On this day in 1972, Zimbabwean soccer administrator Patrick Hokonya was born in Bulawayo.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
Read More →On this day in 1947, the late Zimbabwean writer, Charles Mungoshi was born. Mungoshi’s works included short stories and novels in both Shona and English. As a poetry writer, he wrote about post-colonial oppression in Africa. In 1992 Mungoshi won Noma Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region) twice in the years 1988 and […]
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