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Views on the role of Mbuya Nehanda in Zimbabwean history (part 2)

January 5, 2012
Several weeks back we published a story about a second accident involving the Nehanda tree in Harare.One of our readers Dudu Masaiti had a lot to say in reaction to the story by our contributor Nonku Vundla. Below is her response to Mr Masaiti’s comment. With all respect due to me as ...

What the Pope’s document on Africa means for Zimbabwe

January 4, 2012
Between  Nov. 18-20,  the head of the Roman Catholic Church Benedict XVI was on a visit to Benin, the pope’s second outing to Africa. The official motive was to present the conclusions from a 2009 Synod of Bishops for Africa, which Benedict did in the form of a 138-page document titled Africae Munus, ...

Views on the role of Mbuya Nehanda in Zimbabwean history (part 1)

January 4, 2012
Several weeks back we published a story about a second accident involving the Nehanda tree in Harare. One of our readers Dudu Masaiti had a lot to say in reaction to the story by our contributor Nonku Vundla. Below we republish the comment in its entirety. Nonkululeko Vundla, I very much ...

Research and Advocacy Unit calls for clarity of law on Vapostori child marriages

November 3, 2011
A recent report released by the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) points at Zanu-PF for fueling the abuse of women among the Vapostori, as the nation’s leading party turns a blind eye on some excesses of the Johanne Masowe Church, a source of supporters. There is an estimated 1.3 million members of ...

Satanism at biggest public hospital in Mashonaland East?

October 27, 2011
Investigations by the local authorities on missing parts of bodies stashed  in the morgue at Marondera Hospital revealed that rats are responsible for the mutilation. But some residents of Marondera, a town 72 km east of Harare, insist it is satanism. And they pressured the health authorities to fire suspects. Two men were fired ...