Daily Archives: Mar 21, 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...

Winning mindset in post-elections

WE, in the village, are known for our resilience, we never give up and...

Import of US illegal sanctions

By Jonathan N. Moyo TWENTY-ONE years ago, on March 6 2003, US President George W....

Tongogara is Cecil Rhodes’ antithesis

JOSIAH Magama Tongogara, ZANLA’s Chief of Defence, died in a tragic car accident in...

The battle against imperialism and neo-colonialism

IMPERIALISM and neo-colonialism have long been formidable challenges facing African nations, hindering their progress,...

Enforce road rules to curb accidents

LAST Friday, five people were killed when a truck collided head-on with a Toyota...

Lady Chevrons a testament to women’s empowerment 

 EDITOR — As we celebrate International Women’s Month and bask in the spirit of...

Indigenous Church leaders to get ZOU degrees

By Kundai Marunya A WILLING spirit and an unequipped mind can best describe the situation...

1884: The spiritual and physical death of Africa

By Nthungo YaAfrika GENESIS 1:1 says: “In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.”  Exodus...

The curse of resource wars

By Prof Artwell Nhemachena IF it is not good for African immigrants to physically and...

Lessons from El Nino season

By Fidelis Manyange THE current drought we are facing has been a huge wake-up call...

 Leptospirosis – An urban contagion which threatens man and animal 

WET spells, such as experienced lately in January and early February up to March...

Radio — A stage for the mind, a theatre for the blind: Part 8

RADIO journalists, not only presenters, but technicians, scriptwriters, programme directors, etc, need to:  think...

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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...