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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI Demeter in Greek mythology was the goddess of agriculture. She controlled the fertility of the earth and was celebrated throughout Greece as the goddess of agricultural and…

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The dancers on the rocks

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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI Human existence cannot flourish without artistic and spiritual components. Some of the earliest forms of traditional dance in Zimbabwe are recorded on pre-historic painted rocks. The batholiths…

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Traditional beer – an affirmation of our cultural identity

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BY DR TONY M MONDA The brewing of Beer has along and fascinating history. Traditional beer brewing is part of African ancient and contemporary cultures. After the domestication of African…

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Industrial design keystone to rebuilding Zimbabwe’s economy

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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI From an early age young Zimbabwean girls played “mahumbwe” – from the word “ku’umba”, meaning to mould, create or fabricate in clay. Whilst Western European girls played…

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Reclaiming our environment and botany for indigenous beneficiation

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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI When we declare ivhu nderedu – that the soil is ours, do we understand the implications? When we say the land and soil is ours, have we…

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Zimbabwean indigenous religion and culture

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BY DR TONY MONDA While African traditional culture seemingly has an unlimited capacity for the quest of consensus and reconciliation, the introduction of Western institutions by some colonial agencies undermined…

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Zimbabwe’s natural resources – a key of progress or deprivation

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DR MICHELINA ANDREUCCI It has often been said that the discovery of minerals brought civilization in its wake. From the flint axe of Stone Age ancestors to the titanium of…

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RESTITUTION OF MEMORY AND CULTURE FROM COLONIAL BONDAGE

3 years ago

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BY DR TONY MONDA Colonial imperialism supported and facilitated the colonisation of African knowledge and the unlawful ownership of our tangible and intangible cultural heritage; but its greater damage has…

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A HISTORY AND ROLE OF AFRICAN BEER AS HERITAGE Pt 2

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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI Growing up in Zimbabwe, Kariba more specifically, I often heard discussions about African beer and why beer is such an important component in indigenous cultures. I also…

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A HISTORY AND ROLE OF AFRICAN BEER AS HERITAGE Part 1

3 years ago

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BY MICHELINA ANDREUCCI Most occasions in Africa, that called for the gathering of people, even kutambira va yenzi – welcoming visitors, calls for a hari/pot of indigenous African beer, which…