The legend of the Ark of the Covenant and the disputed Zimbabwe connection
The legend of the Ark of the Covenant and the disputed Zimbabwe connection By ANGUS SHAW According to legend, white lions of God and a two-headed snake guarded the “drum...
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Is the pen mightier than the sword?
Freedom of expression: the debate goes on “I despise what you say but I will defend to the end your right to say it.” The enlightened approach current for so...
COMING SOON – A spy story about drought resistant crops in famine-prone Africa.
The Itinerant History Teacher By Angus Shaw PROLOGUE Dammit. The Internet, the smartphone and Wikipedia have killed me. I am a history teacher no-one needs. People can get what they...
Freshwater crayfish, breeding out of control, threaten aquatic ecosystems
Scientists in Zimbabwe believe a fresh water crayfish brought from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Kariba lake, devouring the food sources of other fish and putting...
Heart of Darkness
Thembi, a lovely and heart warming child, was admitted to Parirenyatwa hospital in Harare after her mother sold some of her furniture to pay for admission. She died at the...
Radical Jihad: a question of interpretation on killing, the virgins of Paradise…
It is said that unless you speak fluent Arabic, you’ll never fully understand its nuances in translation. Interpretations are chosen by individuals or embedded by radical teachings influencing even the...
The Demise of the Newspaper
Soon our metalwork artists will have to change from this man reading a newspaper to someone reading a smartphone or texting on a park bench. Using mobiles has got so...
The numbers game: More about money
Visitors to Zimbabwe are snapping up old, defunct Zimbabwe bank notes, preferring them to some traditional African curios and souvenirs of the country’s acclaimed stone sculpture. Most sought after is...
It’s Just Another Brick in The Wall
A brick dated c. 1912 Builders in Mbuya Nehanda have unearthed the original bricks of some of the first hard standing buildings in what was then the centre of the...
Money laundering Zimbabwe-style
Harare – The washing machine cycle takes about 45 minutes _ and George Washington comes out much cleaner than before in Zimbabwe-style laundering of dirty money. One US$ bill has...
