Cash transfer scheme lacks transparency

By Nathan Guma QUESTIONS have arisen over the distribution of funds under the Harmonised Social Cash Transfer programme (HSCT), which is supposed to help ultra-poor, food insecure and labour- constrained…

COKE IS LIFE Part 2

BY DR TONY M MONDA Pemberton’s new elixir was marketed and sold at the time as a patent medicine; the invento claiming it a cure for many ailments, including morphine addiction,…

COKE IS LIFE Part 1

BY DR TONY M. Monda In the late 18th century, scientists made important progress in replicating naturally carbonating carbonated mineral waters, when an Englishman Joseph Priestley, in 1767, discovered a method of infusing…

3rd edition of Queer Activism in Africa anthology launched

Staff Writer Taboom Media and GALA Queer Archive recently launched Whispers and Shouts, the third volume in Queer Activism in Africa anthology series. In Whispers and Shouts, 21 more human rights defenders from across the…

School Health Clubs could end drug & substance menace

By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka At least two pupils from Sakubva 1 High School — one attending O Level and another in Sixth Form — last year died from drug overdose while…

Zim wins global award on ending violence against women

Staff Writer “It pains us to see young girls being married off at a tender age. Girls should reach the legal age of consent of 18 years and must their…

All Set for International Conference on Disasters

Staff Writer The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, in partnership with the Midlands State University’s Tugwi Mukosi Multidisciplinary Research Institute (TMMRI), will host first International Conference on…

Turkey to increase bilateral trade with Zimbabwe

Staff Writer The outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Zimbabwe HE Hakan Kivanc has underlined the need for both Zimbabwe and Turkey to increase and diversify the volume of bilateral trade and…

Limpopo man dies in R200 competition to chug bottle of Jägermeister

Pretoria – A man died at Mashamba Village in Limpopo after participating in a competition of drinking alcohol, for a set prize of R200. The incident allegedly happened on Sunday,…

Boris Johnson resignation: What happens now?

Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader and will step down as prime minister when a new leader is found. But how does that happen? In the past, prime ministers…