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 […]
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 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 2014, the late former President of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe blamed Mujuru for corruption and plotting to kill him. Misheck Sibanda asserted that RG Mugabe exercised his authority by releasing the honourable Joice Mujuru with immediate effect. Mrs Mujuru responded with denying the claim that was pondered to her by saying […]
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 […]
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