: A woman’s courage in the face of ‘calamity’
FOUR-YEAR-OLD Nokutenda playfully tugs at her father’s ear and scampers off giggling. She skips about in the dimly-lit mud and pole hut in Nhema village, Shurugwi. Her eyes shine with excitement....
View ArticleA sorry tale to tell in the fight against TB
KAROI — The long journey travelled by 42-year-old Shamiso Mudoka in the fight against tuberculosis is a typical case that calls for the scaling up of the fight against the disease. A sorry tale to tell...
View ArticleIllegal hunting practices threaten environment
HUNTING has been traditionally revered, particularly in rural areas, where it has always been a mark of noble manhood and marksmanship defined by the ability to use the spear and bow and arrow to bring...
View ArticleResettled Zimbabwe farmers left high and dry
Ten years ago, former bricklayer, Samuel Musengi was allocated a nine-hectare plot to cultivate in Zimbabwe, as part of an accelerated phase of land reform programme that saw tens of thousands of black...
View ArticleAgric training provides lifeline to rural women
AFTER a series of seasonal climatic shocks and changes, women have been forced to bear the brunt. Agric training provides lifeline to rural women : NewsDay Zimbabwe.
View ArticleFish farming transforms livelihoods in rural communities
FOR Jennifer Manatsa (56) of Sithole village, taking care of 11 grandchildren has been challenging. Toiling in other people’s fields and gardens was her order of the day. Fish farming transforms...
View ArticleZimbabwe, let’s ensure our future through conscious decisions today
Today is Africa Day, that significant day when the sons and daughters of Africa celebrate the unparalleled gallantry that as citizens of Africa, we continue to exhibit in surmounting the huge...
View ArticleHurungwe launches night-time HIV and Aids voluntary testing, counselling
KAROI — It is around 5pm on Saturday when officials from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe National People Living with HIV and Aids and other stakeholders start pitching tents near...
View ArticleIndustrial site now white elephant
THE once vibrant Marondera industrial site has become a shadow of its former self and has been transformed into a “ghetto” by desperate home seekers and street urchins. Industrial site now white...
View ArticleSurvivors relive the fatal Mutoko bus disaster
FIVE-YEAR-OLD Alvin Dzamara was all over the place at Lot Business Centre in Mutoko, leaving his grandmother Winnet Dzamara (59) with no choice but to monitor closely his movements. So energetic and...
View ArticleNew technology efficiently deals with TB
KADOMA — IT is early in the morning at an Integrated Tuberculosis HIV Centre (ITHC) in Rimuka township. Men and women sit on opaque-coloured timber benches, talking animatedly. New technology...
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