Dwarfs in the mountains
by BERNARD CHIKETO NYANGA. A giant of mountains. The highest in Zimbabwe. It stands alone. Beautiful. Mystic.
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Manicaland Bets on Pine Resin to Douse Old Conflicts
by BERNARD CHIKETO FOR decades, the vast pine plantations of Zimbabwe’s eastern highlands have been a landscape of latent wealth and recurring loss.
Stepping Stones – How a Footbridge Symbolises Incremental Progress in Manicaland
by BERNARD CHIKETO IN MANICALAND seasonal rains can sever communities from schools, clinics and markets so infrastructure is not an abstract concept but a determinant of daily life.
Zimbabwe tries to sober up its deadly roads
by BERNARD CHIKETO ZIMBABWE’S government has taken a long‑overdue step to tackle one of its most persistent road‑safety failures – the lax enforcement of drink‑driving laws.
The Unmanaged Predator: Feral Cats Pose a Quiet Threat to Zimbabwe’s Ecological Treasures
by BERNARD CHIKETO A SILENT ecological pressure is building in one of Zimbabwe’s major biodiversity hotspots. In tourist-favoured retreats of the Vumba and Chimanimani mountains, usually admired for their unique birds and rare wildlife, an unassuming domestic animal has become a significant conservation concern.
Time Stands Still at Zimbabwe’s White Horse Inn
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.
Zimbabwe’s examiners complete another clean run
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.
How watching birds helps understand the environment
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.
Mermaid superstition delayed reporting of teen’s drowning in Zimbabwe, say police
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.
Zimbabwean man dies by suicide after clash with wives over plan to take third spouse
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.