On this day in 1924, the late Zimbabwean politician, Maurice Nyagumbo was born in Rusape. Nyagumbo befriended William Mashaba who introduced him to the Rhodesia Communist Party. After the Communist Party party was banned in 1948, Nyagumbo by chance met James Chikerema, who helped him to form Central African Social Club (CASC) for the purpose […]
Read More →On this day in 2000, the founder of Zimbabwe African National Union, Ndabaningi Sithole died at the age of 80. His political ambition began in 1960 when he joined the new National Democratic Party (NDP) which was led by Joshua Nkomo. In the 1995 election, he won a seat in Parliament but later that year […]
Read More →On this day in 1972, former Zimbabwean cricketer Murray Goodwin was born in Harare. Goodwin was a right handed top order batsman who was strong on the back foot.
Read More →On this day in 1975, a United Kingdom based Zimbabwean lecturer Alex Tawanda Magaisa was born. Magaisa is an Academic and Lecturer of law at the Kent Law School of the University of Kent. He served as Advisor of the then Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai from 2012-2013. Magaisa had been working as a […]
Read More →On this day in 1974, the leaders of the four African nationalist groups signed the Lusaka Declaration which pave way for the formation of the Rhodesian political party, that is, the United African National Council (UANC) which was headed by the Late Bishop Abel Muzorewa.
Read More →On this day in 1983, Zimbabwean actor Munya Chidzonga was born in Harare. Chidzonga is a former Big brother Africa housemate and had represented Zimbabwe during the third season of the show where he finished at third place on Day 91 after receiving 1/13 votes to win.
Read More →On this day in 1924, the late Rhodesian racing driver John Love was born in Bulawayo. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Prix that took place on 29 December 1962 and achieved one podium in a total of six championship points. Ater completing a lot of evens outside Rhodesia, in 1947 he came […]
Read More →On this day in 2018, the former minister of finance, Patrick Chinamasa stood in parliament to present the first budget of the Mugabe-era. In his speech, he pledged broad spending cuts and suggested the end in most sectors to the Mugabe policy of, ‘indegenization’, which forced business the transition of majority ownership.
Read More →On this day in 2020, students gathered on campus in a bid to protest the university conclusion of requiring students to repeat the 2019-2020 academic year. In violating section 37 of Zimbabwe’s Criminal Law act which prohibits meeting with the purpose of promoting public violence, resulted in nine of them to be arrested.
Read More →On this day in 1939, the late Zimbabwean politician Dumiso Dabengwa was born in Bulawayo. He served as the head of Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) intelligence during the Rhodesian Bush War. In 1982 he was charged for perdifying his country and was set free in 1983 due to lack of clear evidence. From 1992 […]
Read More →On this day in 1988, Zimbabwean African Jazz singer, song writer and a producer Kudakwashe Prince Musarurwa was born. After finishing school he went to Zimbabwe College of Music. Musarurwa’s passion in music increased as supported when he associated himself with men of influence, the likes of Pah Chihera. In 2011 he recorded his first […]
Read More →On this day in 1923, Zimbabwean politician Joseph Wilfred Msika was born in Chiweshe Reserve, Mazoe district. In 1961, he was involved in the organisation of a successful strike. Being the reason, he lost his job and decided to set up his own business in which he started with the selling of groceries. In 1959, […]
Read More →On this day in 1984, Belgium based footballer Cephas Chimedza was born in Zimbabwe. Cephas Chimedza played and excelled for both Harare giants Dynamos and CAPS United in a career spanning nine years. In 2006, he was the member of the Zimbabwean African Nations Cup team and he finished bottom on their group in the […]
Read More →On this day in 1955, a Zimbabwean diplomat, brigadier and Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Russia was born. Sango served in the Zimbabwe Liberation War as a member of the ZANLA from 1975 to 1980. He was attested in the army and had held copious high level posts. To add, he holds a Masters in International Relations […]
Read More →On this day in 1957, Peter Godwin was born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Godwin studied law at Cambridge University and international relations at Oxford. He was given an award winning foreign correspondent, author, documentary-maker and screenwriter.
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