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Ajamu Baraka Correspondent Fifty-two years-ago on February 21, the world lost the great anti-colonial fighter, Malcolm X. Around the world, millions pause on this anniversary and take note of the…
Whose voice do you choose to listen to?
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife . . . ”Genesis 3:17
Yvonne Chaka Chaka’s son survives hijacking bid
Johannesburg. — The son of famous musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka has fallen victim to crime. Themba Mhinga was on his way to visit a friend in Randburg, Johannesburg, when he was…
Western Sahara: Albatross on AU conscience
Nizar K. Visram Correspondent AT the 28th Summit meeting of the African Union (AU) held in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2017, Morocco’s readmission to the continental body generated heated discussion.…
There’s no excuse for xenophobia
Ralph Mathekga Correspondent There’s a nasty debate as to whether South Africa’s xenophobia problem is back in full force, including denials. Following violence in Pretoria, we are again treated to…
Great writers go unnoticed
Most followers of Zimbabwean literature first came across the works of Samuel Chimsoro in his first collection of poetry entitled “Smoke and Flames” published in 1978 by Mambo Press. However, this…
Women in Dis(colour)ed Margins exhibition
For several decades women were systematically excluded from the records of art history and anything major. History was written mainly by men and about men’s activities in the public sphere…
President speaks on his successor
Tendai Mugabe recently in MATOBO— President Mugabe says he will not allow a weak and vacillating leader to take over as his successor as such a person could reverse the…
Xenophobia: Zim migrants engage ANC
Bulawayo Bureau— ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa have engaged the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its political allies to intervene in fresh xenophobic violence in Pretoria and Johannesburg. The…
ZDF, CPU evacuate 850 flood victims
Abigail Mawonde and Praise Bvumbamera— At least 850 people in the Siphepha area in Tsholotsho District were displaced by flooding and subsequently evacuated to a local primary school and hospital…