Daily Archives: Jan 19, 2023

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...

A ‘darilogic’ critique: Neo-liberal inclusivity as a media policy

 By Dr Tafataona  Mahoso Against all the trails  Cut by Pioneer Columns  Of knowledgeable ignorance and mystification; Against...

Good things happening 

By Tawanda Chenana WE, in the village, are excited by the days ahead of us,...

Zimbabwe needs all of us

SUCCESS can only be achieved when people take greater accountability and ownership of processes. And...

Last African emperor south of the equator

THERE is trouble in ‘paradise’.  News filtering through is that all is not well in...

Last African emperor south of the equator

EDITOR – INDEED, General Josiah Tongogara is a great hero. Another hero of the land...

Decolonisation of the mind: Part Four …a struggle for today’s youths 

By Abraham Mabvurira AN unbiased analysis of our historical journey to a Great Zimbabwe has...

Peaceful Demo: Part Six…making Zimbabwe ungovernable

PEACEFUL marchers to the peaceful demo in town blocked the path of a tipper...

What is the role of agriculture?

BY now most readers are familiar with the agricultural statistics, albeit pre-land reform, that...

‘Animals are not human beings’…death of a lion exposes Western hypocrisy 

By Emmanuel Koro in Johannesburg, SA LOS ANGELES residents grieved the death of a wild...

Lifeline for Great Zimbabwe

PRESERVATION of heritage monuments is vital in domestic and heritage tourism. The Great Zimbabwe Development Project...

Celebrating the birth of ZANU: Part Two…when the march to victory began

AS we mentioned last week, ZANU was founded 60 years ago on August 8...

Auxiliaries routed at Muchapondwa

The story of Cde Elvis Mushayazano, alias Cde Bazooka Richatonga. IN 1976, Abel Muzorewa’s military...

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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...