Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki

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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Reclaiming our spiritual independence: Part 13 …whites trampled on African spirituality

IN the last article I made reference to docking independently with our Creator’s ship....

Reclaiming our spiritual independence: Part Twelve …do Africans need a hand to walk the spiritual highway?

IN the last episode we indicated that we would begin exploring the link between...

Reclaiming our spiritual independence: Part Eleven

THE positive aspect in the development of what we shall term ‘Independent Churches’ is...

Reclaiming our spiritual independence: Part Ten …spiritual bondage versus quick money

WE continue to explore the African search for spiritual independence. Here we discuss the...

Reclaiming our spiritual independence: Part Nine …African re-awakening to claim spiritual independence

WHEN I started exploring the theme of African spiritual independence, its full dimensions were...

Reclaiming our spiritual independence: Part Eight

WE showed in the previous episode that we reclaimed our spiritual independence as Zimbabweans...

Reclaiming our spiritual independence: Part Seven

IN our last episode we showed that spiritual independence underpins all other forms of...

Reclaiming our African spiritual independence: Part Six

IN this episode we continue to explore the various dimensions of our spiritual existence...

Reclaiming our African spiritual independence: Part Five

IN this episode we continue to call for the restoration of our African spiritual...

Reclaiming our African spiritual independence: Part Four

TODAY we shall examine more dimensions of our African spirituality. The aim is to...

Reclaiming our African spiritual independence: Part Three

IN the previous episode we stated that we are connected to Mwari, our God...

Reclaiming our African spiritual independence: Part Two

OUR spirituality has several dimensions. Because the spirit is the one that endures beyond...

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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...