Opinion

The late General Tongogara Stanely Mushava Literature Today Josiah Magama Tongogara, the notable guerilla, who died on the doorstep of independent Zimbabwe, occasionally lands cameo roles in the showbiz circuit. Around this time last year, Zanla’s foremost strategist was commandeered for effect in Junior Brown’s “Tongogara,” although only the soldier’s bloodshot …

The late Ian Smith Baffour Ankomah Correspondent Talk is cheap, but walking the talk is another matter altogether. Ian Smith, the last Prime Minister of Rhodesia, who once thumped his chest and asserted truculently that black majority rule would not happen in the hallowed lands of Rhodesia, not even in a …

The number of people killed in road accidents countrywide so far during Easter Holidays had by late yesterday, doubled compared to the same period last year. Surely this calls for robust interventions if the country is to stop road carnage. Does it mean that our drivers have lost respect for …

Another issue that has interested me and which is an obvious regime change tactic is the myth that Rhodesia was better. Now i have seen this and the purpose is to target the young generation which doesn’t know too much about their history and convince them that even oppressive white …

  Could It Be Time To Deny White Men The Franchise? Some of the biggest blows to the progressive cause in the past year have often been due to the votes of white men. If white men were not allowed to vote, it is unlikely that the United Kingdom would …

Last week I wrote an article about the rampant abuse of daughters-in-law by their in-laws in Zimbabwe, other African countries as well as Asian countries. Most of my readers responded by highlighting that the abuse was mainly fuelled by the practice of Lobola especially in Zimbabwean culture.  The contributions from my …

There is a young patriot buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare who was born on December 17, 1964. This means at Independence, this patriot was shy of his 16th birthday. When he died on April 28, 2001, he was 36-years-old. Quite a young man he was, and one …

Back in 2007, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma was elected over his predecessor, Mr Thabo Mbeki, to lead the ruling African National Congress at an elective conference in Polokwane. The race to that election was one of the most contentious leadership battles in the ANC’s history. Prior to his ascendancy, …

LAST week, Cde Emelda Musanhu (born 1954) whose Chimurenga name was Cde Suzan Rutanhire narrated how she joined the liberation struggle in November 1972 soon after her wedding to a catechist George Rutanhire. She narrated how her wedding gifts were sold by her husband and some comrades as they walked …

It is trite to say “wealth makes life more affordable”. For instance, in low-income developing countries, a daily commute of private vehicle privilege can relatively be cheaper and more income efficient than one of a public transport, or rural long distance commute. Consider the often told narrative of rural dwellers …