Former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano with The Southern Times Zimbabwe Bureau Chief Tawanda Kanhema

Internet telephony is fast changing the way people communicate. Since Newsweek ran this issue in January 2005, Skype has seen its subscriber base swelling from around 4 million users to over 9 million.

Outcry over Power/Water cuts not about DSTV and swimming pools
The food shortages in Harare are crippling. Combined with the constant power cuts and persistent water shortages, there has been a magnificent undoing of the urban society. My heart bleeds for those families caring for people infected by HIV. Without water, electricity and food, home-based care [...]

“The next 3 years cannot pass before the first shot is fired on culling”- DG

By Tawanda Kanhema, recently in Hwange

A large herd of elephants gently slouches towards an artificial watering hole in the dry Kalahari planes in Kennedy II section of Hwange [...]

Meat shortages drive poaching
By Tawanda Kanhema, recently in Hwange
The prevailing shortages of meat have driven an upsurge in subsistence poaching in the country’s national parks and conservancies, with authorities reporting that poaching for smaller game in Hwange and other wildlife areas has gone up significantly.
The Senior Warden at Hwange National Park Main Camp, Mr Musakwa [...]

The Kibaki Virus, technical name W32.Kibtos has wrecked havoc on networks in Harare mid-September ‘07. The worm was discovered in he photographers department at Zimpapers on September 9, ‘07. I dentifying it has been difficult, because technical details about the worm cannot be obtained through a Google search (check Technical details below). It has [...]