Mashudu Netsianda in Victoria Falls PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called on African diamond producing countries to increase beneficiation and value chain development to become major producers of diamond jewelry and other accessories given that Africa produces 60 percent of the world’s gemstone. To this end, he said efforts must be made towards establishing Africa as a […] …
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Health workers on the front-line: experiences from rural Zimbabwe
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (the first case recorded in Zimbabwe was on 20 March 2020), health professionals in clinics and hospitals have been on the front-line of Zimbabwe’s response. In the last few weeks, while … Continue reading → …
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NEW BOOK: Researching Land Reform in Zimbabwe
Researching Land Reform in Zimbabwe is a new book compiling 20 articles our team has published over the last 20 years. All the chapters bar one have appeared as peer-reviewed journal articles, with the material covering the period from early … Continue reading → …
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‘Living under contract’: reflections after 25 years
Contract farming in different forms has become increasingly common in farming systems across the world, not least in Zimbabwe, but does it benefit smallholder farmers or exploit them? Contract farming rose to prominence globally as a proposed solution to ‘market … Continue reading → …
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Omicron for Christmas: what was the experience in rural Zimbabwe?
Guwini open air market, Chikombezi The Omicron wave peaked in Zimbabwe just before Christmas. With people moving about for the festive season and large numbers coming back from South Africa and elsewhere for the holidays, the fear was that the … Continue reading → …
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Rains a blessing, roads a disaster
Bongani Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter Waterlogging and potholes have made driving a nightmare in Bulawayo, while tyre traders are reporting brisk business. Bulawayo resident Mr Thamsanqa Sibanda was driving his vehicle along Intemba Road from Magwegwe West to Nkulumane yesterday when his car hit a pothole, puncturing two tyres. Mr Sibanda is among many Bulawayo residents […] …
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‘I saw a Rhodesian soldier writhing in agony’
WE continue our interview with Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Stanford Moyo, a former Zipra guerilla who trained in the famous Group of 800 at Morogoro in Tanzania and was later deployed for operations in January 1977 in the region later to be code named Northern Front Two (NF2), which covered Lupane, Binga, Nkayi and some parts of […] …
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As Omicron sweeps through Zimbabwe, how are people responding?
It was just a few weeks ago that our last report noted the arrival of a new variant identified in South Africa. In the interim Omicron has swept through the country. This initially resulted in panic, with a rush to … Continue reading → …
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Zimbabweland is ten years old!
It’s (more or less) the tenth anniversary of Zimbabweland. I had no intention of carrying this on for a decade, but by now there are rather amazingly 433 posts, representing nearly half a million words and cumulatively 450,000 views from … Continue reading → …
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New COVID uncertainties in Zimbabwe
The unfolding drama of the pandemic continues. With a new variant identified in the region (Omicron) thanks to the effective work of South African genomics monitoring, Zimbabwe has been subjected to international travel restrictions. However, despite the global concern about … Continue reading → …
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