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Rhodesian attempts to assassinate VP Nkomo

AT some point during the Second Chimurenga the Rhodesian racists decided that the best way to kill the Zimbabwe revolution would best be achieved by killing leaders of that revolution. No wonder once the decisive phase of the liberation war had kicked off in 1972, from...

Masonry in the USA: Part Two

THE advanced wisdom of the Moors, much of which had been gathered from ancient civilisations like Egypt, has come to be known as Moorish science. Masonry or Free-masonry is a secret society which is based on the corruption of Moorish sciences. The black Moors...

US allies and the democracy façade

EARLIER this year the US issued an invitation to African countries to attend the US-Africa Summit. According to the White House, invitations were extended to 50 African leaders who are ‘in good standing’ with both the US and the African Union (AU). Needless to...

Breaking through the nexus of terror

By Tafataona Mahoso RECONSTRUCTION of the African living law of relations is directly related to the reconstruction of an African living law of value. Destiny, sovereignty, heritage and legacy cannot be priced on the stock exchange. In the instalment on pricing versus value (October 24...

BaTonga farming and use of natural pesticides

THE invasion by the armyworm in most farming districts in the country occurs in almost every cropping season. However, for the BaTonga fighting this pest has been easy as they use natural pesticides and other insects. The adoption of organic and natural pesticides by the...

Father couldn’t handle the injustice

By Mavis Mapara HAILING from Mazarura Village in Mutoko, my father Osward Mapara whose Chimurenga name was ‘Albert Matsika’ was born on March 15 1956 at Mutoko General Hospital. He did his primary education at Bondamakara. My father told me that since his parents had no money...

Reclaiming our African spiritual independence: Part Six

IN this episode we continue to explore the various dimensions of our spiritual existence and to argue that the political independence that we claim to have today is hollow and incomplete until we gain spiritual independence. We as Africans must define our own spiritual...

Puncturing imperial discourse: Part Two

LAST week I promised you a treat on the role that colonial education played and continues to play in creating African zombies, mimics and intellectual barrens. I promised to unpack epistemological imperialism. This is what I am doing right away for your own benefit,...

From dancehall to ‘dance wars’

By Patrick Tagarira THE much publicised dancehall gig dubbed ‘STING’ that was held last Saturday in Harare will forever remain etched in people’s minds for the wrong reasons. What was supposed to be a celebration of abundant talent in the country ended up degenerating into violence. The...

Let’s learn from the Karanga

EDITOR – IN response to last week’s article by Munhamu Pekeshe, ‘The Shona and Ndebele are Nyai/Karanga’; unless one is seriously into explorative reading, it is quite easy to fall into the trap carefully set up for us by people who might have had...

What is wrong with CAF?

THE African Football Confederation (CAF)’s withdrawal of Morocco’s rights to host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) because of concerns about the Ebola virus is confirmation of the embattled football governing body’s inability to grasp the full danger that Ebola poses not only...

350 000 congregants: A big boob

EDITOR – I HAVE no doubt that I am going to receive backlash for writing this letter because I know we have some in our midst who have gone gospel crazy. One publication wrote that there were 350 000 people who attended the recent...

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