Daily Archives: Mar 12, 2021

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...

EU ivory trade ban bid…why Africa must oppose?

By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA “THE European Commission’s proposed ban on international trade in...

Our women are priceless

WOMEN in Zimbabwe are our pride and they are priceless. In the month of March,...

E-learning the answer

THE closure of schools, because of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, has brought to the...

Timeline of a pandemic: Part One…as a scourge is spawned

DUE to its remoteness and sparse population, Antarctica, in the south polar region, was...

An incredible legacy: Part Two….a great hero departed

“THE death of our esteemed chief is a blow to the country and the...

Diseases that affect goats: Part Two…as good hygiene is imperative

A DISEASE that affects mostly sheep and goats, but rarely affects cattle, is blue...

A tale of a nun-cum-herbalist

IT was not easy for a Catholic nun, Sister Yullita Chirau, to establish herbal...

Tragedy in COVID-19 times

BEREAVEMENT, which is a difficult experience under any situation, is taking place under very...

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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...