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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 – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 39 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
The Importance of Unity, Mzilikazi's legacy
The legacy of Mzilikazi "the Trailblazer" who left Kwa-Zulu in the early 1800's to trail through the rigid Territories of the North-West, passing through certain areas and establishing his 'Kraals' wh...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 08:11hrs | 2 | by Sizwe Mda
King Mzilikazi and the Mambo people created a nation
The nation needs to congratulate the movers for the creation of the Mambo Dynasty Trust and indeed the creation of the BaKalanga Movement, if I have quoted the names of the organisations correctly. It...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 13:20hrs | 166 | by Prince Zwide Peter Khumalo
Pertinent questions about the Ndebele King
The following represents a litany of questions drawn from a diversity of people who genuinely seek to understand role and relevance of the institution of the King in their lives. I made an attempt to ...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 14:05hrs | 1 | by George Mkhwanazi
Joshua Nkomo statues to be erected in all cities
STATUES for the late Father Zimbabwe and Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo will be erected in all the country's cities with Harare likely to be the next, an official has said.The statue has so fa...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 08:33hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Harare or Salisbury: The epicentre of 'bloodless transitions'
The difference had always remained the same between Harare and Salisbury. As latest events unfold in Harare, it has become just a mere reminder that some things never change. Actually the more things ...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 04:50hrs | | by Albert Mthokozisi Ndiweni
The Lost Kingdom - The rise and fall of the Kalanga Monarchy
As we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our republic it may be noted that modern Botswana as a whole, and not just communities in the north-east, has its ancient Ikalanga roots.They run deep in ...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 11:11hrs | 2 | by Jeff Ramsay
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 a Country with many names
I write to quiz all Zimbabweans about what constitutes a country name. Our country appears to be lost in the course of making history as all empires in it, seem to have disappeared. The Mapungugwe emp...Published: 24 Dec 2016 at 05:16hrs | | by Irvine Sibhona
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
Bukalanga is the largest population group in Southern Africa
Over the last few weeks I penned articles in which I demonstrated that the Shona do not comprise over 80% of Zimbabwe's population as is usually claimed in the dominant narrative in Zimbabwe. Publis...Published: 18 Feb 2013 at 05:18hrs | 7 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
The case for the re-introduction of the Lozwi - Rozwi Monarchy
The Lozwi/Rozvi Monarchy should be revived. It is the true uniting factor that transcends tribal barriers. It is representative of all Zimbabweans in every region be it Matabeleland, Mashonaland, Masv...Published: 10 Jan 2013 at 12:09hrs | 3 | by Julius Sai Mutyambizi-Dewa
Inside the Great Nation of Bukalanga: A Definition of Bukalanga vis-à-vis the Ndebele, Shona and Ngwato
For most of the time in the past 200 years, the peoples of Bukalanga have been treated as a sub-ethnicity of the Ndebele, the Ngwato and the Shona. We also raised the point that the Great Nation of B...Published: 29 Apr 2012 at 22:58hrs | 45 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
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