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Peace and reconciliation in the Second Republic

The inherent Western footprints in the ontology and epistemology of African nationalism in the past has stagnated the dream of realising how we can reconstruct the past and re-imagine the future.To this end, Pathisa Nyathi's contribution t…

Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 12 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

As Rhodes falls Nehanda arises

WHILE Zimbabweans bemoan the little money spent to remember a mother of our liberation, the Black Lives Matter Movement engulfs the globe after the massacre of George Floyd. Resultantly, statues and monuments of slave traders and coloniali…

Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:39hrs | | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe's liberation pilgrimage

In my previous instalment in this publication, I indicated that Zimbabwe's independence history is connected to that of all post-colonial African nations. Likewise, Africa's liberation is also grounded on paternal nationalism constructed a…

Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:58hrs | 4 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Mnangagwa and the deconstruction of the anecdote of Matabeleland marginalisation

History is replete with many memories of pre and post-independence pains endured by our people. Against this backdrop, even with the Lancaster Conference right up to the Unity Accord of 1987 the national healing trajectory grapples with se…

Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:44hrs | 10 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Mnangagwa and the politics of water in Matebeleland

Today, His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa marches back to history and affirmatively posts his legacy to posterity by officiating at the Gwayi-Shangani water pipeline groundbreaking ceremony and commissioning the Epping Fo…

Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 6 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Chiwenga and the decolonisation of the field of political science

WHILE the repository of African political philosophy is awash with contributions from intellectual doyens like Marcus Garvey, Senghor Toure, Walter Rodney, Archie Mafeje, Ali Mazrui, Thabo Mbeki, Asante Molefi; our very own Tafataona Mahos…

Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 5 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Chamisa: Whither the legacy of opposition politics?

The opposition's participation in this election is quite commendable. The 2018 harmonised elections afforded all political parties an opportunity to measure their relevance in the country's body-politic.  As such, the election results…

Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:39hrs | 3 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Ambiguities and fall of Chamisa

The 2018 election is here. Certainly, nothing will change the unescapable fate which awaits Zimbabwe after the July 30 plebiscite.This reality is confirmed by the fact that even the MDC-Alliance has vowed to make the country ungovernable i…

Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

2018 elections: Re-igniting the enduring national values

Antagonising a certain truth does not invalidate its popularity nor does it decapitate its prominence.In a polarised polity, it is fashionable for political analysts to take a side and after all it is normal that analyses is underpinned on…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:28hrs | 4 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Gathering the lost ethnicities of Zanu-PF

Indeed 2018 is upon us and Zimbabweans are going to elect their leader as part of the democratic benefit that our sovereignty has to offer.However, in the interest of realism Zanu-PF must be able to consolidate its power against a backgrou…

Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:06hrs | 231 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Other factors sustaining the 'regime-change' agenda

On 01 June, 2017 Bulawayo welcomed the launch of the Blues CafÃ©, a new creativity nest ideally founded to contain the creative capacity the City of Bulawayo.The launch of this arts hub is a welcome development largely because the city's a…

Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 10:59hrs | 5 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Mugabe and the stubborn ideological consistency of Zim's anti-colonial project

This week's article is extracted from the second chapter of the publication under review; Our War of Liberation - a compendium of speeches, articles and interviews by President Robert Mugabe. The last instalment captured by President …

Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:09hrs | 1 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Turning to Afrocentric paradigm of conceptualising the 'nation'

As I sat to write this piece my mind was taken back to the academic wars that raged in the lecture rooms of my political science class. There were controversial modules which fuelled these gross debates about national belonging and politic…

Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:53hrs | 6 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Coltart and Msipa's memoirs: A time to reflect on Zim's split patriotic consciousness

It is with great shock that Zimbabwe is continuously losing her prolific thinkers. This past week I was shocked to receive the news about Alexander Kanengoni's departure for eternal rest. "Gora" (His Norm De guerre) the veteran writer was …

Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 10:05hrs | 6 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

Heroes day: Another reminiscent episode of ZANU-PF triumphalism

As we venerate our heroes and defence forces we need to sharpen our analytical mind functions regarding the contested political landscape of our motherland. We need to flashback to 1999, which marked the rise of the Movement for Democratic…

Published: 13 Aug 2015 at 10:48hrs | 2 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva

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