The Consequences of Aggression on Iran’s Society and Future
by SHEIKH MUSTAFA Listening to an Iraq citizen speak about how war had hollowed out their country, the pattern became unmistakable.
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Agricultural Advisors form, launch ruling party affiliate
by BERNARD CHIKETO IN A MOVE that blurs traditional lines between civil service and political mobilisation, Zimbabwe’s agricultural extension officers have collectively donned a new mantle.
Winning the scroll
by BERNARD CHIKETO THE CHINESE tourist does not decide where to go by reading brochures. She decides in a feed, on a phone, in the space of a scroll. Zimbabwe, it turns out, has learned to win that scroll.
Netflix’s The Polygamist confuses culture with sexual deviance
The series fails to interrogate polygamy and instead mistakes sexual pathology for culture. There is a difference between interrogating culture and butchering it. The Polygamist does the latter. by BHEKISISA MNCUBE “Bad writing is like any other form of crime: most of it is unimaginative and tiresomely predictable.” That Richard Mitchell line appeared on my Facebook…
London connection restored
by BERNARD CHIKETO THE LAST time an Air Zimbabwe jet touched down at Gatwick, Barack Obama was still in his first term, “Gangnam Style” was conquering the charts and the country’s economy was in freefall.
High Court rejects bid by sacked DANet official
by BERNARD CHIKETO A HIGH Court judge has dismissed an urgent bid by Destiny of Afrika Network (DANet) former Manicaland projects manager Wilson Masokovere to hold onto his post, upholding his dismissal for misconduct and clearing the way for his immediate removal from the organisation’s premises.
Dwarfs in the mountains
by BERNARD CHIKETO NYANGA. A giant of mountains. The highest in Zimbabwe. It stands alone. Beautiful. Mystic.
Paul Connolly, river pioneer, died on February 1st, aged 72
STAFF WRITER IT WAS a fitting end, though it came too soon for those who loved him. On February 1st, Paul Connolly, the founder of Shearwater Adventures, suffered a suspected heart attack.
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.