Monthly Archives: October, 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...

Qatar sets rules for World Cup…Western hegemony stopped

By Anesu Chakanetsa IT is exactly a month before nations battle it out in the...

All not well in CCC camp

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THE so-called champions of democracy and ‘human rights’, the Citizens Coalition for...

African journalists and imperialism… the collaboration

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso ANY historian of African journalism will not fail to be struck...

Queen Elizabeth ll’s candidature for Sainthood: Part One…a contest of belief systems

BRITISH QUEEN ELIZABETH ll was laid to rest after 10 days of national mourning;...

Putting our land to good use key

LAST week we were in the countryside and people were running around preparing for...

More than a boxing bout 

KUDAKWASHE ‘TAKE MONEY’ CHIWANDIRE’s World Boxing Council interim super-bantamweight title defence against Mexican challenger...

Veld fires threaten development

EDITOR — ‘POLICE identify 10 farm workers killed while battling a veld fire in...

Mineral royalties most welcome

By Tawanda Chenana IT seems there is no shortage of good news and developments in...

British regicide in 19th Century Zimbabwe

By Vusi Nyamazana COLONIAL BRITAIN disregarded the traditional laws of war, which say an enemy...

Supping with the devil suicidal

IT is totally amazing, mind boggling that, among us are those who are starry-eyed...

‘Liar’ has become my name

By Nthungo YaAfrika  ‘LIAR’ has become my first and last name, simply because I have...

World Mental Health Day

OCTOBER 10 has been set aside by WHO as the World Mental Health Day...

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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...