EDITORIAL COMMENT: No more excuses: It’s time for a United Division One
WHEN Kwekwe United failed to show up for their own home match against Herentals, they didn’t just embarrass themselves but the entire Premier Soccer League. The Bata Stadium walkover wasn’t just a...
View ArticleOn the convergence of poetry, communication
Elliot Ziwira, At the Bookstore THE contrived way poets use diction and its variations like metaphor, metonymy, imagery and symbolism, does not only inhibit communication in some sense, but also makes...
View ArticleCellphones scam: Fraudsters have box-sealing machines to make phones look new
Trust Freddy, Check Point Desk IMAGINE unwrapping a brand-new phone, only to discover it has four missed calls and 32 unread messages. This is the harsh reality faced by some Harare residents who have...
View ArticleReflections from Trump’s tariff war, case for the Global South
Tichaona Zindoga A WEEK is a very long time in politics, so says a common refrain. United States President Donald Trump’s much-vaunted “Liberation Day”, a day in which he was supposed to reshape the...
View ArticleMbare bedbugs: Call for fumigation chemicals rethink as attacks intensify
Trust Freddy In the heart of Mbare, a community grapples with a persistent menace: an infestation of bed bugs that has turned their homes into battlegrounds. Despite ongoing fumigation efforts by the...
View ArticleThe art of bouncing back
Rutendo Gwatidzo, Changing Perspectives SETBACKS are an inevitable part of life and learning how to recover from them is such an essential skill. Life in its vibrant and unpredictable dance,...
View ArticleSelf-care has spread to many aspects of our lives
Fadzayi Maposah, Correspondent I AM at that age where focus and concentration are very important. When I am doing something, I give it maximum attention because something that may appear minor may just...
View ArticleBusiness complacency: Measure success
Arthur Marara, Point Blank Part Six In the fast-paced world of business, complacency is the silent killer of growth and innovation. Companies that rest on their laurels, satisfied with past...
View ArticleMATTERS OF FAITH: What Pope Francis can teach us about preaching
In December 2024, Pope Francis pleaded for preachers not to exceed 10 minutes in their preaching. Vatican News reported Pope Francis as saying that, “After eight minutes, preaching gets dispersive and...
View ArticleEDIJTORIAL COMMENT – Vaccination Week: Time to plug gaps
THIS last week of April is set aside as African Vaccination Week, part of World Immunisation Week, and is built around the determination to build on the incredible successes of the past half century...
View ArticlePVO Amendment Act: A necessary step in global compliance
Innocent Mujeri ON April 11, 2025, President Mnangagwa signed the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law, sparking swift condemnation from international actors like the European...
View ArticleEx-CIO officer Basopo ‘a gallant struggle hero
Joseph Madzimure, Zimpapers Politics Hub RETIRED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer Cde Walter Basopo, who passed away at Life Groenkloof Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday...
View ArticleLOOKING BACK: Zimbabwe is key for world disabled issues
The Herald 25 April 1986 ZIMBABWE has been chosen as the headquarters for the development office of the Disabled People’s International Organisation, the deputy chairman, Cde Joshua Malinga, said...
View ArticleEurofascism common enemy for Russians, Americans
RETROSPECTIVE analysis of Western states’ policy testifies to a “historical predisposition” of Europe to various forms of totalitarianism that periodically produces devastating global-scale conflicts....
View ArticleZim a special place for President Chapo
Ranga Mataire Group Political Editor FOR the Mozambican leader, President Daniel Chapo, coming to Zimbabwe is like coming to a second home as he received part of his educational training in the country...
View ArticleAfrican leaders mourn Pope Francis
Sifelani Tsiko Fact Check Editor THE death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, at the age of 88 on Monday, April 21, has prompted an outpouring of grief from...
View ArticleIrrigation revolution: How Zim’s smallholder farmers are cultivating hope,...
Precious Manomano, Herald Reporter In the heart of Zimbabwe, a quiet revolution is taking place. Across the nation, over 35 000 households are experiencing a remarkable transformation in their...
View ArticleEditorial Comment: Title deeds promise turns into reality
THE sorting out of the urban planning mess and the catch up on the 1980s policy of converting local authority rented accommodation to rent-to-buy with past rent included is continuing with another 7...
View ArticleWhy stay-aways are not the answer for Zim’s progress
Innocent Mujeri IN a nation as resilient and hopeful as Zimbabwe, the collective spirit of its people has always been its greatest strength. From the struggles of the past to the challenges of the...
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