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Binga replaces shona names with BaTonga heritage sites, icons

Binga has taken a historic step in reclaiming its cultural identity by renaming key areas and roads, replacing colonial-era designations with BaTonga heritage titles and icons.The initiative, spearheaded by the Binga Local Board, seeks to …

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Plumtree renaming streets to reflect Kalanga history

The Plumtree Town Council has renamed several streets to reflect the town's deep Kalanga history and cultural identity. The initiative forms part of a broader urban renewal programme aimed at modernising the border town while honouring the…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter

Names of 17 accident victims released

The full horror of the Seke Road accident has emerged following the confirmation by police of the names of the 17 people who tragically lost their lives. The devastating collision, which occurred on 22 July 2025, involved a kombi and a hau…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF wants to rename Zimbabwe's provinces

The ruling Zanu-PF party has called for the renaming of Zimbabwe's provinces, aiming to eliminate colonial-era names that have historically fueled division among the population. This resolution emerged from the party's 21st Annual National…

Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 4833 | by Staff reporter

Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin

THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating.  One must know â€“ or quickly learn â€“ something about history, about geography and the origins of words and their meanings â€“ in different d…

Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 134 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser

Names and naming: Naming as a form of documentation

NOT so long ago we visited Beitbridge District to capture the voices of the youth. We visited Beitbridge East and the area provided me with an opportunity to reflect on naming, the subject that I am dealing with these days. The language sp…

Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:12hrs | 16 | by Phathisa Nyathi

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) edited by Robert Muponde and Clement Chi…

Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 22:49hrs | | by Tanaka Chidora

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Binga replaces shona names with BaTonga heritage sites, icons

Plumtree renaming streets to reflect Kalanga history

Names of 17 accident victims released

Zanu-PF wants to rename Zimbabwe's provinces

Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin

Names and naming: Naming as a form of documentation

Of names and texts: The lighter side of Zimbabwean Literature

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