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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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Spread of Islam in ancient Africa: Part One

AFTER the death of Prophet Muhammad, Islam continued to spread beyond the borders of...

The depiction of Moors in European literature: Part Two

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The depiction of Moors in European literature: Part One

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The black Moors of Europe: Part Five

THE Moors were the founders of the first universities in Europe and the rest...

The black Moors of Europe: Part Four

THE Moors were an African people and the word ‘moor’ literally means ‘black.’ These...

The black Moors of Europe: Part Three

WHEN the black Moors settled in Europe, they brought with them culture, raw materials,...

The black Moors of Europe: Part Two

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The black Moors of Europe: Part One

AFTER Muhammad’s death, Islam spread throughout central Asia, west Asia and North and Northeast...

Muhammad: The black prophet of Islam — Part Five

MUHAMMAD’s latter years were full of warfare and adventure. This was largely due to...

Muhammad: The black prophet of Islam – Part Four

AFTER the Hijrah, Muhammad was made leader of the new Muslim state of Yathrib....

Muhammad: The black Prophet of Islam: Part Three

THE Muslims who remained in Mecca did not rest from persecution by their pagan...

Muhammad: The black prophet of Islam: Part Two

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Leonard Dembo: The untold story 

By Fidelis Manyange  LAST week, Wednesday, April 9, marked exactly 28 years since the death...

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IN 1990, soon after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela, while visiting in the...

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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 

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