An unstoppable journey

As the rain comes down from heaven and does not return without watering the earth, so my word does not return to me empty without carrying...

From rags to riches: Nungu’s success story

Only a decade ago, he was a hopeless Zimbabwean – walking street after street, scouring shops...

Only room for one jongwe on this dungheap

I once read a novel about the imaginary rigging of a British election....

Celebrating birthdays, anniversaries

African marriages can be a lot of fun sometimes, but they can also be terribly boring,...

Kunonga’s actions sickening, perverse

In 2004 I published The Dust Diaries, an account of my journey tracing the life and...

Africa is not one country…yet

Southern Africa has been patiently waiting for its Egypt moment ever since the North African uprisings...

Better education will help fight unsafe abortions

It is estimated that at least 5.5 million unsafe abortions occur in Africa every year and...

Intra-party squabbles increase

There has been only limited implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) during the first seven...

Nothing but a big flea market

Two things are quite clear about our economy over the years since 1990 and more markedly...

‘Don’t worry about a thing’

A dictionary has just been completed in Chicago of the oldest written language in the world....

Troubles in the home

The purpose of ‘pfuma’ is not really to enrich the bride’s parents, but to be a...

Transparency in a marriage

What exactly do we mean by transparency in a marriage? Are we just talking about spouses...

Lessons for Zimbabwe’s constitutional reform process

Having inherited a constitution negotiated between the colonial and liberation forces at the dawn of independence...

It's your country

Question of the week: Has Malawi’s president Bingu wa Mutharika lost support of his army,...

Popular:

Sport

Featured:
Silverest Plaza Chess Club Outwits Lusaka Chess Club in the battle of Lusaka

Featured:
Silverest Plaza’s Journey is a blueprint for Zambian Chess

Featured:
Silverest Plaza Chess Club Crowned 2026 Independence Cup Champions

Cricket:
ICC mourns passing of former Zimbabwe cricketer and umpire Sarah Dambanevana