Dr Michelina Andreucci

Remembering Mbuya Nehanda, Sekuru Kaguvi

As the 28th of April approaches, our hearts turn solemn, and our spirits rise in remembrance. On this date in 1898, Zimbabwe bore witness to a brutal act of colonial in- justice — the execution of two pillars of resistance, Mbuya Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana...

Pumpkin: One of baker’s best friends

By Simon Ngena AS we discovered in last week's instalment, there is more to pumpkins than nhopi or muboora. But did you know it can add some delectable flavour to your baking recipes? And who doesn’t like the smell of homemade bread (especially chimhodho), fresh...

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Man and money: Part 10 …the thievery of Ohio Company

THE Articles of Confederation, the first Constitution under which the new nation of America...

Man and money: Part Eight …re-evaluating the worth of colonies

THE colonists responded to all legislations by accepting the bounties and other encouragements to...

Man and money: Part Seven …rise of the colonial enterprise

SOME merchants ran factories, from which came metals, glass and candles, among many other...

Man and money: Part Six …rise of tobacco as a currency

IN the 1700s, the colonial economy in America was dominated by two types of...

Man and money: Part Four …the rise of slavery

IN 1672, the Royal African Company was organised to take over all of England’s...

Water use by farmers in Zim: Part Four …the birth of ZINWA

THE Plymouth Company sent its first vessels to North America in 1607.  Two ships landed...

Man and money  …the birth of tobacco growing

IN May of 1607, Smythe’s ships arrived in Chesapeake Bay, but not with the...

Animals and fish in the rock art of Zim

ROCK paintings in Zimbabwe are found wherever suitable surfaces exist.   Granite and sandstone outcrops dotted...

Climate smart agriculture for Zim

ZIMBABWE’s  diverse, rich ecosystems are under threat today from climate change. This is reality that...

Biodiversity conservation in Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE has a programme for promoting the recovery of threatened species from the list...

Jewellery through the ages

BODY ornamentation made of feathers, bones, shells and coloured pebbles has been a part...

From myth to fairy tale …and to a new deadly variant

AFTER more than three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO officially ended the global...

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Remembering Mbuya Nehanda, Sekuru Kaguvi

As the 28th of April approaches, our hearts turn solemn, and our spirits rise...

Pumpkin: One of baker’s best friends

By Simon Ngena AS we discovered in last week's instalment, there is more to pumpkins...

‘My bones shall rise’…African imagination

IN the United Kingdom, it was Queen Elizabeth I, head of the Church of...

It’s the fans who make football great

By Sheldon Hakata THE journey of Zimbabwean football has been long and colourful. From the...
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