31 December in African history

Anymore Zvitsva relative arrested for helping him evade arrest

Police arrested Zvitsva’s 107-year-old grandmother, Emma, and his siblings. They were accused of providing the fugitive with food, clothing, and information regarding police movements, allowing him to evade capture for weeks.

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MDC activist Trymore Midzi was stabbed to death by suspected ZANU-PF supporters

On this day in 2002, MDC activist Trymore Midzi was stabbed to death by ZANU-PF supporters and young trainees from the border Gezi Youth Training Centre.

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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland came to an end

On this day in 1963, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ceased to exist. Southern Rhodesia regressed to its pre-federal colonial flag which followed the same pattern but with the traditional dark blue background.

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The late premier Robert Gabriel Mugabe was elected as Executive President

On this day in 1989, the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe was nominated as sole candidate for the office. He was inaugurated as the country’s first Executive President of Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwean human rights advocate Pius Ncube was born

On this day in 1946, Zimbabwean Human Rights advocate Pius Ncube was born in Filabusi. On the 11th of September 2007, he resigned as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo. On 23 October 2003, he received human Right Award for speaking against the late former President of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe‘s tyranny government. In doing […]

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