BY NATHAN GUMA WHEN Justice Mukaro, a Harare-based techpreneur, started his first startup, iSearch, aimed at the trade of stolen smartphones in Africa, he hoped it would be a massive idea that would improve the continent’s technological landscape. This was to be done through an AI-based tracking platform, tracking both the phone and the people…
How Dr. Gilbert Tarugarira is promoting peace education through US-Zimbabwe collaborations BY NATHAN GUMA WHEN Dr Gilbert Tarugarira joined Midlands State University (MSU) as a lecturer in the Department of History and Development Studies, he was determined to find ways of promoting peace. One of his main goals was to incorporate peace education, which, instead…
BY NATHAN GUMA THE 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit, one of the largest platforms for trade and investment engagement between Africa and the United States, has been postponed due to concerns over the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. This comes at a time when more than 2,500 participants, including African Heads of State, government ministers,…
BY NATHAN GUMA WHEN the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, it marked the birth of the United States of America. Drafted principally by Thomas Jefferson and shaped by fellow founding fathers, including John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, the Declaration laid the foundation for the country’s democratic ideals and national…
BY OWEN GAGARE JOURNALIST Blessed Mhlanga (pictured) knew he was in for a tough time when he was arrested on 24 February, 2025 and later charged with transmitting information that incites violence or causes damage to property under Section 164 of Zimbabwe’s Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, but he had no idea of the…
