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By Dr Prosper Mutswiri When the Southern African Development Community (SADC) gathers in Victoria Falls from 23–27 February 2026 for Sustainable Energy Week, the agenda will stretch far beyond technical…

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ADDING VALUE TO AFRICAN MEMORY

2 years ago

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BY DR TONY MONDA Part of my empirical research on contemporary post–colonial African heritage studies questioned, hypothesized and computated the value of memorial monuments and public civic art on the…

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The Greatness of Great Zimbabwe – A lesson in art, archaeology, trade and economic growth

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY M. MONDA When the first stone was laid as the foundation of Great Zimbabwe’s dry wall complex – it was the result of an artist’s dream and…

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Rivers — a tributary of Zimbabwe’s heritage

3 years ago

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BY DR MICHELINA ANDREUCCI Heritage implies something of value inherited at birth, or any body of information derived from the past or from human traditions. Whilst we are familiar with…

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The Shona Traditional Butcher’s protocol Part 2

3 years ago

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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI In Ndebele culture women are allocated brisket – ungiklane orukanethwa, the area where the cows’ udders are found. In some communities, meat from the thigh is reserved…

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Reclaiming Zimbabwe’s museum spaces and heritage

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY MONDA Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, Harare Post-colonial Museums in African share a common history as derivative by-products of Colonialism. Despite the fact that our material culture…

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Restitution of cultural property

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY M MONDA For the greater part of the previous two centuries, indigenous people the world over have been divested of almost every traditional object that they owned.…

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Iconic indigenous fruits of Zimbabwe

3 years ago

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BY Dr MICHELINA ANDREUCCI Forests in Zimbabwe are a spring of spiritual guidance and played a very critical role for the livelihood and sustenance of indigenous people through the provision…

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Marula – the fruit of kings

3 years ago

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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI A tree held in high esteem is the Marula, Mupfura, Mutsomo (Sclerocarya Birrea), sometimes also called the Elephant Cider Tree. It is an African botanical treasure steeped…

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Dreaming in our mother tongue

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY M MONDA The use and articulation of indigenous languages in the creation and production of visual art is one way of developing African thought, scholarship, aesthetics and…