Daily Archives: Apr 12, 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...

The history we want

THE biggest takeaway from ongoing processes to document and preserve Zimbabwe’s agonising history of...

Monetary Policy Statement and the road to Vision 2030

By Shephard Majengeta THE assumption of duty of the new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)...

Import of US illegal sanctions: Part Four. . . ZDERA as enabling statutory instrument

By Prof Jonathan Moyo WHY the declaration of a national emergency in the three Executive...

Unity over division

IN the year 2024, in the time of the celebrations of our nation’s independence...

A fresh start

THE appointment of Dr John Mushayavanhu as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank...

What caused Zim currency fall in 2008-9?

EDITOR — In 2001, the infamous Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZDERA) was...

Empowering rural farmers. . . the case for agricultural insurance insurance

By Tawanda Chenana WE, in the village, appreciate the transformation which is underway — a...

Africans must prioritise own interests

By Prof Artwell Nhemachena  IN the US, the Americans push their interests; and they prioritise...

Stakeholders call for tougher alcohollicensing laws

By Kundai Marunya THE mushrooming of stand-alone bottle stores and liquor outlets across the country...

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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...