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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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Autism: A mother’s experience

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Let’s learn about Autism

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Of unpaid domestic care work

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Is the girl child still safe? 

OVER the past few weeks, the story of the nine-year-old pregnant girl from Tsholotsho...

Duck production and management

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Tips on sweet potato production

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World Mental Health Day

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 ‘Commercialise green bean production’

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Rabbit farming way to go 

RABBIT farming is fast becoming one of the most profitable small stock ventures for...

Sheep production on the rise

THE Agriculture Ministry has indicated that sheep production is on a steady rise with...

School holidays should be a must

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Identity documents a must

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Netsai (not her real name) eagerly ran into their kitchen hut and quickly...

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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...