In some cultures, such as those in Scandinavia, visitors are not typically offered food. Here are three countries where this custom is observed: 1. **The Netherlands**: The Dutch culture views serving food as a symbol of supremacy, which can lead to indebtedness and potential conflicts. To promote equity and reduce status-driven behaviors, they often do […]
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Twenty years after completing high school in Zimbabwe, 38-year-old Tinago Mukono still has not found employment, and in order to survive, he has switched to betting, turning it into a form of employment. Every day throughout the week, Mukono leaves his home to join many others like him in betting clubs strewn across Harare, […]
Read MoreTwo Government ministers have warned of the negative consequences that excessive lobola charges which are becoming more widespread could have on home and family life. The Deputy Minister of Community Development and Women’s Affairs, Bishop Joshua Dhube, said in an interview that many people had now “long lost the true value and meaning of […]
Read MoreA prominent Ugandan blogger, Charles Onyango-Obbo, has claimed that football betting in Africa is now one of the leading causes of poverty and break-ups in marriages and relationships across the continent. The sports betting industry has made huge inroads in Africa, including Zimbabwe, being driven by the rising popularity of the European leagues, especially […]
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Bill Gates is reportedly dating the widow of late tech company CEO Mark Hurd. The Microsoft billionaire, 67, was married to his now ex-wife, Melinda Gates, 58, for 27 years, but they finalised their divorce in August 2021, and he is now said to have been romancing Paula Hurd – whose Oracle boss husband […]
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Bulawayo City councillors are pushing for the mandatory burial of two bodies in one grave as the country’s second-largest city runs out of burial space. Alternatively, the councillors are proposing that residents consider cremating their departed relatives. Zimlive reports that the calls come amid revelations that the city’s two major cemeteries, West Park and Hyde Park, […]
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