The great toothpaste divide: Fluoride vs fluoride-free in 2026
For many years, fluoride has been undisputed in oral health care, but today it is a different story.
By Patience Matambo
May 1, 2026
Zimbabwe’s jobless graduates: A growing mismatch between education and economic reality
The truth, however, is that we are producing graduates faster than we are creating jobs
By Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Apr 29, 2026
When the internet never forgets, our children pay the price
A quick scroll through any platform reveals a pattern that is becoming hard to ignore.
By SIMBARASHE KANYIMO
Apr 29, 2026
Ideas for the future: What participants from Africa proposed at the 2nd Open Dialogue
The three-day programme at the National Centre Russia in Moscow brought together expert discussions, presentations by authors of the best essays from around the world
By Tintswalo Baloyi
Apr 28, 2026
The prison cells we ignore today may hold us tomorrow
A justice system cannot command respect if its detention facilities are synonymous with degradation.
By Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Apr 28, 2026
Breath and exchange: How airflows sustain every cell
Breathing feels effortless, almost invisible to conscious thought. While countless ideas occupy the mind each day, the mechanics of respiration rarely register.
By Rutendo Kureya
Apr 28, 2026
Beyond the ‘hwindi’ jest: Decoding trauma of public harassment
It is estimated that the vast majority of Zimbabwean women carry a traumatic story involving these two groups.
By Joyline Chiedza Basira
Apr 28, 2026
When ‘culture’ and ignorance hinder birth registration of children
At law, birth registration is the right of the child and a duty of the State and caregivers. It is intended to be immediate and free from discrimination.
By Chinga Govhati and Pamellah Musimwa
Apr 27, 2026
When ‘culture’ and ignorance hinder birth registration of children
At law, birth registration is the right of the child and a duty of the State and caregivers. It is intended to be immediate and free from discrimination.
By Chinga Govhati and Pamellah Musimwa
Apr 27, 2026
Creating child-friendly homes, schools and care institutions
Teaching children about boundaries equips them to recognise healthy and unhealthy relationships.
By Chinga Govhati and SHARON CHAVA
Apr 27, 2026
Creating child-friendly homes, schools and care institutions
Teaching children about boundaries equips them to recognise healthy and unhealthy relationships.
By Chinga Govhati and SHARON CHAVA
Apr 27, 2026
When the wards go silent
A nation that cannot protect the integrity of its health budget cannot pretend that it is serious about the dignity of its citizens.
By Lawrence Makamanzi
Apr 27, 2026
Success is simpler than we make it
This belief drives overthinking and unnecessary struggle.
By Innocent Hadebe
Apr 25, 2026
The importance of emotional intelligence in leadership
His current book is titled The New Emotional Intelligence.
By Jonah Nyoni
Apr 25, 2026
From holiday mode to study mode: Teens face Term 2
The transition can feel abrupt, especially after weeks of relaxed schedules, but it also presents an opportunity for a fresh start and renewed focus.
By Staff Reporter
Apr 25, 2026
African energy co-ordination climate litigation policy critical
Legal bodies and courts increasingly determine climate obligations, project viability and investment flows.
By Eric Gacuruzwa
Apr 25, 2026
Realising believer’s victory
Many are going back to the true intent and spirit of Scripture. The truth is spreading.
By Erasmus Makarimayi
Apr 25, 2026
Independence must mean something—for every generation
It must be experienced in real time.
By Simbarashe Namusi
Apr 25, 2026
Privatisation on steroids
The State is going full neoliberal without any attempts to hide its intentions
By Paidamoyo Muzulu
Apr 25, 2026
Borders must become bridges
The idea that an African needs to undergo unnecessary burden, delay, and expense moving from one African state to another is a contradiction of our history.
By Lawrence Makamanzi
Apr 24, 2026
There shall be blood on dance floor of Zim creatives
The Zimra notice requests creatives to regularise their tax affairs.
By Brian Sedze
Apr 24, 2026
In Africa, the oppressor can be your own brother
This raises a difficult question: if Africa’s defining narrative is oppression from outside, how do we account for Africans turning on each other?
By Jacob Mutisi
Apr 24, 2026
The Taiwan question, US policy and lessons for the Global South
The unresolved Chinese Civil War led the Kuomintang authorities to retreat to Taiwan in 1949, resulting in a political divide that continues today.
By Donald Jairos
Apr 23, 2026
Zimbabwe at 46: Remembering solidarity in the liberation struggle
During the liberation struggle, China played a significant role in supporting Zanu and its armed wing, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (Zanla).
By Gideon Chitanga
Apr 23, 2026
Simple car modifications to cut fuel costs
Open beds create drag by trapping and swirling air. A flat bed cover helps air flow over the vehicle, reducing resistance and improving fuel economy, particularly on highways.
By Tendai Munhundarima
Apr 23, 2026
Substance abuse among Zim college students: A silent crisis
BENEATH the surface of campus life across Zimbabwe’s universities and polytechnics, a quiet crisis is unfolding
By Praexidis Dekwende
Apr 23, 2026
Africa solar investment unlocks US$337bn opportunity
Yet it accounts for just 1% of globally-installed solar capacity.
By Amy Botha
Apr 23, 2026
Is land reform delivering real economic value in Zim?
The redistribution of land addressed a deeply entrenched injustice.
By John Laisani
Apr 23, 2026
