Kennedy Mapesa Mandaza Recently I travelled to witness the graduation of my daughter in Poland, and what began as a simple journey of parental pride unfolded into a profound reflection on beauty, resilience, and the quiet determination of Zimbabwean youth scattered across the world. Poland greeted me with a charm I had underestimated — its…
DSE News Network Gem Meg Education and Training Centre has expanded it’s healthcare portfolio by establishing a clinic at Power House Bus Station in Johannesburg – providing free basic health screening to the public. CEO for Gen Meg Group Butholezwe Nyathi told the DSE News Network this week that Gem Meg had identified a growing…
Saana Hansen Each December, long-distance buses, minibus taxis and private cars stream northwards from South Africa as Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second biggest city, prepares for its annual ritual: the seasonal homecoming of “injiva” – migrants returning for Christmas. The old industrial city, where businesses have declined and shops and restaurants struggle to survive, fills temporarily with…
By Robert J. Gordon The genocide of Namibia’s Ovaherero and Nama people by German colonial forces (1904-1907) is widely documented. But much less is made of what came next – the genocide of the country’s Bushmen, also known as the San. In 1992, anthropologist Robert J. Gordon published a book, The Bushman Myth and the…
With Rejoice Ngwenya Breaking News: Senior Citizens, Retired Professionals and Pensioneers – Listen Up! Throughout the history of mankind, especially in Africa, older persons have always been viewed with unbridled dignity and respect. Due to their invaluable life experience, their advice and counsel to younger generations, family and community has been held in high esteem….
