The Consequences of Stream Bank Cultivation: A Threat to Zimbabwe’s Environmental Heritage
By Isabel Magoge Stream bank cultivation, the practice of ploughing or cultivating along river banks, has been a contentious issue in Zimbabwe, particularly in wards 26 and 27 of Buhera South. Despite the cultural and spiritual significance of streams and…
Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Schools: The Case of Mutiusinazita High School
By Isabel Magoge Mutiusinazita High School, a rural day school in Buhera South, faces significant challenges in teaching and learning computer science. With only one computer teacher for 748 students, a high teaching load, and inadequate resources, the school struggles…
Is African unity possible when Africans are divided on tribal grounds?
Africans, once politically educated, can begin to carry themselves as diverse nations with different languages and cultures, not tribes that cannot co-exist under one flag and sing one national anthem By William J Mpofu Every Pan-Africanist grapples with this intellectual…
The 5 Pointer Plan On The Occasion of Zimbabwe’s 44th Independence
By Justice Tawedzegwa Mfiri 18 April 2024; A day that marks the 44th Anniversary of the Independence of Zimbabwe, having reclaimed the country from colonial rule in 1980. The country has since made significant strides in developing the economy, uniting…
US Sanctions on Zimbabwe: Unpacking the latest policy shift
The recent Zimbabwe sanctions adjustment order, announced by US President Joe Biden, has left many people perplexed. Amidst the intricacies of international relations and legal jargon, deciphering the true implications of this policy shift can be challenging for the average…
Remembering #Zimbabwe ’s Opposition Political Movement.
By Takura Zhangazha Someone accused me of betraying the mainstream opposition political movement. I laughed out quite loudly. I have not been involved in opposition politics for at least eight years. I however am a founder member of at least…
Mining induced displacements a threat to rural livelihoods
By Panashe Chikonyora Zimbabwe’s huge and diversified mineral resource base which is highly characterised by the ancient Greenstone Belts (gold belts) – some of the world’s richest minerals has seen the country experiencing intensified mining activities from both locals and…
Economic Evaluation of Zimbabwe: How is it different now from the first two years of Independence.
Just as Zimbabwe is a land of political contradictions, so it is a land of economic paradox, for the nation is simultaneously both developed and underdeveloped. A developed economy can be seen through its industrial sectors, in the commercial farm…
Are the new investment policies under the new dispensation enough to lure the mystical investor?
Investor optimism following the 2017 fall of former President Robert Mugabe has dissipated as the new dispensation has been slow to follow through on its promises to reform and improve the business environment. The economy has suffered hyperinflation and contracted…
ZIMBABWE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS: A MANTRA FACED WITH A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES
Since the coming in of the second republic in 2017, the mantra Zimbabwe is open for business has become part of the country’s foreign policy. Due to the volatile currency, lack of clear institutional governance frameworks, slow pace in domesticating…