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Even Ian Smith's son never behaved as if the country belonged to his father

Certain truths today should make us wonder whether we deserve to proudly call ourselves independent.There is a disturbing culture that has crept into our politics - the belief that once a man captures state power, his family automatically …

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 23:07hrs | 460 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

If Smith was an oppressor, then what is Mnangagwa?

As I sit here, my work at a standstill due to the daily power outages we are experiencing in Zimbabwe, most times going for 15 hours or more a day, I can not help wondering.What has this supposed 'independence' brought to the people of thi…

Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 22:17hrs | 850 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Joshua Nkomo named dogs after Ian Smith and his wife

WHAT Ian Smith and his Rhodesian Government had not anticipated was the resilience of the country's nationalists.They remained courageous and refused to regard the hardships and strenuous challenges they faced; always ready to be a sacrifi…

Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

What's to celebrate; that independence replaced white oppressors with black ones?

On 18 April 2022 Zimbabweans should have been celebrating the country's 42 years of independence. For the overwhelming majority, there was really no cause to celebrate, and many did not bother. The penny has finally dropped that they were …

Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 22:37hrs | 4 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

The other side of Rhodesiaâ€™s education system

One of, if not the only critical aspect of the Rhodesian educational system was that it was inspired with skills. Of course, there is tons of empirical evidence on the vices of institutionalised racial, political, social and economic segre…

Published: 24 May 2019 at 15:39hrs | 122 | by Rejoice Ngwenya

Why did Ian Smith give in so easily and abruptly?

Let's look abroad before coming home. We all know Donald John Trump, the 45th and current President of the USA. If Trump were African, they would say Africans are daft to have elected him president. But Trump won the presidential election …

Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 13:36hrs | 4 | by Baffour Ankomah

You are responsible for 'Change', or continuation of suffering - This Election

The fall of Robert Mugabe taught us, once more, that Zimbabwe does NOT belong to an individual. We saw how Ian Smith fell, how Muzorewa fell and from those close lessons, we need to keep reminded that any individual who plots to walk on to…

Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 20:12hrs | 6 | by Multiverse Dungani

Nelson Chamisa: When 'gaffes' become serious

Nelson Chamisa has made many outlandish claims over the last few months;  whether promising Zimbabweans that President Trump had personally promised him $15 billion if the MDC were to win the forthcoming elections or, last week, lying…

Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 13:17hrs | 6 | by Charles, student, Harare

Ian Smith's Legacy of Violence & Nelson Chamisa

Many have made great attempts to understand what turned the peace-loving Zimbabwe people into a people unable to break a seemingly unending cycle of violence.Some have laid the blame rightly at the feet of the Rhodesian Government and its …

Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 13:15hrs | | by Mike, Bulawayo

Did Ian Smith fare better than Mugabe under sanctions?

Some questions are better not asked. Some questions are better asked for posterity.After the proclamation he explained: "There can be no happiness in a country while the absurd situation continues to exist where people, such as ourselves, …

Published: 18 Nov 2013 at 08:17hrs | 3 | by Tendai Kwari

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