17 January in African history

Former minister of industry and commerce Christopher Ushewokunze died in a road traffic accident at the age of 49

On this day in 1994, former minister of industry and commerce Christopher Ushewokunze died in a car accident near Chegutu at the age of 49. In 1965, he was enrolled as a Law student at the then University of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zimbabwe) and he immediately became active in nationalist politics. Between 1966 and […]

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Former Zimbabwean Vice-President, John Landa Nkomo died. He succumbed to cancer at the age of 78

On this day in 2013, former Zimbabwean Vice-President, John Landa Nkomo died at the age of 78 after succumbing to cancer in South Africa. Nkomo was one of the liberation struggle that played a very crucial figure for Zimbabwe in attaining its independence from colonial Britain. He advocated for equality, fratenity and civil justice, thus […]

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Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba (late) was born

On this day in 1990, Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba (late) was born. Makamba was the co-founder and director of a digital and broadcasting company known as , ‘Eleven dogs’. In 2020, he was caved in to Covid-19 few days on his return from New York City and he was recorded the first person to have […]

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The former President of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (late) signed election commission and electoral bill

On this day in 2005, former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe (late) signed into law the Zimbabwe Election Commission Bill and Electoral Bill # 5. SADC officials were pleased and it laurelled Zimbabwe for being ‘the first country to comply with the regional election’.

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