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FOZEU’s call for strike…an attempt at provoking anarchy

By Elizabeth Sitotombe IN an attempt to sow anarch across the country by calling for a nationwide strike among teachers, the Federation of Zimbabwe Educators’ Union (FOZEU) has taken on the role of the aggressor. FOZEU, while relatively unknown, comprises members who have long been a...

Chitepo’s fight for land

This story was first published on 21/03/2016 By Patience Rusare LAND ranked highest among the grievances that motivated the black majority to launch the First and Second Chimurenga/Imfazwe to free the country from colonial oppression. It is worth noting that in the period preceding the liberation war, mwana wevhu/umntwana...

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Remba concepts that Zimbos need to know: Part Two…exploring the concept behind nyamafu

THE second aspect of Remba culture that we shall cover in this series is...

Remba concepts that Zimbos need to know: Part One…a closer look at vaShenji

IN Zimbabwe, there is a peculiar group of Afro-Asiatic people called vaRemba.  They also go...

The hiding of black greatness: Part Three…prejudicial schemes and theories

IN this article, we shall uncover some of the schemes whites have used in...

The hiding of blackgreatness: Part Two…the whitewashing of black achievements

THE fight by Europeans to take over Jerusalem and the known world was waged...

The hiding of black greatness …historical background of racial animosity

FOR the past few centuries, blackness has been viewed as a curse, both by...

The dummy called Christmas

First published in The Patriot of December 20 2018 THE Roman (Gregorian) solar calendar is...

African values undermined

By Simba Jama AFRICANS have their own constitution, worldview and beliefs.  Yet their constitution, worldview and...

The lynching of blacks in the US: Part Two … when being black was a crime

FRANK EMBREE, in Missouri, US, in 1899, was stripped naked and whipped over 100...

Lynching of blacks in US: Part One…fate sealed by kangaroo court

LYNCHING was not commonly practiced in the US until the 19th Century after the...

Ethiopic characters for Shona writing

SHONA is a very rich southern Bantu language which comprises dialects such as Karanga,...

Stop mocking the Chinese over virus outbreak

THE Coronavirus, recently been renamed COVID 19, has caused well over 1 000 deaths...

Miscegenation’s lasting effects: Part Two… coloureds’ identity crisis

THERE are many problems in Southern Africa pertaining to race, particularly between blacks and...

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FOZEU’s call for strike…an attempt at provoking anarchy

By Elizabeth Sitotombe IN an attempt to sow anarch across the country by calling for...

Chitepo’s fight for land

This story was first published on 21/03/2016 By Patience Rusare LAND ranked highest among the grievances...

Winning mindset in post-elections

WE, in the village, are known for our resilience, we never give up and...

Import of US illegal sanctions

By Jonathan N. Moyo TWENTY-ONE years ago, on March 6 2003, US President George W....