Daily Archives: Jan 28, 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...

Devolution all inclusive

AS the Second Republic has committed itself to implementing National Development Strategy 1 (NDS...

Why should we hate each other?

WE have always emphasised that Zimbabweans are diverse but one and we have always...

Vaccination lull disturbing

BECAUSE the mortality rate of the COVID-19 Fourth Wave was not as devastating as...

Jah Prayzah be humble

EDITOR – I HAVE heard some people say never forget the days of humble...

Creating wealth from land

WHILE the new dispensation has come up with an array of strategies to create...

Patriotic Front formations in Zim: Part One…birth of a new pattern of history

By Mashingaidze Gomo THE rise of nationalism as a background to the armed liberation struggle...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part Three…the rise of commerce in Egypt

MOST of the wealth of Egypt was in the hands of either the Pharaoh,...

Lost black-Africans in our midst

By Nthungo yaAfrika THE lost generations on the the motherland began probably in 1873, 38...

Calls for the removal of Rhodes’ grave

A CAMPAIGN rooted in the global ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ movement is brewing in Zimbabwe.  The...

Reclaim our heritage: Part Two …when patriotism rules

IN the previous article, we discussed the historical roots of Zimbabweans and how we...

Africa faces new kind of racism…as Britain targets trophy hunting

By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA A LEADING SADC Safari hunting company that has so far...

Musicians and 2022 plans

By Fidelis Manyange AS the norm, each beginning of year, most music fans would like...

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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...