Daily Archives: May 29, 2025

From the ashes of opium to forges of steel . . . China’s sovereign rise and lessons for Zim

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa IN a mere three decades, the People’s Republic of China has undergone a transformation that has sent tremors through the bastions of Western hegemony. It has evolved from a nation once broken by foreign gunboats and addiction, to the second largest economy in...

Dariro and the eternity of African memory

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso EVENTS culminating in the Africa Day commemorations on May 25 2021 could have been the basis for construction of several docu-dramas illustrating the eternity of African memory which the ubiquitous dariro represents. Let me illustrate these possibilities by enumerating some of the events: First, Deutsche Welle...

Reparations: Why the deafening silence? (Part 1)

THE African Union (AU), which originated as the Organisation of African Unity championing the...

Why we should revisit Order of Nehanda

By Nthungo YaAfrika THE PATRIOT newspaper of May 2-8 published one of my articles under the headline:...

Ritual murderers are not builders . . . one person killed is one too many

WE, in the village, value life, it is sacred. There are many ways to express...

End the carnage on our roads . . . and the time to act is now!

By Mthokozisi Mabhena IF ever there is a news headline that keeps returning with a...

Cattle diseases wreak havoc

By Simon Ngena IN the last few years, Zimbabwe has lost millions of cattle to...

No end in sight . . . as Zim’s cycle of demolitions continues

By Kundai Marunya OVER 20 families are squatting at the ZANU PF offices at Goromonzi...

Warriors date Burkina Faso, Niger . . . as World Cup preps gather pace

By Sheldon Hakata FOR the first time in recent memory, the Warriors face two West...

What exactly constitutes gospel music?

By Fidelis Manyange IN the early 2000s, the late Piwayi Dzuda, a renowned ZTV presenter...

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From the ashes of opium to forges of steel . . . China’s sovereign rise and lessons for Zim

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa IN a mere three decades, the People’s Republic of China has...

Dariro and the eternity of African memory

By Dr Tafataona Mahoso EVENTS culminating in the Africa Day commemorations on May 25 2021 could...

Reparations: Why the deafening silence? (Part 1)

THE African Union (AU), which originated as the Organisation of African Unity championing the...

Why we should revisit Order of Nehanda

By Nthungo YaAfrika THE PATRIOT newspaper of May 2-8 published one of my articles under the headline:...
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