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 Macebelengwane , Makweve What if you couldn't find bread on the shop shelve and you don't have all the time to make a full baking? Macebelengwane, Zimbabwe's time honored 'piece in the left hand' that goes with tea or coffee could just be your answer. In addition to being so delicious and filling, macebelengwane are so easy to prepare and are ready to eat in less than 1 hour! Below we suggest two ways of making Macebelengwane. Have a look and try Ingredients ¼ Cup mealie meal 1 Cup flour ¼ Teas spoon baking powder 1 Table spoon sugar 1 tea spoon salt 1 Cup water Optional 1 egg 1 table spoon butter / margarine Method 1: Flat Macebelengwane 1.    Sieve flour, mealie meal, sugar, and salt into a bowl. 2.    Beat the melted butter and egg together in a cup and add to the mixture in the bowl 3.    Add water in step wise manner ensuring that the resulting dough is firm but still slightly sticking to the hands. 4.    G...

Twitter in Zimbabwe informally known as Zwitter, was abuzz with discussions on the new HIV cure discovered by PHD ministries leader, prophet Magaya. Although some have welcomed the news and even urged the ministry of health to carry out tests and hopefully also embrace the drug, the reality is unfortunately that missteps were made in the process of bringing the drug from discovery to marketing. In this article we compare the real proper path followed by a drug from the test tube up until it reaches the market with that described by prophet Magaya for his new drug. Some of the missteps are glaring. Take a look! How does a new medicine move: From test tube to the market Step 1: Drug Discovery The first step in the process would be the discovery of the drug. In the case of prophet Magaya that would correspond to his prophetic discovery of the herb.  Step 2: Pre-Clinical Research  This phase involves basic laboratory testing to verify that the drug is safe. t...

PHD ministries leader prophet Magaya says he has discovered a cure for HIV. Speaking at a service cum press conference the PHD leader announced to his congregants that he has discovered Aguma which cures HIV. Foreign journalists from Zambia, South Africa, Swaziland and Ghana were among those who got a chance to ask the prophet questions. In this article we comment on the questions that were asked. They included question about the, composition of the drug, cost, safety and efficacy of the drug.  What Is Prophet Magaya's HIV Cure? The HIV cure of prophet Magaya is composed of herbs. According to him two years ago, he prophetically discovered one herb from Zimbabwe and another from Mozambique. They are said to have been shown to contain phyto-chemicals which fight HIV. Prophet Magaya added his cure is also effective against cancer. When asked about the exact identity of the components of the drug Magaya refused to reveal exact identity. In his defence he mentioned that it was...

Cabinet has lifted with immediate effect the ban on the import of essential commodities by individuals and businesses effectively temporarily lifting SI 122 of 2017. This was announced at a press conference held in Harare this afternoon. According to Hon Monica Mutsvangwa individuals and companies with offshore funds can immediately begin to import without limit the following commodities: Animal oils like fat, lard, dripping etc Baked beans Body creams Bottled water Cement Cereals Cheese Coffee creamers Cooking oil Crude soya bean oil Fertilisers Finished steel roofing sheets Wheat Flour Ice cream Jam Juice blend Margarine Mayonnaise  Packaging materials Peanut butter Pizza base Potato crisps Salad cream Shoe polish Soap Sugar Synthetic hair products Wheel barrow and wheel barrow spares Yogurt Agro chemicals Stock feeds  At the same press conference the minister also announced plans by government to enforce the Bank act which makes it ill...

 Acie Takes To Facebook Live In His Own Capacity Recently appointed chairperson of the communication task-force for the ministry of finance took to Facebook on Sunday evening (21/10). in his own words he had come in his personal capacity help the ordinary person to understand what the ministry of finance is doing to turn around Zimbabwe. In this short post we discuss a few points that we gleaned from the live broadcast. First thing first Acie is now the chairperson of the communication task-force for the ministry of finance. He represents that brand and whether he likes it or not, many a Zimbabwean will associate what he says with the ministry of finance. In the future it will do him well to just act in his official capacity when speaking official matters.  The Public Need To Understand Ministry Of Finance Strategy Acie argued that the public needed to be aware of the strategy the minister of finance is prescribing for the economy. We agree with Acie in this regard he ...

The elections have come is all that one can say regarding the Zimbabwe harmonized elections of 2018. The 'and gone' part is hard for the main parties involved. Zanu pf have accepted victory with president tweeting that he was humbled by the support of the zimbabwean people. Several foreign politicians including Juluis Malema, Cyril Ramaphosa, Lungu of Zambia have already tweeted their congratulatory messages. However Zanu pf aligned varakashi on social media have not yet moved on. They are still engaged in a seemingly more heated rakashing than before. Making one wonder why. Are they  somehow aware that for the MDC and for the majority of Zimbabweans it is not over so they are somehow trying to run a counter intelligence campaign? Are they more aware of the challenges that riddled this election that they can see how easily what they say they have may be reversed soon? There are many more questions one could ask but what remains is that even Zanu varakashi are not hanging their ...