Daily Archives: Sep 15, 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...

Let’s catch them young

By Tawanda Chenana WE, in the village, have tremendous respect for people who contribute to...

 Safeguard Zimbabwe 

LET me start by congratulating our fellow veterans of the liberation struggle for recently...

Two sides to the Queen’s legacy

There is divided opinion over the virtues or otherwise of the legacy left by...

Whiteman no saviour

EDITOR — THERE is a misconception that the whiteman  (vasinamabvi/abangela madolo) is the saviour of...

Food terrorism — Part One…beware of food sabotage

By Mupakamiso Makaya THERE is no universally agreed definition of food terrorism; the superfluity of...

Aquaculture and fisheries in Zim: Part Four …an uncharted wave of food security

GLOBALLY, waterbodies constitute part of the natural capital of a nation.  Already, in 2015, the...

Education: What is it?

By Nthungo Ya Afrika I WILL begin by quoting Napoleon Hill who says: “An educated...

Money and the pursuit of wealth: Part 36…Columbus’ looting journeys

BY the time the Portuguese were solidifying their grip on Indian Ocean commerce, Christopher...

‘Development’ as a colonial project

By Mawuna Koutonin SELLING the concept of ‘development’ to Africa is the best investment the...

Apartheid South Africa’s destabilisation of SADC: Part One…the West’s hidden hand

By Rutendo Matinyarare FOR a while now, I have been speaking about the economic warfare...

Who has jurisdiction over this land?

Our land is a great gracious gift from Musikavanhu. We are the custodians of this...

Brazil’s World Cup conundrum

BRAZIL’s record last season makes impressive reading: 10 wins and three draws, with 30...

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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...