Daily Archives: Apr 2, 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...

Liberation movements must remain vigilant

THE crucial meeting of liberation movements held in Victoria Falls recently was timely and...

Battle of Pupu reloaded

THE commissioning of the reconstructed Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site by President Mnangagwa last week...

Know thyself

EDITOR — OUR youth should know the world and everything useful in it, but...

Embracing rest and independent learning. . . the value of school holidays

WE, in the village, value games; as much as we demand that our children...

Towards biodefence and strategy: Part 8. . . the critical role of information

By Mupakamiso Makaya and Tapiwa Bere HEALTH is wealth, so goes one adage. Biodefence is...

Lack of a succession plan is bad for business

By Shephard Majengeta AS we pursue Vision 2030, of an upper-middle income economy, it is...

Taona’s ‘luxury bike’ turns heads

By Fidelis Manyange THE agony of cycling long distances to his various workstations has led...

Western paganism under guise of Christianity

This story was first published in The Patriot of April 10 2017   By Professor...

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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...