Daily Archives: Jan 14, 2022

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...

Lots to do in 2022 but…

LET us all think about 2022 and our objectives for the year. We want...

All the best Warriors!

THERE are some valuable lessons to learn from the gallant performance of the Warriors...

Success through NDS 1

THE strategic planning of the new dispensation, with its proactive approach, has ensured progress...

2022: Leaving no-one and no place behind

AS is becoming the norm under the new dispensation, all things in the country...

Sustainable industrial agric for Zim: Part One…the rise of mass production

OVER the past few years, I have been advocating sustainable industrialisation of our agriculture...

Lest we forget Chesa

EDITOR — JANUARY 11 2022 is the 49th Anniversary of the battle fought at...

Background to Zim’s armed struggle…rise of African nationalism

THE end of the Second World War brought with it ‘winds of change’, one...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part One…the rise of commerce

IT is said the love of money is the root of all evil.   That...

Of religion and politics…none is holier than the other

By Nthungo YaAfrika RELIGION simply means a system of beliefs in and worship of a...

Revisiting festive season … year can’t begin in winter or summer

CHRISTMAS is largely regarded as the most important day of the year by many...

US interests masked as democracy

LAST month, US President Joe Biden promised Americans he would restore the US’ position...

Zambia’s warning to Britain‘…don’t cause wildlife loss’

By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA THE president of Zambia National Community Resources Board Association (ZNCRBA), George...

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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...