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Recent remarks by President Robert Mugabe suggesting that none of his two deputies — Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko — are considered “by the people” as suitable candidates to succeed him have opened wide the cutthroat succession race, creating the real possibility of dark horses emerging to take the coveted prize. Analysts who spoke to […]
As 2013 came to an end I am speaking to villagers at Murambinda Growth point in Buhera and all seem to have spent the better part of the last few days reflecting on the tragedy that befell us on 31 July leaving an indelible mark on our search for democracy.
Rumbidzai Makumbe, the daughter of the late leading academic Professor John Makumbe, died in a car accident on Tuesday around 5 pm near Chivhu.
It’s a monumental task but with the help of our listeners and readers we know we can come up with a list of the 100 greatest Zimbabweans of all time. We are drawing up a list of ten candidates from ten categories to make a list of 100.
The untimely death of Professor John Makumbe reminds me that there is nothing definite in this world. I am shocked and saddened. RIP Professor. When a rare and fearless voice of sanity passes on, we feel the loss; it’s a loss to Zimbabwe.
Nehanda Radio asked its listeners and readers of the website to send in their tributes for the late political scientist Professor John Makumbe who died on Sunday after a heart attack. Here is what they had to say.
BUHERA – Prominent political scientist Professor John Makumbe, who died on Sunday at the Arcadia Medical Centre in Harare, was on Wednesday laid to rest at his rural home in Marengo village in Buhera.
HARARE – University of Zimbabwe lecturer Professor John Makumbe, who died in Harare on Sunday, will be buried at his rural home in Buhera tomorrow. MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said his body would be ferried to Buhera today.
Professor John Mudiwa Washe Makumbe was born on 06 May, 1949 in Buhera district, Manicaland province. He died on Sunday, 27 January, 2013 at the Arcadia Medical Centre in Harare.
HARARE – Prominent political analyst Professor John Makumbe, an albino who also campaigned against prejudice toward the skin pigmentation condition, died Sunday morning after a heart attack. Below is the reaction to his death.