Several weeks back we published a story about a second accident involving the Nehanda tree in Harare.One of our readers Dudu Masaiti had a lot to say in reaction to the story by our contributor Nonku Vundla. Below is her response to Mr Masaiti’s comment. With all respect due to me as ...

  I recently sat down with Nebila Abdulmelik, a 25 year old woman who has lived in Harare, but is of Ethiopian heritage. She did her university studies in the United States of America and at the moment she is doing some work with an NGO in Kenya. She shares ...

As a young person living in the 20th century, I’ve often wondered whether the formats for existence that applied to our parents still apply to myself. Everything has changed and the world offers more opportunity and freedom than ever before. From careers to relationships, to even general social norms, more and ...

  I recently had the pleasure of spending a few days at a friend’s farm in the Christon Bank area situated about 30 km north of Harare. What a breath of fresh air from the daily hustle and bustle of Harare life. Being out in the bush was a reminder ...

The Bible calls on all Christians to be the light and the salt of the earth. One of Africa’s leading businessmen and publicly open Christians, Mr Strive Masiyiwa, founder of an international telecommunications company Econet, has done just that. Masiyiwa’s business acumen is as well-known as his philanthropic nature and his faith has ...

In yesterday’s post I spoke about the commercialization of Christmas and how this sacred holiday has been turned into an opportunity for manufacturers to peddle all kinds of ‘festive’ products to gullible consumers. Despite the strong urge to refrain from the consumer culture, most of us seem to go down ...

Festive cheer has gripped the streets of Harare and with only 1 day left till Christmas, the excitement in most parts of the city seems to be contagious. This year I bought my children a Christmas tree and true to the age-old tradition, we all helped to decorate our newest ...

At approximately 02:30 am on the morning of December 18, I was driving home from a party in the Harare suburb of Borrowdale when I noticed that a lorry had crashed into the Nehanda heritage tree. Despite the size of the tree stump it had caused extensive damage to the ...

We live in a generation that appreciates the value of the material more than the spiritual. It’s especially becomes evident in the behaviour of the youth who will do anything they can to get their hands on a new Mac Book, yet have no concern for getting themselves spiritually edifying ...