Columnist / Saul gwakuba ndlovu
JZ Moyo dared Joshua Nkomo
The article gives an insight into the life of Moyo and also projects him as a fearless individual who did not hesitate to challenge his leader, the late Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo when he felt things wer...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:28hrs | 1 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Prof Makhurane hero declaration 'another first'
THE awarding of a national hero status to Professor Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane by the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) on 5 November, 2018 was a very apt and...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Lobengula did not disappear
INFORMATION diffused widely in this country after the extermination of the Allan Wilson Patrol by the heroic rear guard of King Lobengula under the command of Mtshana Khumalo was that the last Ndebele...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Tribe and the ism that fights unity in diversity
LAST week's issue of The Sunday News published a very thought-provoking article by Micheal Mhlanga on tribalism in which the author tried to justify that concept, and quoted a couple for what one can ...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 05:28hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Obituary : Rest in peace our eminent revolutionaries
Zimbabwe lost two prominent women in September alone, their deaths occurring hard on the heels of that of Mrs Maud Muzenda, another eminent Zimbabwean revolutionary mother.Mrs Angeline Kamba's...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 01:56hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Dog meat is not part of nation's food culture
The recent arrest of a Bulawayo man on allegations of selling parts of dogs' carcasses he retrieved from some rubbish dumping sites was a very unusual occurrence.The dogs had been put down by ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 07:58hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Lest we forget
Zimbabwe yesterday remembered its national heroes and heroines who selflessly contributed their lives, limbs or properties for the liberation of their fatherland, which is now in the hands of the Afri...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
August - the month of traditional worship
THE lunar month of August starting on Tuesday is upon us. Zimbabwe is a country in which that period is culturally associated with traditional worshipping at several shrines in various regions....Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 08:12hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Zimbabwe presidency won through ballot box
Zimbabwe's mass and social media are awash with suggestions and arguments about who should or will succeed President Mugabe, and when.The succession debate should actually be dealt with at two...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Let's hold free and fair elections
We should each one of us appreciate that thousands of lives were lost and millions of dollars' worth of property was destroyed in the liberation struggle to achieve freedom to choose our own represent...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
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Joshua Nkomo: selfless patriot in the truest sense of the word
The following is a lecture delivered by veteran journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu at the Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture at Wits University in South Africa yesterday on the occasion of cele...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:35hrs | 1 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Maverick JZ Moyo dared Joshua Nkomo
TWENTY TWO January will mark 40 years since the death of Jason Ziyapapa Moyo. The maverick Moyo who was Zapu's Vice-President was killed by a parcel bomb in Lusaka, Zambia. His death has been shro...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 07:58hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
The Ndebele State: Origins And Tribes
One hundred and forty-eight years ago yesterday, September 6, 1868, Mzilikazi kaMatshobana Khumalo, founder-king of the Ndebele State, died, leaving an unfortunate situation in which there was no clea...Published: 07 Sep 2016 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
The veld fire menace
As I was writing this article, a veld fire was raging across a part of Trenance in Bulawayo, destroying whatever else in its path, grass, trees, and reptiles.It was unattended and would die do...Published: 24 Aug 2016 at 06:37hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Land resettlement still unresolved 36 years later
A Zimbabwean parliamentary committee is currently touring the country sounding public opinion on the national land resettlement programme which was launched shortly after the attainment of independenc...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 08:27hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
War veterans: Architects of Zimbabwe's sovereignty
ZIMBABWE commemorates Heroes' Day today at a time when the nation is seized with misguided individuals calling for the Zanu-PF Government to step down to make room for a situation that is not exactly ...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 06:52hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
A 'marriage' of shame
A rather strange civil court case was heard in Bulawayo recently in which a man begged a magistrate to evict the man's daughter and her lover from his (the man's) house.The daughter had been l...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 06:52hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo: His life, legacy
LAST Friday's celebrations of the 17th anniversary of the death of Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo were one of the national occasions where many Zimbabweans looked at their country's past with deep admi...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Mission hospitals funding biased
