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latest news & developmentsPottery dating reveals the origins of Venda
Dating techniques have traced the origins of the Venda language and culture to Mapungubwe, where two distinct cultures merged at initiation schools.
Of drumming, Tony Allen, Charles Mungoshi and my cousin
Drummers have the power to allow Zimbabweans to commune with their ancestors, and none more so than those with elevated talent on the skins.
Ethnic consciousness should not threaten African nation-building
Ethnic identity can be harnessed to strengthen national identity — and this can foster a continental-based African identity
Chasing mermaids in Zimbabwe
When two congregants drowned in a dam near Mhondoro village in Zimbabwe, it was said the men had transgressed the covenant the church had with the shrine’s guardian spirits