Columnist / Thomas tondo murisa.
Matepatepa farming area needs good roads
Matepatepa farming area of Bindura is well known for tobacco and maize production, racking in the much needed forex and helping feed the nation. Places like Brutton, Lilstock and Chipa along t...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 18:21hrs | 145 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa. Chiweshe.
My true prophets stand up against Covid-19
We watched crutches being thrown away, demons being driven out of tormented souls, was this real or stage managed and choreographed acts of deception? Later day flamboyant 'prophets' mad...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:30hrs | 686 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Coronavirus may not go away soon
Shouting, even repeatedly, breaks no bones. Covid-19 cases continue to rise in numbers especially among returnees. People of my colour express affection through handshakes and hugs, can we please shel...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 21:36hrs | 657 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Help the nurses so they can help the sick
In rural areas health centres painkillers are a very essential necessity for pain management and treatment. The majority of patients visiting clinics countrywide are those who would otherwise be just ...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 21:34hrs | 226 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
The four canines lost race of the titans
The two boys could be high school students on this Covid-19 spawned 'holiday'. With four of 'man's best friends' for company, the duo passed through near my base as they scanned the tall savanna grass...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 15:20hrs | 429 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Lockdown - shwarma and fresh chips 'not reachable'
Not all Kombi crews are of uncouth traits when dealing with the travelling public, some are very humble, helpful and humane in their line of duty. The lockdown period is a time of reckoning an...Published: 04 May 2020 at 15:58hrs | 1641 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
What is good for the goose is good for the gander
Humanity was created free from disease, hunger and injustice. Inflated ego, curiosity and insatiable desire to gain and have more has resulted in us making prisoners of ourselves. What...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 129 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Where man's mind ends is where God begins
Not fearing God and not seeking repentance is man's Waterloo. Today the Heavens have spoken loud and clear, man is nothing but 'morning dew' that disappears and dries up at dawn. Even so...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 20:59hrs | 398 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Don't let the goose that lays the golden eggs die
Cattle are dying in big numbers in Mash. Central, a strange disease has befallen the province. Farmers are not making much noise but despair is very visible on their gloomy faces. Who is suppo...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:01hrs | 123 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Empower the girl child through education
The age group between puberty and marriage is the most critical for the girl child. A cocktail of occurrences and developments gave their genesis at this stage. It is a time when the maiden is at her ...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:00hrs | 65 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
The 'beefy' news was told to a selected few
There is visible craving and 'thirst' for beef stew in the village that is only detectable at the mention of meat. Of course one may say but there is fish, when the beverage you want is a soda...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 06:59hrs | 133 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Mashonaland Central will be known for cotton and tobacco farming
Cotton production revival is going very well in Chiweshe, Mash. Central. The coordinators and the enthusiastic cotton farmers are working in unison for the government initiated cotton farming promotio...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 10:48hrs | 207 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Not doing well at O-Level is not the end of the world
Horticulture is a quick turnaround farming venture and the farmer is always 'liquid', living good in good living. Mr Walter Murinyu is a youthful horticulturist into growing tomatoes by the sh...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 10:12hrs | 1246 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
What happened to the Pay-For-Your-House-Scheme of the 90s?
The issue of the unconcluded logically Pay-For-Your-House- Scheme of the 90s remains outstanding like a sore thumb. No house and no refund remains the stalemate after contributing for many years. ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:07hrs | 1193 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
They were not called sons of the soil for nothing
Now that Uncle Sam and his cousin Albion have not minced their words on what must be done first for 'ZIDERA' to go, what shall we do about it? Did we not say it before that the human rights ma...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:06hrs | 1747 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Do not give the devil undeserved 'credit'
For sure witchcraft and witches do exist for different reasons and purposes. Just like thieves and robbers (another type of witchcraft), they are a menace to society and communities at large. ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:06hrs | 1482 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Who said black is bad?
Almost everything if not all that is associated with misfortune, bad luck, bad omen and negative force is called 'Black'. On highways a place that is notorious for road traffic accidents is la...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:00hrs | 847 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
A house of God must look as such
A house of God (church building) must look as such, exuding grandeur, glow and glamour. The biblical temple was a good and holy example, exceptionally beautiful and radiating holiness. Both the exteri...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 580 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
The frogs are singing in their aquatic languages
The road that cuts through the two schools starts from or ends at the landmark dam, not a real cul-de-sac but just a dead end. Nevertheless, tyre tracks are still visible since anglers and customers c...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 21:52hrs | 894 | by Thomas Tondo MURISA.
Unisex footpaths are ideal for erotic manoeuvres
Secondary school students from Chideu, Chigwida, Mukunyadzi, Jaji, Rwiza and Mashiri villages in Mash. Central all go to Chinehasha for their high school education. A very good school indeed, strategi...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 16:25hrs | 693 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Freely they were given freely they must give
Anointed pens for exams, anointed umbrellas, condoms, maize, bricks, cucumbers etc, the list is endless. The basic equation is money and more money. The Lord Jesus and his disciples never vend...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 16:24hrs | 258 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Let the girl child rise and shine
They never tell us, will never do and we may never know. Some school girls will be women before they are school children. Detours and lay-byes are very common before school starts. Call it lod...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 16:16hrs | 75 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Roses have thorns but remember thorns have roses
Some among us are hunting with the hounds and running with the hare at the same time making us wonder if its about the people or themselves. Rising kombi fares spawned an outcry across the lan...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:49hrs | 29 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Do more on fuel procurement
The mid-term fiscal policy announced by the 'on the podium' Hon. Minister of Finance can work and will work as long we put out heads together. To minimize leakages of forex, foreign registered...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1218 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
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