Ndebele

By Nqobile Tshili Members of Parliament from Matabeleland have protested the “ban” of isiNdebele in Parliament saying it is unacceptable for Ministers to claim they are not conversant with isiNdebelewhich is one of the country’s official…
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PARLIAMENT was rocked by a new language row on Wednesday when Deputy Speaker Mabel Chinomona told an MP to ask her question in English, instead of Ndebele.
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Even though a resolution by the Binga Rural District Council (RDC) to ban the teaching of Ndebele in Binga schools is receiving sharp criticism from the Ndebeles, the Shonas and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, the author of…
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AT least five primary schools in Matabeleland South have reportedly been forced to teach Shona as the indigenous language due to a shortage of Ndebele-speaking teachers as the issue of deployment of teachers continues to raise dust.
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ACADEMICS and the Bulawayo Provincial Education office have expressed concern over the employment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in primary schools in the Matabeleland region saying this was contributing to the low pass rate at these…
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Are Ndebele men really more prone to violence than other Zimbabwe ethnicities or, is it really true that Shona men are generally greedier than Ndebele men? Has it been shown that, Shona people subconsciously take Ndebele culture and…
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A Harare man has appeared in court on allegations of beating a reveller to death as punishment for speaking in Ndebele. The accused murderer, Sydney Phiri (36), was arraigned before Harare magistrate Anita Tshuma facing murder charges but…
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The domestic Premiership will crown its best player this season when the winner of the 2011 Castle Lager Soccer Star of the Year award is unveiled in Harare tonight. A big bash has been organised to celebrate the outstanding performance of…
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‘Salibonani,” the children bellow in unison as we enter a Grade 5 class at Umvukwesi Primary School in Mvurwi. “Sikhona, linjani bantwana?” we answered. “Thina siyaphila,” they replied, before sitting down.
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The challenge to any writer when faced with a concept as complex as Federalism is presenting it in a manner that makes it simple for the reader to understand but at the same time maintaining a certain level of depth that can withstand…
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