THE Chronicle of June 21, 2016 carried a news item showing massive disparities in the Government funding of mission hospitals in some of Zimbabwe's regions.The story said a report tabled b...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 10:06hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Zambezi water: Solution to Bulawayo's ills
Bulawayo City is a pale shadow of its former self. This is mainly because of closure or relocation or contraction of many commercial, industrial companies and social welfare organisations.Once...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:15hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
The fate of the Zimbabweans in Kuwait
The predicament of some Zimbabwean women who are reportedly stranded in Kuwait is a very unfortunate result of this country's sanctions-induced poor socio – economic condition.They are said ...Published: 25 May 2016 at 07:16hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Renaming the streets and surbubs is honoring our heritage
There has been much media debate on the spelling of some Zimbabwean street and suburbs' names going on, with some people strongly criticising former colonial administrators for deliberately distorting...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Zimbabwe@36: time to decentralise
NEXT Monday, Zimbabwe will celebrate its 36th Independence anniversary, three dozen years of ups and downs, a period during which the country left the British Commonwealth, made gigantic educational a...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Economic welfare to top Mugabe, war vets indaba
ZIMBABWE's veterans of the national armed liberation struggle are scheduled to meet their patron, President Robert Gabriel Mugabe today at a Harare venue.Three obvious important issues are lik...Published: 07 Apr 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
ZAOGA opens University: A contribution to society
About two weeks ago, this publication carried a story about President Robert Mugabe thanking and congratulating a well known Zimbabwean church, the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) led by Pro...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 06:49hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Cephas Msipa presents fascinating read in auto-biography
Cephas George Msipa, one of Zimbabwe's living pioneer freedom-fighters, will officially launch his book, In Pursuit of Freedom and Justice, in Bulawayo this Friday.Msipa, 85, lives in Gweru in...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 05:36hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Drought threatens to worsen agro - based economy of entire Southern region
ZIMBABWE's agro-based economy is bound to be negatively affected by the drought facing the region South of the Zambezi River, a region comprising South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland...Published: 09 Mar 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing
ONE of the negative factors to guard against in Zimbabwe's economic-cultural environment are conmen some of whom occasionally rip off desperate pursuers of illusive financial fortunes.Stories ...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 05:32hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Destruction of historical monuments ill-advised
The "Rhodes Must Fall" campaign has now reached Britain where a statue of Cecil John Rhodes at Oxford's Oriel College is likely to be removed from its pedestal and thrown into either some dark storero...Published: 06 Jan 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Unity Accord: A continuation of Zimbabwe's aspirations
THE observation of the December 22, 1987 Unity Accord is a continuation of Zimbabwe's national aspiration to remain a united people. It is a universally recognised fact that unity breeds harmony, peac...Published: 22 Dec 2015 at 08:54hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
The Ndebele kingdom revival storm
In last week's instalment, we learned how Bagedze stole the Kalanga king Tjilibundule's hair strand so that her father Tjilisamhuli's medicine man, Ngomane Gumbo, could perform his magic to neutralise...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 08:06hrs | 87 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Xenophobia: Zimbabweans must learn SA languages
THE South African campaign against foreign black Africans is now over, and that country's social and political atmosphere has returned to normal.The campaign caused a great deal of emotional o...Published: 02 May 2015 at 20:05hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Removing Rhodes' grave won't change history
SOME Zimbabwean print media recently published stories to the effect that some members of the Zanu-PF Youth League were stopped by an arm of the national security machinery from removing the remains ...Published: 04 Apr 2015 at 08:56hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Let's not sow seeds of sexual immorality among pupils
Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies occur at an alarming rate among school-going children, resulting in some government authorities suggesting that condoms should be made available to all school childr...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 14:13hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Garbage collection, disposal is important
There is a public outcry throughout Zimbabwe about the dirty conditions of most of the country's urban centres, a situation that worsens daily as garbage accumulates in so-called sanitary lanes....Published: 24 Aug 2012 at 06:18hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Njelele renegades must be brought to book
A group of people who have thrice visited the traditional sacred Njelele Shrine and verbally harassed and insulted its official keeper, a MaNdlovu, were recently described as "renegades" by the Zimbab...Published: 23 May 2012 at 04:44hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
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