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By Kundai Chihambakwe My eyes took a while to adjust to the darkness while I was wondering how I had no recollection of eight-year old me traversing these stairs in almost darkness, but clearly remembering the caves. I was on a two-day trip to rediscover the 10th most populated city in Zimbabwe; Chinhoyi. There was […]
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By Eugene Matarise The inaugural Miss India-Zimbabwe Pageant was held on Monday 10th December at the world-class Meikles Hotel. This event was the brainchild of Ms Rhea Babbar who envisaged it as an innovative leadership program was to highlight the importance of recognising talent and empowering young women in our society to become more aware
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BOOMERANG BAGS ZIMBABWE By Cara Besomo Since plastic entered the mainstream 70 years ago, global plastic pollution has risen to more than 8 billion tonnes and continues to rapidly rise. Through importing goods packed with plastic materials, Zimbabwe is one of the highest producers of plastic waste in the SADC region. Research carried out by
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By Tracy Mapfumo Mongongo is yet another wild tree nut found in Zimbabwe. The tree (Schinziophyton rautanenii) has been used by natives of the Kalahari for centuries. The tree is widely distributed in Southern Africa. In its ‘core’ area (Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and western Zimbabwe), it can be found in large stands, across the well-drained Kalahari
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By Morag Flight This month I have been asked to talk about doing a garden in a tiny space. This threw me a little, but then I remembered that Neels Scott is running the wonderful garden centre at Halsteds on Harare Drive. Off I went and asked him if we could play with all the
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By Colin Weston Photo credits: Rick Fulton, Colin Weston and Jaraad Hassim We’ve all heard of Mount Pleasant swimming pool as being great to swim in, well run and well maintained. Built in 1967 it has imperial sizing, 33m long by 22.9m wide. However, its infrastructure has now aged and needs constant care and attention.
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COMEXPOSED By Kundai Chihambakwe “There are still some people out there who believe comic books are nothing more than, well, comic books. But the true cognoscenti know graphic novels are- at their best- an amazing blend of art literature and the theater of the mind.” ~ John Ridley. These are similar sentiments shared by COMEXPOSED
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This year, World Environment Day was held on June 5th 2018 with the theme of “Beat Plastic Pollution.” In Zimbabwe, to help raise awareness about the need protection of the environment through art, the “Death by Plastic” project was launched. This was the fifth installment in a series of initiatives; “AMBIENTE” Art and the Environment, which was launched in 2014 by His Excellency
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The Art of Mixology By Kundai Chihambakwe and Ashler Jaya On a pleasantly warm and sunny Saturday afternoon in winter, I popped down the road for my first Mixology Session…myself and 18 other participants needed to spruce up our mocktail and cocktail making skills! Set up in a lush green garden with the soothing sound of cascading water from
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By Lisa Harrison and Asha Emmerson Oasis Zimbabwe was established in 2002 with a passionate team committed to empowering the most vulnerable in Zimbabwean communities. Their focus is on addressing the deep-rooted factors which keep people trapped in cycles of poverty and trauma resulting in hope and dignity being restored to individuals and families. This
