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Fashion Trends in Zimbabwe
Read more: Fashion Trends in ZimbabweFor a while I thought setting a fashion trend in a country like Zimbabwe was easy…it’s not. Setting a trend requires innovation and taste. The question is how does a thing become the in thing. Who approves trends? Who decides? Zimbabwe has seen the jelly pumps, colour blocking, Rihanna hairstyle, skinny jeans as top trends…
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Indigenous Proverbs: Something We Need To Preserve For The Future Zimbabwe
Read more: Indigenous Proverbs: Something We Need To Preserve For The Future ZimbabweIts really sad that we (Zimbabweans), have reduced the importance of our indigenous proverbs to something we need to cram in order to pass our Ordinary and Advanced level exams. As a result most people don’t pass these exams and end up relying on the domestic aide from kumusha to help their children to do…
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The Plight Of A Diaspora Returnee Wife
Read more: The Plight Of A Diaspora Returnee WifeYes, there are a number of Diasporans who are a bit sceptical about returning home for one resason or another > Why Diasporans Are Not Returning Home. On the other hand, there are a those who have taken the step to return home permanently with those in this group having realised varying levels of success with…
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Extensive NGO Consultation Key To Sustainable Development In Zimbabwe
Read more: Extensive NGO Consultation Key To Sustainable Development In ZimbabweLast week, l visited my mother in the country side, Zvishavane communal areas and l was privileged to witness a gathering in which one of the many non governmental organisation, the Australia aid was giving money to rural people which they were supposed to use to buy livestock thereby alleviating poverty. But, what l personally observed prove…
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My Late Father Would Vote Zanu (PF) Today
Read more: My Late Father Would Vote Zanu (PF) Today“Kays” as they called him was son to a Gushungo who migrated from Serima and my gogo a Muturikwa whose parents possibly migrated from Mrehwa. He was born in 1945, across the river from Prime Minister’s home. Surprisingly that is as far as their similarities go because had he been alive, he would not vote…
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Trevor Ncube at TEDxEuston on: Life is Unconventional. Embrace it!
Read more: Trevor Ncube at TEDxEuston on: Life is Unconventional. Embrace it!Would you have ever thought that the man at the helm of a media empire was dyslexic? Well, Trevor Ncube, the Chairman of Alpha Media Holdings (which owns NewsDay, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard) is just that! This is one of the many things he shared at TEDxEuston about himself, his up bringing and…
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10 Years After Henry Olonga & Andy Flower’s Black Armband Protest, Zimbabwe Is Still Mourning The Death of Democracy
Read more: 10 Years After Henry Olonga & Andy Flower’s Black Armband Protest, Zimbabwe Is Still Mourning The Death of DemocracyThe world on Thursday commemorated former Zimbabwe cricket captain Andrew Flower and the first black cricketer to play for Zimbabwe, Henry Olonga’s Black armband protest against the death of democracy in Zimbabwe. On the 10th of February 2003, when Zimbabwe, co-hosting the cricket world cup with South Africa and Kenya were preparing for their match…
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What Zimbabwe’s Draft Constitution Has To Say About Citizenship
Read more: What Zimbabwe’s Draft Constitution Has To Say About CitizenshipThere have been and probably are still a few sticking points in Zimbabwe’s Draft Constitution and one or them happens to be the issue of Citizenship. This topic may also be of interest to some in the Diaspora who in the recent past have taken up citizenship in their host nations or to be correct,…
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Why Are Diasporans Not Returning Home?
Read more: Why Are Diasporans Not Returning Home?Just over a week ago, Power FM ran a segment where they were discussing Zimbabweans in the Diaspora and trying to understand the reasons for them not wanting to return home. The hosts came up with some reasons as to why they thought Diasporans were not returning home and they went on to invite listeners…
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Popcaan Set To Perform in Zimbabwe on New Year’s Eve
Read more: Popcaan Set To Perform in Zimbabwe on New Year’s EveOver the last day or so, there have been reports that rising Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan will be making his way to Zimbabwe at the end of the year. This report was confirmed by Popcaan himself who sent out a tweet (below) stating that he is set to perform his first show in Africa on…