On this day in 1955, politician Joice Mujuru (born Runaida Mugari) was born in Mt Darwin in Zimbabwe. Mujuru joined the Rhodesian Bush War as a teenager and was nicknamed “Teurai Ropa” because of her war tactics. In 1977, she got married to the late Solomon Mujuru. Post independance she was appointed Minister of Sports, […]
Read More →On this day in 1925, politician and religious leader Bishop Abel Muzorewa was born in Old Umtali (Mutare), Zimbabwe. Muzorewa studied theology at Old Umtali Bible School, he was ordained as a Methodist priest in 1963 and in 1968 he was ordained as Bishop. In 1971, together Canaan Banana, they formed the United African National […]
Read More →On this day in 1972, footballer Norman Mapeza was born in Zimbabwe. Mapeza began his football career playing for Darryn Textiles F.C in Harare. He then moved to Europe where he played for Galatasaray in the 1990s UEFA Champions League. He also coached football clubs in Zimbabwe before becoming the Warriors Captain. Currently, he is […]
Read More →On this day in 1919, politician Ian Douglas Smith was born in Selukwe now Shurugwi, a small town in Midlands Province. His father was a prominent rancher in Rhodeisa. He did his primary education at Selukwe Primary, secondary education at Chaplin High School in Gweru and did a Bachelor of Commerce at the Rhodes University […]
Read More →On this day in 1940, Lieutenant General Lookout Khalisabantu Vumindaba Masuku was born. During the Second Chimurenga Masuku commanded the Zimbabwe People’s Reolutionary Army a military wing of the Zimbabwe African People’s Revolutionary Army (ZAPU) and after independance he served the country as the deputy commander of the Zimbabwe national Army (ZNA) up until 1982. […]
Read More →On this day in 1974, politician Learnmore Jongwe was born in Zhombe, Zimbabwe. Jongwe joined politics in the late 1990s, at the first MDC congress he was elected as the first Party Spokesperson in 1999. It is alleged, Jongwe murdered his wife in 2002 after finding her in bed with another man. He died of […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →On this day in 2020, Zimbabwean journalist Zororo Makamba succumbed to COVID_19 (Coronavirus disease) at the age of 30. Makamba was the second person to test positive for the virus and his death was the first case recorded in Zimbabwe.
Read More →On this day in 1960, freedom fighter and politician Margaret Dongo was born in Zimbabwe. Margaret joined the liberation struggle in her teens. In post colonial Zimbabwe she helped in the formation of the National Liberation War Veterans Association (NLWVA) in 1989 as well as advocated for the rights of women.
Read More →On this day in 1968, legendary sungura icon Tongai Moyo was born in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. Tongai Moyo often referred to as Dhewa rose to prominence in music in the 1990s. He died in 2011 at the age of 43.
Read More →On this day in 1929, freedom fighter Tarcisius Malan George Silundika was born in Bulilimangwe District of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Cde Silundika joined politics in the 1950s while at a South African University, he was a member of both the African National Council (ANC) and National Democratic Party (NDP) before they were banned. At the […]
Read More →On this day in 2015, Zimbabwean journalist and political activist Itai Dzamara was kidnapped by unknown men. Dzamara was last seen in an incident where armed men approached him while he was at a local barber shop in Glenview and accused him of stealing cattle. The men took Dzamara to their unmarked vehicle and was […]
Read More →On this day in 1997, swimmer Peter Wetzlar was born in Zimbabwe. Peter represented the country at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in South Korea.
Read More →On this day in 1991, cricketer Tendai Larry Chatara was born in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. Chatara plays for the Zimbabwean national cricket team.
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