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Not tears but pride in Chimoio

By Tawanda Chenana WE in the village remember Chimoio not with tears or pain but respect and pride. It is not a source of pain but courage and inspiration. As we build our country brick-by-brick, stone upon stone, we remember where we have come from, what we...

Every parent must read this!

EDITOR – I ONCE wrote to you pertaining how parents must continue monitoring their children as they grow up.  Once again, I give you this timeless piece with several proposals on how parents should be exemplary in raising their children, especially when it comes to...

Food terrorism: Part Three…taking practical precautions vital

By Mupakamiso Makaya FOOD terrorism has resulted in the death of thousands and millions of people and it is one of the foremost global public health fears in the 21th Century.  Most countries around the globe, especially China, Russia, US and UK, to name but a...

A bitter enemy in our midst…demystifying the whiteman

By Nthungo YaAfrika THE relationship between so-called black and light-skinned people has never been harmonious, especially that of the Anglo-Saxons towards the black race.  The reason being envy, fear and jealousy.  Many, I am sure will say that I am totally out of my mind, citing the...

Moza was calling: Part Two…will never forget Doiroi

The story of Cde John Bukutu, aka Cde Roy Tichatonga WHEN we arrived at Doiroi in Mozambique, we were first vetted. Afterwards, we went through orientation and we were taught the history of Zimbabwe and the purpose of the liberation struggle. I was to join a company...

ZimSat-1 to enhance our capabilities 

By Tawanda Chenana IN the village, the first thing we do, in the event of a good thing, big or small, is to ululate and clap. Back in the village our minds are boggled when we see among us elements that cannot celebrate the good events,...

Shame on us

THE number of children falling victim to their caregivers has gone past alarming rates.  Child abuse has become a pandemic and drastic measures have to be taken as a matter of urgency.  People no longer engage in cattle rustling or vandalising ZESA equipment without first pausing...

Nahasi (Egyptian Black African) religion…well and alive in the ‘Holy’ Bible of the Tambous

By Nthungo YaAfrika THE above topic is very distasteful to the ‘modern’ standard bred African, who holds the Tambous (white savages) scriptures close to their hearts.  In his book The Destruction of Black Civilization from 4500 BC to 2000 AD Chancellor Williams, had this to say...

Rhodies thwarted in Mukumbura

The story of Cde Agnes Sakureva  alias Tatambudzwa Chimurenga  THE aggressiveness of the Rhodesian army which terrorised us in my home village, Nyatate in Nyanga led me to voluntarily  join the liberation struggle in 1976. I was 16 years old and joined a group of  ZANLA collaborators...

A mindset for ED

By Abraham Mabvurira ZIMBABWE has been blessed with a highly motivated leader who is committed to progress, growth and development.  What we have in the Second Republic is not a leader who merely talks but walks the talk, a number of projects underway and those already...

Sunak and lessons from Britain …chickens coming home to roost

By Nthungo YaAfrika THE fiasco in the British economy and politics, a country which once said the sun never set in its empire, could be described as chickens coming home to roost. Never did they ever think in their wildest dreams that they would be in...

Every patriot must heed the call

By Tawanda Chenana IN the village, people closely followed proceedings from the 7th ZANU PF National People’s Congress, which ran under the theme, ‘Building a Prosperous Zimbabwe, Leaving No one and No Place Behind’. As we begin the serious business of the summer cropping season, the...

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