700 Mukaro High School pupils sneaked out of their dormitories early morning recently and walked to the district education office to protest against water problems and poor food at the school. Authorities at the Catholic-run girls’ boarding school were stunned when they woke up to find the dormitories deserted. All the ...

Mutare-based gospel musician Blessing Shumba has been appointed brand ambassador for the Manicaland National Blood Services Zimbabwe. The gospel artist, who scooped an award at the National Arts Merit Awards last February, joins the list of other artists such as Sandra Ndebele, Tryson Chimbetu, Jah Prayzah and Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave who have ...

When we meet in a New York café, Stella Cohen is far from home, which is Harare, Zimbabwe. She’s also far from the roots of her cooking, which is the island of Rhodes, in Greece. But for Cohen, a cookbook writer, artist, textile designer and communal leader, the past has ...

Religion, together with race, politics and our place of birth, determine our culture or way of life. The National Gallery in Harare recently held a Culture Week, celebrating local, regional and international cultures. Part of the celebrations included an exhibition, Objects of Mediation, exploring the role of material objects such ...

The Minister of Education, David Coltart, who is on record as saying school premises should not be used for political meetings, said the ban does not apply to private schools. “Because this appears to be a private school, I cannot prohibit it from allowing political meetings of this nature. My ...

The Government of Zimbabwe in partnership with UNICEF  is training some members of the Apostolic sects (Vapostori) in order to recruit them as health practitioners. Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Douglas Mombeshora, said, “Last year we trained about 400 health workers with the assistance of UNICEF. Now, when ...

Baptist Pastor Nhamo Chigohi, the son of a witchdoctor, first heard the Gospel while lying sick inside his hut as missionaries showed the JESUS film outside. He trusted Christ for healing, but his father was furious and, a few days later, kicked him out. Nhamo began living on the streets. ...

Spirit mediums are organizing a traditional cleansing ceremony to be held at Matopos National Park. The ceremony will see spirit mediums, known as amawosana in Kalanga and ihosana in Ndebele, performing rituals following the fall of a balancing rock from a hill top in the park early June, something that traditional leaders have since interpreted ...

The turn of the millennium saw the birth of many gospel musicians like Baba na Amai Charamba, Fungisai Zvakavapano, Pastor G and Kudzai Nyakudya to mention just a few.  However, Apostolic choral music took over before succumbing to the pressure from the ‘urban’ gospel musicians who eventually dominated. Sebastian Magacha, Olinda Marova, Bethany Pasinewako ...

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency recently donated medical textbooks and journals to the University of Zimbabwe library. ADRA director for programme implementation, Rodolfo Monsalve, said the network had worked with government departments including the UZ.  “We have chosen to put our focus on the medical faculty because we are in ...