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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 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 | | 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 07:12hrs | | 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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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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