The tree, the snake, and the women who hold the land together
by BERNARD CHIKETO A COMPLETELY harmless Spotted Bush Snake hung over a pack of nervous journalists huddling in the cool shed of a giant baobab. It warmed itself in perfect camouflage against the grey, leafless bark, oblivious to the muffled murmur below—a unified verdict, delivered by phobia, that all snakes are dangerous.
Zimbabwe’s fuel stations are going portable
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.
MP uses constituency funds to buy shoes, booze
A guardian of public funds becomes their plunderer by BERNARD CHIKETO IN A CASE that lays bare the rot within Zimbabwe’s governance, a sitting legislator has been charged with brazenly stealing money meant for his poorest constituents.
Zimbabwe’s Farm Advisors Form a Political Alliance: A Pragmatic Cry for Recognition?
by NORMA TSOPO AT THE launch of a new political affiliate for agricultural officers in Chigodora recently, the local member of parliament, Tawanda Dumbarimwe, presented a symbolic gift: 100 chicks each to 23 women’s league chairladies.
City Lodge – diamond in the rough
by BERNARD CHIKETO DOWNTOWN Mutare is not an obvious setting for a classy accommodation facility. Yet City Lodge twinkles from there like a diamond in the rough.
Zimbabwe Pushes Tax Incentives, Funding for Women-Led Businesses Provincial official outlines plan to direct capital to female entrepreneurs in a bid
by BERNARD CHIKETO A SENIOR government official here laid out a policy roadmap aimed at using tax incentives and targeted government spending to bolster women-led businesses, part of a national strategy to stimulate economic growth by advancing gender equality.
Good rains bring death to Mutare
Zimbabwe’s malaria resurgence, and the fading power of DDT by STAFF WRITER AN AIRY conference room at Mutare District Development Coordinator’s offices, was heavy with the weight of a grim statistic.
