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ARTUZ calls for teachers’ strike destined to fail

EDITOR — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) recently announced a nationwide teachers’ strike set for March 28 2025, citing the Government’s alleged failure to adjust salaries in line with the rising cost of living. The union, which represents rural educators, claims...
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Why the British colonialists were perplexed by Mbuya Nehanda

By Nthungo YaAfrica WHEN the British came to Africa after they had subdued the Indians in America they reckoned they would just walk over the people in this part of the world. The tribes in America had stopped following the way of the Creator...

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Western civilisation owed to Africans and Asians

BEFORE the West became the leading civilisation, the East, particularly China, occupied this high...
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The Christs are black and African

THE Western perception of Christ is purposely distorted.  Christ is depicted as a Caucasian man...
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Exploring ancient African traditional beliefs

WESTERN education, particularly science, tries to teach us that human beings are equivalent to...
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Europe’s dark ages now in Africa

AFRICA is contemporarily classified as a ‘Third World’, ‘underdeveloped’ or ‘poor continent’.  Yet even the...
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Capitalism and the destruction of stocking

I OFTEN hear businessmen and women saying they are increasing prices of their products,...
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Revisiting festive season … year can’t begin in winter or summer

CHRISTMAS is largely regarded as the most important day of the year by many...
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Alternate systems of governance …Western ‘democracy’ not the alpha and omega

WESTERN ‘democracy’ has limited and inhibited progress and development in developing countries; it is...
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Western democracy vis-a-vis Africa: Part One… whites trying to spoil Africa

THE US was first inhabited by blacks who made up the ancient tribes of...
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African influence in East Asia …similarities between East Asians and blacks

FOR the past few weeks we have been looking at the presence of blacks...
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Linguistic evidence of the presence of Blacks in East Asia

IN East Asia, there are many words that are of African origin.  These stand as...
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Presence of blacks in ancient Asia

IT would be surprising to realise that black people lived in Far East Asia...
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Remba concepts Zimbos need to know: Part Three …what is shinja?

SHINJA is a Remba term which literally means ‘clean slaughter’.  This slaughtering technique is performed...
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ARTUZ calls for teachers’ strike destined to fail

EDITOR — The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) recently announced a nationwide...
Opinion

Why the British colonialists were perplexed by Mbuya Nehanda

By Nthungo YaAfrica WHEN the British came to Africa after they had subdued the...
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SADC Liberation Day: Are we there yet?

THE Southern Africa Liberation Day commemorations that were held on Sunday present the region...
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Till divorce do us apart’: What has happened to marital vows?

By Fidelis Manyange ZIMBABWE is witnessing an alarming rate of divorce according to...

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