by Bernard CHIKETO THE first thing you notice is the silence. It’s not an absence of sound, but a profound stillness woven from the drip of moisture on ancient fern leaves, the distant call of a Livingstone’s Turaco, and the soft, persistent embrace of the mist.
STAFF WRITER THE results of Zimbabwe’s 2025 Advanced Level examinations were released today (January 9th), bringing an end to the anxious wait for thousands of pupils.
by BERNARD CHIKETO MY EARLIEST memories are not of city streets, but of the deep, loamy smells of the forest floor and the symphony of the wild.
STAFF WRITER A MOTHER in Zimbabwe delayed reporting her 16-year-old daughter’s disappearance for more than 24 hours due to a local belief that the girl could have been taken by a mermaid and might be returned alive if the community did not mourn, police have said.
STAFF WRITER A 35-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man has taken his own life after his two wives violently protested his plans to marry a third woman, in a case that has highlighted domestic tensions under polygynous marriages.
by BERNARD CHIKETO IN A BID to stamp out the hazardous and widespread trade in black-market fuel, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) is taking a novel approach. Instead of just cracking down, it is trying to out-compete the illegal vendors.
by BERNARD CHIKETO THE air in Moffat Hall, a community centre in Mutare’s densely populated Sakubva suburb, was thick with more than just the heat of a hot summer day. It was charged with the quiet intensity of 75 schoolgirls, their uniforms a stark contrast to the gravity of the discussion.
The thunder of Victoria Falls now echoes a nation’s return to the world stage, as a former pariah becomes a premier destination. by BERNARD CHIKETO FOR decades, Zimbabwe was a byword for political and economic turmoil, its world-class tourist attractions overshadowed by international isolation and internal strife. That chapter may be closing.
