A former Zimbabwean freedom fighter who, himself, was a victim of Gukurahundi says Britain and not South Africa was behind the 1980s massacres that left nearly 30 000 innocent civilians from Matabeleland and the Midlands dead. Douglas Moyo* says South Africa was just a front. Britain was the brains behind the massacres. All it […]
Suggestions For Leaving An Abusive Partner By One Who’s Been There
Though I am not a doctor, my advice comes from a combination of personal experience and therapy given to me by professionals. Leaving someone controlling and/or abusive can be (and usually is) a dangerous situation, so more than anything, my wish to you is to call your local domestic violence hotline and get help in […]
Holy Week of 1992
Last Holy Week of 1992, something strange and paranormal happened to me. I was left alone in my boarding house on Holy Thursday. Since I did not sleep the night before for I kept on tallying my sets of questionnaire for my thesis writing, I stayed awake till 6AM that very Holy Thursday. […]
ZEN AND THE SUNDAY MORNING RIDE
ZEN AND THE SUNDAY MORNING MOTORCYCLE RIDE By Warren D. Jorgensen I rolled up to the light and stopped, the muffled throbbing of the engine beneath me the sole sound in the morning air, the only other movement the sun rising slowly over Westchester, warming my back. A cool brisk wind blew out of the […]
Low Cost Technology Saves Poor
Most Zimbabweans – about 70 per cent of the population – live in rural areas and are engaged in smallholder agriculture. These smallholder farmers, particularly in the country’s low rainfall areas, are extremely food insecure and have little or no access to new technology. They suffer from low incomes and a generally low standard of living, […]
Agriculture, food security and poverty alleviation
Agriculture, food security and poverty alleviation By Yuba Nath Lamsal The global food production is sufficient to feed the world population. But hunger exists and tens of thousands of people die of hunger and malnutrition annually in the world. A part of the world dumps the surplus food into the ocean while other parts […]