Ghosts of colonialism still haunt Zimbabwean names

In African cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings.As a team of professors of literature, linguistics and onomastics (the scient...

Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu declared national hero posthumously

THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday posthumously declared the late Cdes Rabelani Choeni, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, Elliot Ngwabi, Professor George Kahari and Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki as national heroes. Pr...

Mnangagwa 'gives up' on sanctions fight

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa appears to have given up on the fight for the removal of West-imposed sanctions and is shifting focus to internal sources of finance for key government projects. T...

Of names and texts: The lighter side of Zimbabwean Literature

Having grown up in that part of Zimbabwe where goats do not need names, my encounter with Memory Chirere's "Tadamuhwa" in the short story anthology, "No More Plastic Balls and other Stories", (2000) e...

Zimbabweans struggle to cope with their unusual English names in the UK

Zimbabweans in the UK have a torrid time with their names. Most people have got English names given to them by their parents. Probably our parents saw a notice on an electric pole which says d...

Let’s rename our institutions, towns in line with indigenisation

Since Independence, Zimbabwe has gone to greater length to ensure total liberation of all facets that affect the indigenes. Although significant strides were made to eradicate vestiges of colonialism ...

Republic of South Africa: Pseudo Heaven

At age 14, I opened my eyes and all I wanted to see was South Africa a country portrayed as a small heaven in my area of Origin.I was a good example of other 2 million teenagers and youths who...