Daily Archives: May 25, 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...

‘Zim doesn’t need mercenaries’

By Tawanda Chenana WE, in the village, frown on rogue elements, mercenaries and rule-breakers.  They retard...

Which way Africa?

THE West’s regime change agenda in Zimbabwe is spreading to other countries in Africa. This...

Prices: Onus on Government to intervene

THERE are some unscrupulous businesspeople in the country who are trying to force the...

Simply the best!

EDITOR – THE first woman and the first black artist to appear on the...

African liberation media: Part Three …role of critical information strategists

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso IN her book Sex and Destiny, sociologist Germaine Greer pointed out...

Demystifying dangerous drugs: Part Three … say no to drugs

DOCUMENTS presented to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs revealed an increase in drug abuse...

Zimbabwe in perspective … from ‘divide and rule’ to ‘starve and rule’

By Prof Artwell Nhemachena INFLATION is sharply rising again in Zimbabwe amidst Western sanctions. The sanctions...

Favour in context: Part Four …spirit mediums vis-à-vis Christianity

SOWE rekuDomboshava had been the pastor’s choice. He had said that there was power in...

Heirs of a rich heritage

‘ZVAIREVA vakuru zvaitika, Zvaireva Nehanda zvauyavo, Nyika yedu yatorwa navaeni, Zuva rayo rasvika!’ So we sang during the...

Demystifying the prostate gland …indigenous foods vital

By Nthungo YaAfrika OUR ancestors whom some in our midst love to denigrate and call...

Lifeline for vulnerable children

HARMFUL cultural practices across the globe have contributed to violence, abuse and exploitation of...

Environmental causes of ill health: Part One …‘pollution is deadly’

ZIMBABWE’s economy relies on the agriculture, forestry, energy, tourism and industry sectors.   In the...

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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...