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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...

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Gaza is under siege . . . as world commemorates International Day for Prevention of Violent Extremism

THE UN General Assembly (UNGA), which is the main deliberative, policy making and representative...

Cde Shamu warns land barons

By Emergency Mwale-Kmutande, recently in Zvimba West ZANU PF’s national Deputy Political Commissar, who is...

Vanamukoma taught us a lesson

The story of Garikai Chiwanza (not real name)   IT was around 9am on April 14...

‘How I survived Nyadzonia raid’

The story of Rodrick  Erengwi, alias Cde Tichafa Muhondo. MY name is Roderick Erengwi and...

Escaping death by a whisker at Tembwe

The story of John Mukuwe, alias  Cde 39 Steps  ON December 2 1976, I received the...

Tribute to Prof Mandishona

PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA recently granted a  State-assisted funeral to the late Professor Gibson Mandishona. The...

Tortured by my own brother

The story of Elphas Mashumba. AS the war of liberation intensified during the late 1970s,...

Rhodies left me half-dead in Chihota

The story of Joseph Gwatidzo I WILL ever live to remember March 16 1978.  I was...

Saved by Sekuru Kaguvi

The story of Tafirenyeka Munaka MY name is Tafirenyeka Munaka and I am 85 years...

When victory was nigh

The story of Cde Chrispen Muzeza I WILL never forget how I was tormented by...

ZANLA’s revenge in Murehwa

The story of Cde Chrispen Samuel MY name is Chrispen Samuel and this is...

Rhodies ‘taught a lesson’

The story of Cde Heather Chonyera AMONG the freedom fighters who came to my home...

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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...