N. Korea H-bomb test warning to imperialistic forces
President Kim Jong UnKim Jong Un Special Correspondent— The year 2016 was a year of revolutionary event, a year of great change, worthy of note in the history of our Party and country.Last year, amid...
View ArticleContinuous assessment grooming practical thinkers
Leroy Dzenga and Talent Gore — Having faced severe criticism for grooming textbook professionals, whose mastery does not stretch beyond the classroom walls, education policymakers have come up with a...
View ArticleChallenge to writers, publishers
Beaven Tapureta Bookshelf — A warm welcome to you all as we step into a brand new year, hoping you had a wonderful book reading crossover and thanks to the publishers!Many a time we hardly think about...
View ArticleZim needs more equity investment
Minister ChinamasaRumbidzayi Zinyuke Syndication Writer For years, Zimbabwean capital markets have been starved of liquidity to enable financial authorities to fund long-term projects.While there was...
View ArticleLooking to the past, celebrating New Year
Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday—New Year’s Day 2017. Last night there were fireworks, celebration, laughter, singing, drinking and dancing. People singing Happy New Year! Happy New Year! In Zimbabwe, they...
View ArticleEDITORIAL COMMENT : Protect civil service trust funds
It is trite that residential accommodation is increasingly becoming a human rights priority. In recognition of this fundamental issue, the Government of Zimbabwe, through its economic blueprint,...
View ArticleZim’s sauntering political mediocrity
The opening of the New Year — and we are just 11 days into it — is often marked by people of all shades and hue pontificating and divining about the moons and year ahead.Whereas in the past some...
View ArticleHigh-tech agric stops oncoming global water wars
Rupesh Paudyal Correspondent — I wrote this article while in Kathmandu. Nepal’s capital and largest city has a severe water shortage. Even though all homeowners pay a fee to the government to get water...
View ArticleHelping your child adjust to new school
A new school year has begun with some students returning to their old school while others are changing schools and classes.The changes can bring about anxiety in the initial stages. As parents we try...
View ArticleEase of Doing Business proponents should revisit policy
Charles Dhewa — The Ease of Doing Business initiative mooted by policy makers in 2016 was a commendable effort. However, it seems to have put more emphasis on meeting the needs of big businesses at a...
View ArticleRainy conditions to persist across entire Sadc region
Sifelani Tsiko — More rain and possible flooding is expected in most parts of the Sadc region in the coming three months, the Sadc Climate Services Centre says.Regional forecasters say the January to...
View ArticleFacebook Live: Disruption in action
A more recent case study of digital disruption in action is the Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa exclusive live interview conducted with Stunner via Facebook Live which garnered tens of thousands of views,...
View ArticleHidden message in Obama’s ‘farewell’ speech
Bill Whalen Correspondent—Five days into the 1993 calendar — 15 days before his White House stay concluded — George H.W. Bush travelled to West Point for one last presidential address.The event was...
View ArticleSino-Zimbabwe Media Forum an eye-opener
Lovemore Chikova News Editor—The second China-Zimbabwe Media Forum hosted by the Chinese embassy on Monday was useful to the media in various aspects.The forum, held at the Chinese embassy, was...
View ArticleNon-lethal combat against elephants
Sydney Kawadza Senior Features Writer — For Ugogo Mallet Moyo of Mpilo Village in Ward 7, Tsholotsho District in Matabeleland North, July 2007 is a year her life turned upside down. That fateful month,...
View ArticleExceptionalism, election meddling, goodbye
Donald TrumpHildegarde The Arena—WE are not equating ourselves with the creator, but there are times when you feel that “a day is like a thousand years.” This is how it feels like right now, we still...
View ArticleEDITORIAL COMMENT : Vibrant industry will grow economy
Finance Minister Patrick ChinamasaGovernment’s focus on raising production levels in the country is the only sure way the economy can grow. In this regard, we fully support the thrust of Finance and...
View ArticleFarmers, consumers fret over new VAT regulations
In his 2017 National Budget Statement, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Cde Patrick Chinamasa proposed that Value Added Tax of 15 percent would be applied on rice, margarine, cereals,...
View ArticleIrrigation’s distress call
Vibrant irrigation schemes will improve sustainable food securitySifelani Tsiko: Syndication Writer . . . Zim needs $430m for schemes repairZimbabwe needs about $427,5 million for the rehabilitation of...
View ArticleWhen whites are expats and thae rest of us are immigrants
Mawuna Remarque Koutonin: CorrespondentSURELY any person going to work outside their country is an expatriate? But no, the word exclusively applies to white people In the lexicon of human migration...
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