Agricultural Think Tank Engages Arts Students on Climate Change
Byron Mutingwende Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) in partnership with Universities of Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe have sponsored students’ participation in theatre for policy advocacy and research in agriculture. The students led by Stella Chimunda, an…
Lack of Inputs, Knowledge Infrastructure Negatively Affecting Resettled Farmers.
Byron Mutingwende They were moved several hundreds of kilometers from Gweru together with many other families to Nembudziya in Gokwe under Zimbabwe’s agricultural resettlement scheme more than two decades ago but Melody Ncube still has fond memories of her original…
Grace, Joice and the Ordinary Zimbabwean Woman Without and Caught In-between
Last Friday two of Zimbabwe’s arguably most powerful women, Vice President Joice Mujuru and First Lady Grace Mugabe, received doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees from the University of Zimbabwe. It was an occasion that was both as celebrated as it was controversial….
Mid Term Fiscal Policy Review: Already Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg?
The tax hikes on fuel and airtime by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa though predictable remains most unfortunate. Even if ours is a broke government which is caught between a hard place and a rock. Increasing taxes on key goods and…
Jonathan Moyo’s Dangerous Liasons with the Media
The Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, Professor Jonathan Moyo is evidently in a good place with the media. Apart from having it under his ministerial purview, he also has the luxury of having it at his beck and…
Chitungwiza Town Center Needs Urgent Re-Branding
The Old Mutual owned Chitungwiza Town Centre which was officially opened to the public by President Robert G. Mugabe in 1990 has become a white elephant. The shopping mall boasted of banking, retail, and entertainment facilities all meant to cater…
Ebola Virus Outbreak and Africa’s Continuing ‘Nativity’ (That Natived Us)
Staff Writer The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa evokes both sadness and self introspection for many an African. The loss of lives both to the fact that the virus is incurable as well as due to poor…
Proposed Cyber-Security Bill ‘ A Threat to Freedom of Expression
Staff Writer Social media platforms such as Facebook (FB), Twitter and Whatsapp, among others, have been applauded for bringing people from across the globe closer together. These platforms have been used to exchange information ranging from the romantic to the…
Zim-China Investment Deals Will Make the Poor More Vulnerable
President Robert Mugabe’s trip to China has reportedly resulted in nine deals being signed that will kick start the ailing economy. The finer details of these deals have remained a closely guarded secret but state media reported that the deals…
Student Unions Should Not Lose Sight of their Primary Agenda to Factional Politics
Students Unions in Zimbabwe used to stand firm and steadfast in fighting for issues which directly affected their welfare. Recently however, student leaders have been turning a blind eye to those problems and have focused more on factional fights in…