By Eunice Masunungure
WHEN the UK anti-racism protesters toppled the statue of the 17th Century slave trader, Edward Colston, on June 8 2020, another mark was added to the subversive abolition narratives against Western supremacy which manifested variously in slavery and colonialism and are still...
By Tonderai Muponda
AMERICA has so often put itself on a pedestal as a beacon of hope and the very essence of the righteous pursuit of higher ideals.
This ‘shining city on a hill’ mantra is eloquently espoused by former President Ronald Reagan in a speech...
By Patience Rusare
THE wave of protests in American cities after the murder of George Floyd should not come as a surprise.
On May 25, Africa Day (pun intended), Minneapolis police officers murdered an unarmed 46-year-old blackman.
To many, the uprisings following the brutal killing of Floyd,...
HAVING celebrated Africa Day on Monday, May 25 2020, it is prudent that we take stock of what the continent has achieved or otherwise, since the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now African Union (AU), on May 25 1963.
It is the...
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
CONTINUING to tell the story of Zimbabwe’s struggle to claim, re-launch and defend its own money, we start this week by referring to two stories: ‘Zimbabwe dollar under siege again’, The Sunday Mail, May 24 2020; and ‘Civil Servants in fresh...
By Nyasha Chabururuka
ZIMBABWE joined the continent in celebrating Africa Day.
Many people took to social media, posting Afrocentric messages, a bit of a divergence from their usual lifestyles steeped in Western culture.
The original meaning of the continental holiday, formally known as Africa Freedom Day and...
By Patience Rusare
EACH year on May 25, the continent celebrates Africa Day.
And at every Africa Day celebration, calls have been made for Africa to be a united and peaceful continent.
This year’s celebrations were no exception.
The song continued: “Africa unite! Unite Africa!”
This year’s celebrations were...
Patriot reporter
THE tourism industry across the world has been ravaged by COVID-19 scourge and, to avoid total collapse, stakeholders have begun engaging to find survival strategies.
The country’s Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu, speaking during a post-COVID-19 tourism recovery consultative meeting,...
By Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki
FROM barter trade, eventually ‘money’ was created, the value of which was backed by gold kept in a national reserve.
Coins and paper money were the physical items used as the mediums of exchange.
Eventually, the gold standard was removed by American President...
By Dr Tafataona Mahoso
FORMER President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe have authored an important paper on African agriculture in post-COVID-19 recovery which Zimbabwean policymakers should heed.
The paper is titled ‘COVID-19 response must target African Agriculture...
By Nyasha Chabururuka
“THERE is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than to initiate a new order of things. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the...
By Patience Rusare
WITH over a quarter of a million fatalities and close to 4,5 million cases, much of the global population remains socially and physically isolated to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
In the past three months, the world came to a screeching halt as...
