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Remembering the life of artist Helen Lieros: Part Two…a true Zimbabwean patriot

AS a Western-trained artist, Helen’s rejection of the representative naturalism of Western art in favour of African-centred subject matter was fueled by her imagination and executed in an expressionist style.  The energy, form and vitality of African ethnographic art, especially notable in her sketches, prints...

Unity: Are we there yet?

A FEW months ago, this column tackled the issue of unity in the country, taking aim at the intended consequences of the Western-imposed illegal economic sanctions and how they have impacted not only on the economic but the structures that are supposed to bind...

Remembering the life of artist Helen Lieros part one …a true Zimbabwean patriot 

I FIRST met Helen Lieros in 1987.   I had just returned to Zimbabwe, following the completion of my Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, specialising in Art History, Criticism and Philosophy.  Coincidently, she had returned from attaining her post-graduate 'Perfectionment Artistique' – the equivalent of a...

Why ZANU PF is the people’s Party 

THERE are many reasons the much awaited 2023 harmonised elections are a foregone conclusion but one which stands tall is that ZANU PF owes its victory in those polls to its organisational capacity as well as mobilisation prowess. While the opposition, in its numerous fragments,...

Life of agric extension service in Zim: Part Two…pivotal role of agric extension services

AGRICULTURAL extension and advisory services play a pivotal role for the development of any country’s agriculture.   They impart practical knowledge and skills to farmers and are key drivers of agricultural growth. In Zimbabwe, extension services are provided by the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) through...

Diaspora vote and CITES sanctions conundrum

ZIMBABWEANS with long memories would have probably felt belittled once again by reports that there are fresh attempts by Western countries to lobby for people living in the Diaspora to be allowed to vote in the 2023 harmonised elections. What was rather disappointing in this...

Life of agric extension service in Zim: Part One…birth of agric extension services

AGRICULTURAL extension services play an important role in agriculture.  In Zimbabwe, the agricultural extension service was initially introduced in 1927. It started with nine agricultural demonstration workers in the Agriculture Department, an arm of the Native Department in the then Ministry of Internal Affairs. At that time, the two departments,...

Zimbabwe’s onward march

THAT Zimbabwe, like any other country, faces many challenges is an indisputable fact. However, what really irritates those who are inclined to the development and wellbeing of the country is the fact that our enemies who connive with locals to destabilise the country in order...

Forty-two years of cultural evolution in Zim….. are we open for business?

EVERY nation has a cultural expression. The culture, the dynamism of the arts and the national pride of our heritage should affirm the right of Africans to be in the global spotlight of cultural relevance.  Taking pride in our culture and heritage is a core value...

Africa Day …rediscovering the self through art and culture

IT is fortuitous for the African continent that Culture Week and Africa Day take place during the same month.  Africa Day is celebrated since the All Africa Conference was held in Accra, Ghana, in 1958.  Then it was conceived as African Freedom Day.  This was at a...

Why Zimbabwe keeps rising

JUST as with previous elections since the turn of the millennium when the country embarked on the Land Reform and Resettlement Programme, our usual nemeses are upping the tempo in order to tarnish the image of the country.  The tale goes like this: Latch on...

Art, health and politics of poverty…reimagining a new Zimbabwean aesthetic

NEVER before has the whole world been on such high medical alert until the recent outbreak of COVID-19, the illusive, deadly pandemic that spread like wildfire throughout the world since November 2019, and its various attendant mutating variants.   It engulfed the world; suffocated it,...

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