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Two Women Die in Manicaland Fire as Police Arrest Suspected ZESA Infrastructure Vandal
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, Zimbabwe — Police in Manicaland are investigating the deaths of two women who were reportedly mentally challenged after a fire broke out in a room where they had been locked in Gombakomba Village on Saturday. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the incident occurred on August 8, 2026, resulting in the…
FREEDOM TO CONNECT, FREEDOM TO LIVE: NETONE INTRODUCES NEW FREEDOM BUNDLES FOR EVERY ZIMBABWEAN
There is a simple truth about communication: it brings people together. A phone call reassures a parent that their child has arrived safely at school. A text message helps a small business secure its next customer. A few megabytes of data allow a student in a rural community to access learning materials, while an entrepreneur…
Teacher Wanted Over Alleged Sexual Abuse of Bonda High Learner as Social Media Claims Spark Wider Questions
Allegations against St David’s Bonda High School teacher reignite concerns over child protection in Zimbabwe’s boarding schools By Fanuel Chinowaita BONDA, MANICALAND — Allegations of sexual abuse involving a teacher and a 17-year-old learner at St David’s Bonda High School have raised fresh concerns about child protection in Zimbabwe’s boarding schools, with police searching for…
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The Triptych of the Human Condition
By Dr Brian Tawanda Marwenze (D.D) What happens to a person when the map of the world, the map of the soul, and the ground beneath their feet refuse to agree? The human being lives simultaneously in three orders of reality, and when those orders fall out of alignment, the psyche fractures in ways that…
From Sitting at Home to Building a Future: Tafadzwa’s Story
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE — Tafadzwa remembers the days that stretched endlessly before her, filled with nothing but uncertainty. At just 20 years old, she had already learned what it felt like to have doors closed to her. Unable to complete her primary education due to financial challenges at home, she spent most of her…
The Antidote That Weaves Life Back Together When Everything Else Falls Apart
By Dr Brian Tawanda Marwenze (D.D) Every civilization eventually confronts the same fissure: the point at which material solutions outpace the coherence of the human soul and we now live at that point. Substance misuse, once confined to margins, has become diffuse, seeping into classrooms, boardrooms, and rural homesteads alike. Grief, once communal and ritualized,…
STOP MANAGING STRESS START MANAGING STRESSORS
We got the problem backwards,-companies treat employees like faulty hardware and jobs like sacred code. We run resilience training while keeping the calendars, deadlines, and pings that break people yet human brains do not run on hustle but ultradian rhythms. Roughly 90 minutes of focus, then the brain demands recovery. Back-to-back meetings and midnight Slack…