Daily Archives: Apr 4, 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...

Time to level the ICT playing field

By Elizabeth Sitotombe THE future of the world — and Zimbabwe — lies in ICT,...

Senegal poll: Lessons for Zim’s opposition

THE election on March 24 of 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the new Senegalese...

Zimbabwe poised for further growth

THE recent pledge of support for Zimbabwe’s bid to join BRICS’ New Development Bank...

UNICEF puts children at centre of climate change action

By Kundai Marunya CHILDREN have, for a long time, been referred to as the future...

Commissioning of Pupu Battlefield and the mental liberation process

Letter of the Week EDITOR -THE recent commissioning and immortalisation of the Pupu Battlefield by...

Import of US illegal sanctions: Part 3

. . . every action begets a reaction By Prof Jonathan Moyo THROUGH the US Treasury...

Why ‘responsible stewardship’ should be our motto

WE, in the village, treasure our belongings, be they scotchcarts, cattle, homesteads or fields. And...

Music and the liberation struggle

By Fidelis Manyange THE upcoming 44th  Independence Anniversary celebrations and musical gala are a throwback...

Of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure

…use of diabetic injections to treat obesity By Elizabeth Sitotombe THERE appears to be in spike...

What is ‘truth’? — Part 1

. . . of rites, rituals and dogma By Nthungo YaAfrika THE white savages — the...

Why hunger in Southern Africa?

By Rutendo Matinyarare WHY are Zimbabwe and most Southern African countries struggling to grow food?  Is...

Zim’s land reform 

. . . transforming agric landscape and quality of life By Shephard Majengeta THE Land Reform...

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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...