Tuku: The best of both worlds
Kenneth Matimaire He is highly regarded as the granddad and ambassador of Zimbabwean music, among many of his appellations.At a time when many musicians from his generation are either deceased or have...
View ArticleLet’s emulate Singapore
EDITOR — This is in reference to Lovemore Mukono’s article in last week’s paper on whether we have a shared national vision at all as Zimbabweans. In my view a vision is the “what” it is that we desire...
View ArticleZESA should think outside the box
EDITOR — One writer recently expressed dismay at the long, winding queues at ZESA offices arising from the introduction of the prepaid system. The problem is that the power utility introduced the...
View ArticleNo to govt interference
EDITOR — The Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ) notes that the Zimpapers Group of newspapers moved with unprecedented haste in the week before Christmas to suspend The Herald’s Editor, Caesar...
View ArticleRelease your inner Beyonce at LeeVal’s Beauty Spa
Has sleeping on a silk pillowcase and massaging your face with ice cubes failed to reduce facial wrinkles and the crow’s feet around your eyes? Is regular petroleum jelly ineffective in smoothing out...
View ArticleBreakfast: The best way to kick-start a productive day
(Takudzwa Hanyani) Breakfast has been described as the most important meal of the day, contributing substantially to daily nutrient intake and energy needs. It should be understood that breakfast kick...
View ArticleInsights into the spirit medium
(Demystifying Chivanhu/Isintu/African Tradition with Mbuya VaChinjanja Muroro) This week, we are going to clear up some misconceptions people have about spirit mediums. Most of us have met someone who...
View ArticleOf pastors and grass-eating sheep
(Resolving Personal& Spiritual Conflicts) The devil is at work!It does not require a rocket scientist to tell you the devil is at work when you hear of pastors and evangelists doing not only...
View ArticleThe vicious cycle
(What’s love got to do with it with Ruth Chigubu) “It’s so good loving somebody and somebody loves you back. To love and be loved in return is the only thing my heart desires…just appreciate the little...
View ArticleSibling rivalry
(Random Trails) Much as we try to make our kids feel equally loved, they accuse us of showing “favouritism.” We don’t mean to play favourites and deliberately set out to make one kid feel less loved....
View ArticleAll set for Bryan Adams show
(Nkosana Zulu)Local fans are in for a treat tomorrow when Canadian pop star Bryan Adams performs at the Harare International Conference (HICC) as part of his Bare Bones World Tour concert.Tomorrow’s...
View ArticleTop ten women who made news last year
WHEN Eminem and Rihanna sang the song Monsters’last year, it appears they must have followed Elizabeth’s journey last year. Since she ‘stole’ former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s heart and...
View ArticleWhy resuscitate the cadetship programme?
EDITOR — Government should not have created the cadetship programme if they knew they did not have the resources to fund the initiative. Because of its failure to fund the programme, we have 54 735...
View ArticleFamily farming revolution
EDITOR — Every era has its challenges. And each challenge demands specific responses. In the 1960’s, famine threatened South Asia. New high yielding wheat and rice varieties responding well to high...
View ArticleTsvangirai must own up
(COMMENT 2) Last week, former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai suggested that he would request talks with President Robert Mugabe, probably for a possible coalition government to save the country from...
View ArticleZIMASCO to splurge US$300m
ZIMBABWE Mining and Smelting Company (ZIMASCO), the country’s largest ferrochrome producer, is building a new 600 000 tonnes per annum sinter plant which is expected to boost output, it has been...
View ArticleUS$400m solar project on cards
Kenneth Matimaire MUTARE — Defemme Afrique Holdings is finalising legal documentation for the construction of a US$400 million solar energy plant with a capacity to generate 2 500 megawatts, the...
View ArticleICC demands ZC audited financial report
Cricket’s world governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), is understood to have asked Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to provide an audited financial report for funds they received from the...
View ArticleTry wellness coaching
(Takudzwa Hanyani) At the beginning of each year we all have goals, objectives and different resolutions which we want to meet before the end of the year. Some of the goals are personal, some...
View ArticleAre you being taken seriously?
(What’s love got to do with it with Ruth Chigubu) What is “serious” in a twosome be it in a marriage, friendship, work, church and extended family? The word “serious” means different things to...
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