Monthly Archives: February, 2024

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...

Black South Africans must learn to appreciate

EDITOR — BLACK South Africans, you may complain about the ANC, but the fact...

Geingob and the land question

THE death of Namibian President Hage Geingob on February 4 was a devastating loss...

African special ownership operations: Part 7 … the weaponisation of multiplicities

By Professor Artwell Nhemachena INSTEAD of counting how many resources or how much land has...

Why celebrate Valentine’s Day?

This story originally appeared in The Patriot issue of February 15 2018 VALENTINE’S DAY was...

Rural community ethos for development: Part One … Afro-rural folk eye hunhu/ubuntu referendum, legislation, renaissance

By Vitalis Ruvando A HAPPY belated Christmas-New Year to you! This belated Christmas-New Year message unveils...

Zimbabwe’s economy grew faster than SA’s over past 30 years

By Rutendo Matinyarare ACCORDING to the World Bank, Zimbabwe’s black-controlled and owned economy grew faster...

By Nthungo YaAfrika THE Patriot of February 2-8 2024 featured an article by Golden Guvamatanga...

Education 5.0 is fast transforming Zim

WE, in the village, have a lot of faith in our children. We never...

Secret behind Sulu’s dendera success story

By Fidelis Manyange A NUMBER of departed yesteryear music greats have bequeathed their legacy to...

Gaza is under siege . . . as world commemorates International Day for Prevention of Violent Extremism

THE UN General Assembly (UNGA), which is the main deliberative, policy making and representative...

Veritas torches racism storm

Golden Guvamatanga and Elizabeth Sitotombe A DAMAGING racism scandal has hit pro-opposition entity, Veritas, amid...

African Catholics rebuff Pope on homosexuality

By Kundai Marunya A WAR against nature is brewing in the West. Through popular (pop) culture,...

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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...