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Zimbabwe footballer Kudakwashe Mahachi was born

29 September 1993   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 1993, a Zimbabwean Association Football Player Kudakwashe Mahachi was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Mahachi has been making waves and raising the Zimbabwean national flag. He plays for Mamelodi Sundowns and the Zimbabwe National Soccer Team as a Midfielder. He has been a key figure in the warriors team. He helped the warriors in finishing the fourth at the African Nations Championship. Soon after joining Sundowns, Mahachi was described as ”Zimbabwe’s next best export”.


https://youthvillage.co.zw/2016/05/top-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-kudakwashe-mahachi/

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Former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe was laid to rest at his rural home

28 September 2019   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 2019, Zimbabwe’s 95 year old former leader Robert Gabriel Mugabe was laid to rest at his rural home in Zvimba, in a low-key Roman Catholic ceremony and only family members to witness his final resting place.The public as well as the government expected that the leader will be buried at the National Shrine as he was one of the country’s heroes. However, Mugabe had his own wishes that is to be buried at his own home therefore, the government honoured his wishes.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/28/mugabe-buried-in-low-key-ceremony-as-family-snub-national-plans

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Cricketer Duncan Fletcher was born

27 September 1948   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 1948, Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (modern day Harare, Zimbabwe) and was one of five brothers in a Rhodesian farming family. The family moved from Kent to Rhodesia in 1933. Fletcher served his national service as a Rifleman in the Rhodesia Regiment between 1966 and 1967 and joined the regular force in the Rhodesian Light Infantry in 1967 and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant in 1975. He then went on to Officer School at the School of Infantry in 1975 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Rhodesia Regiment Territorial Army battalion. He left the Army in 1980 as a captain. As a player, Fletcher was a member of the Rhodesia cricket team during the 1970s, which at that time participated in the South African domestic competition, the Currie Cup; he also played in South Africa for Western Province. Following Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980, Fletcher became captain of the Zimbabwean team, leading the team to victory in the 1982 ICC Trophy.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Fletcher

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Zimbabwe human rights activist and preacher Evan Mawarire was freed

26 September 2017   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 2017, in Harare, pastor Evan Mawarire was freed after being arrested for subversion. He had been detained for protesting against how Mugabe handled the economic state of Zimbabwe. He get another trial for protesting university student in June that same year.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-zimbabwe-politics-idUSKCN1C12HY

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Jazz composer Michael Gibbs was born.

25 September 1937   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 1937 in Harare Michael Gibbs was born, as he grew his passion in music increased. He took scholarship at the Lennox School of Jazz. From 1970 to 1974 he was a musical director at BBC comedy progam “The Goodies”.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gibbs_%28composer%29#As_leader

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Football player Vitalis Takawira was born

24 September 1972   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in Harare in 1972, Zimbabwean footballer Vitalis Takawira was born. Takawira rose to fame playing for popular Harare outfit, Dynamos, where he was top goal scorer for five seasons. Takawira was the top scorer in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League three times. In USA he worked as a coach and for this reason he was regarded as a victory.


https://www.pindula.co.zw/Vitalis_Takawira

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Former Minister of Local Government, rural development and national housing Savior Kasukuwere was born

23 September 1970   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 1970, politician Savior Kasukuwere was born Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe. Kasukuwere has held several ministerial posts in government under Robert Mugabe, however, he was ousted from the ZANU-PF party in 2017 by the party’s central committee.


https://www.celebsagewiki.com/saviour-kasukuwere

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The late Zimbabwean politician Vitalis Zvinavashe was born

23 September 1943   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 1943, the late former commander of the Defense Forces Vitalis Zvinavashe was born. He joined the Rhodesian Bush War and went in 1967 and in 1968 for military training in Tanzania. He was elected as a ZANU-PF Central Committe member. He ran the parliamentary election in Gutu district in 2008. for this reason, in the year 2008, he told ZANU-PF candidates that they have to face the reality that MDC had won the elections.He blamed Mugabe saying, most of the people of Masvingo did not favour him, hence the parliamentary candidates suffered as collateral damage.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalis_Zvinavashe

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The late Zimbabwean dendera music artist, vocalist and guitarist Simon Chimbetu was born

23 September 1955   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 1955, the late Zimbabwean Dendera Music Artist, Vocalist, Guitarist and a Performer was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was part of a group of children that were abducted during the liberation struggle. Simon started to launch his career in the late 1970s, together with his brother Naison. His music was viewed as a new style of Chimurenga music as most of his thematic concerns were centrered on the struggle of Pan-Africanism.


https://informationcradle.com/simon-chimbetu/

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Zimbweaan politician and the Chairman for Movement for Democratic Change Job Sikhala was granted bail

22 September 2020   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 2020, Zimbweaan politician and the Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Change Job Sikhala was granted bail. He had been charged for posting audios and videos on social media platforms inciting violence and organising vitual meetings.


https://www.herald.co.zw/sikhala-granted-bail-3/

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The late Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi was born

22 September 1952   Zimbabwe   Posted by Dzinaishe Mpini

On this day in 1952, the late Zimbabwean musician, Oliver Mtukudzi was born in Zimbabwe’s populous Highfield suburb, Harare. He was the first born in a family of seven siblings. Mtukudzi was from a musical family, as both his parents were singers. This meant he grew up in a musical environment where he started to develop the love of music. Mtukudzi commence his music career in 1977, singing alongside another Zimbabwean superstar, Thomas Mapfumo, in the band Wagon Wheels.


https://www.npr.org/2019/01/24/687943803/african-music-legend-oliver-tuku-mtukudzi-dead-at-66

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