Monthly Archives: July, 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...

 Gold coins a tested store of value 

WE applaud measures taken last week by the central bank as it takes steps...

Jaywalkers must be held accountable

EDITOR —THE Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe and other law agencies must also strive...

Youths critical to our growth

By Tawanda Chenana GROWING up in the village, it was impressed upon me and fellow...

Found objects… an art form reflective of our times

A NEW and exciting artistic heritage moulded and assembled in the hands of underprivileged...

 Zambia benefits from international hunting …as the Brits seek to ban it 

 By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA  ZAMBIA’s Green Economy and Environment Minister Hon. Collins Nzovu...

Agenda 2063: The Africa we want 

By Nthungo Ya Afrika OPERATION DUDULA, in South Africa, is the result of three evils...

‘We have not forgotten who we are’…a plea for the right to return

THIS week I present to you a plea I received from an American brother.  Below...

What happened to ZISCO…Africa’s biggest iron smelter

By Rutendo Matinyarare I FIND the story of ZISCO Steel very fascinating because many Zimbabweans...

Sungura music here to stay 

By Fidelis Manyange ZIMBABWEAN music genre called sungura or museve has stood the test of...

Confusion in African football…who is to blame?

By Anesu Chakanetsa IT is a clash of organisation and the vagaries of weather.  It seems...

US harbours murder suspect

By Elizabeth Sitotombe NO-ONE is above the law, not even spies or regime change agents...

What to expect from the new US Ambassador

THE appointment of Pamela Tremont, an ex-military officer, as the new US Ambassador to...

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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...