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Curse 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...
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Zim 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. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Women...
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Women, 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. BY TAPIWA ZIVIRA A local non-government...
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Why 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...
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16-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....
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Teenage 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...
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Curse of ‘sexually-transmitted’ grades haunts female students
TWENTY one-year-old Natasha Murenga (not real name) is a bitter young woman. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Female students are faced with a myriad of problems as they pursue their studies Her hopes of securing a...
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Hauna has lost its glitter
Hauna Growth Point in Mutasa district, Manicaland, is struggling to recover its lost glitter. By OWN CORRESPONDENT Mutarazi Falls, in Hauna, used to attract hordes of tourists Tucked away in the...
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Members 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...
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Defying 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. BY...
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A 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. BY NHAU MANGIRAZI...
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Illegal 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...
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Resettled 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...
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Agric training provides lifeline to rural women
AFTER a series of seasonal climatic shocks and changes, women have been forced to bear the brunt. BY TAFADZWA UFUMELI Sorghum But for Rutendo Gusinyu (21), the story is different, as she has managed...
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Fish 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. HAZVINEI MWANAKA Dzingazhara...
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Zimbabwe, 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...
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Hurungwe 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...
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Industrial 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. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA...
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Survivors 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...
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New 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. BY STEPHEN TSOROTI Dr...
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