On this day in 1987, the House of Assembly elected Robert Mugabe as executive president of Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo signed the Unity Accord, which provided for the merge of ZANU and ZAPU into ZANU-PF on the same day. This was a turning point in Zimbabwe’s post-independence history as it marked the forging […]
Read More →On this day in 1987, the Unity accord was signed in order to form a united nationalist political party which was aimed to end violence which had marred the country since the early 1980s.
Read More →On this day in 1979, the Lancaster House Agreement was signed in London. The agreement guaranteed freedom of association and the right to form trade unions. The late former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Gabriel Mugabe on this day emphasised the need for truce between different political parties.
Read More →On this day in 1971, Zimbabwean Politician Fungayi Jessie Majome was born. Majome is the founder and principlal of Co. Legal Practitioners and the former of Zimbawe Deputy minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the Deputy Minister for Women’s affairs, gender and community development. She holds a master of Law (L.L.M), a master […]
Read More →On this day in 2003, Coca-Cola Africa Foundation donors funded Harare and Bulawayo about USD$200.000 to help children with special needs.
Read More →On this day in 1972, Zimbabwean soccer administrator Patrick Hokonya was born in Bulawayo.
Read More →On this day in 1981, a chain of massive explosions ripped through the roof of ZANU PF headquarters at 88 Manica Road in Harare.
Read More →On this day in 1941, the late Zimbabwean Politician Stan Mudenge was born. In 1965 ater excelling with flying colours at Goromonzi mission, he enrolled for honours degree in History at the then University of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. During the course of the studies, he was involved in student activism. He joined with other students […]
Read More →On this day in 2020, Zimbabwean footballer Adam Ndlovu died on his way to the hospital after a car crash.
Read More →On this day in 2020, Harare High Court judge overturned the decision of Magistrate Ngoni Nduna who had disqualified human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa from representing human rights defender and Award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. Therefore, Nduna was suspended from participating in the trial of Hopewell Chin’ono.
Read More →On this day in 1954, Zimbabwean Musician, Lovemore Majaivana was born in Gweru. Majaivana which means, ‘A great dancer’ earned his name because of his agility and dazzling act over the stage. His parents at first did not support his career up until he became famous at local level. Later on, he moved to Harare […]
Read More →On this day in 1956, a Zimbabwean musician Solomon Skuza was born in Plumtree. The famous singer, songwriter and a dancer died in 1995 at the age of 41. Sadly the root cause of his death was not revealed.
Read More →On this day in 2004, Zimbabwean politician Paul Madzore was arrested. He was charged for vandalising property in which he had threw a stone at one of the car parks in Harare
Read More →On this day in 2007, the late Rhodesian minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Defence Mark Partridge died at the age of 85.
Read More →On this day in 2000, former member of parliament, Henry Swan Elsworth died at the age of 70. He was shot on his way back to his farm. His Son accused independence war veterans and supppoters of the ruling party who had been tyring to take their farm arguing that there were responsible for his […]
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