26 April in African history

Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe Antony Gubbay was born

On this day in 1932, former Chief Justice Antony Ray Bubbay was born in England. He studied in South Africa before emmigrating to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) where he worked. In 1977, he was sworn in as a High Court judge and 1989, he was sworn in as the Supreme Court judge, a position which he […]

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The late Zimbabwean novelist and poet Solomon Mutswairo was born.

On this day in 1924, the late poet and novelist Solomon Mutswairo was born in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe. He grew up In Zambia did his University of Fort Hare, South Africa as well as United States. Mutswairo is the one who wrote the text of the Zimbabwean national anthem “Simudzai Mureza weZimbabwe”. He died in […]

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