Monthly Archives: April, 2014

Leonard Dembo: The untold story 

By Fidelis Manyange  LAST week, Wednesday, April 9, marked exactly 28 years since the death of sungura legend Leonard Dembo.  He died in 1996.  Dembo’s real name was Leonard Tazvivinga as opposed to Kwangwari Gwaindepi as is widely reported.  In fact, Kwangwari Gwaindepi was his grandfather and that...

Unpacking the political economy of poverty 

IN 1990, soon after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela, while visiting in the US, was asked by one African- American woman from Harlem what plans he had for a free South Africa since all newly independent African countries never seemed to have the...

Soyabean storage and marketing: Part One

IN the last article we discussed soyabean harvesting. This week we briefly look at...

Skepticism over Special Economic Zones

SPECIAL Economic Zones (SEZs) have become the new buzzword for African governments who see...

Do men have real power over women?

A cat and her strong friends ONCE there lived a cat. She thought: “The lion...

Tokwe Mukorsi floods pose danger to indigenous tree

EXTENSIVE coverage has been dedicated to Tokwe Mukorsi Dam construction and the disaster wrought...

Now we are calling the shots

TIME and again we have spoken and emphasised that we are a people ruling...

Pining for Rhodesia: Part One

THIS is the first of a three part series on Tapiwa Chipfupa’s documentary film...

Defining the Africa-Europe relationship: Part Two

A PARTICULARLY revealing moment during the recent Africa-EU summit which we are all obliged...

Britain desperate

IN a desperate bid to exert lost influence on Zimbabwe, the British are going...

The bag on my back: An unrealistic documentary

ANY film maker or story teller worth their salt knows that the skill of...

Attention Eddie Cross: Rhodesia died long ago

IN his article titled ‘The price of bad governance in Zimbabwe’ that was published...

No need to bow down in prayer for British affection

THERE is a misconception about our relations with our former colonisers, it seems some...

Agriculture funding poser for Government

WE have spoken and argued about everything under the sun. We have crafted phrases...

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Leonard Dembo: The untold story 

By Fidelis Manyange  LAST week, Wednesday, April 9, marked exactly 28 years since the death...

Unpacking the political economy of poverty 

IN 1990, soon after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela, while visiting in the...

Second Republic walks the talk on sport

By Lovemore Boora  THE Second Republic has thrown its weight behind the Sport and Recreation...

What is ‘truth’?: Part Three . . . can there still be salvation for Africans 

By Nthungo YaAfrika  TRUTH takes no prisoners.  Truth is bitter and undemocratic.  Truth has no feelings, is...