Zimbabwean eye specialist Dr Solomon Guramatunhu has launched a passionate defence of African identity, urging Africans to embrace their natural hair, skin, language and traditional foods while rejecting what he describes as a damaging colonial mindset.
I sat down with former Finance Minister of Zimbabwe Dr Simba Makoni, a former member of ZANU PF, for an exclusive interview in which he shared his views. Young readers, my agemates, might be asking who Simba Makoni is.
After meticulously looking at the journey that Zimbabwe’s richest man Dr Strive Masiyiwa has travelled, I have realized that one can be a great embodiment and personification of societal development without being a public officer bearer.
Clayton Gonese: So maybe before we insult those poor musicians, let's sit down and ponder about it. Why have our consummate musicians been reduced to beggars? I personally will answer this question by quoting Bill Clinton's words verbatim, "The Economy, Stupid!" These musicians, regardless of the fact that they cooked some of the best hit songs, are simply poor like church mice. Reader, the economy, stupid!"
Clayton Gonese: "In spite of the availability of quite a number of tools that can be used to detect mendacity and propaganda, one can see that misinformation is a cancer which cannot be easily nipped in the bud. Even though former president Donald Trump lost the November 2020 United States elections to Joe Biden, he falsely claimed that the elections were rigged. The controversy-ridden man is back seeking to become president again. A pathological liar with a narcissistic personality disorder, Trump is one man who thinks that everything must be done his way and if they are not done the way he prefers, the milk must be spoiled."
Gabriel Manyati argues that Thomas Mapfumo should accept Wicknell Chivayo's multimillion-dollar performance offer, saying the Chimurenga icon has earned the right to financial security without sacrificing his political legacy.
Drawing on childhood memories of Zimbabwe hosting liberation refugees, Takura Zhangazha argues that today's anti-African sentiment in South Africa contradicts the values of Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and the continent's liberation struggle.
Donald Trump has confirmed he personally asked FIFA to review Folarin Balogun's suspension, as criticism over the striker's eligibility continues to grow.
Makhadzi has appealed for African unity after Zimbabweans called for a boycott of South African artists amid rising tensions over Afrophobia and anti-immigrant violence.
