Family message:Please forward👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻It is with great sadness that we come to you with news that Sithembiso Chilufya from Leicester, UK passed away morning of 15th of October 2016 after struggling with breast cancer for a longtime. All of her blood family and close relatives are back in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Due to the adverse economic situation we all are aware of, they can not afford to come or send for the body of their belove Read more
(This article was first Published in NewZimbabwe.com)In one of my previous pieces; Burial Societies – The Collapse Risks, I expressed my serious misgivings on family protection planning or lack of it ba Read more
A GoFundMe appeal has been set to raise funds for Rudo Chimbinyu's send-off. MHSRIP and please help as this may happen to anyone.Family message reads:It is with a heavy heart that we present the loss of a dear wife, mother, my sister and friend, Rudo Read more
The Diaspora Family- shifting centre of power A family provides the smallest unit to practice and test democratic systems. Like a state, the family normally has a head, who for the Zimbabwean culture, has always been taken to be the father. The power to generate resources, distribute them and to punish behaviour which seems to violate accepted standard family values used to be bestowed in the father. For this article, I am g Read more
Faith Chirinda Appeal - MHSRIP! PLEASE HELP!Appeal message from Hampshire African Community Association reads: 'I come with sad news Ladies, we have a sad situation in Surrey/ Hampshire where we have lost one of our sisters Faith Chirinda who has left a 9 month old baby. She has been going through chemotherapy for Pancreatic cancer and sadly passed away on Sunday 21/08/16. She had a partner who has unfortunately been un Read more
All roads led to Sheffield for music lovers from the UK based Zambian community. Organised by Oasis of Hope Zambian charity, Ephraim sekeleti was the main performer.The gig was at Sheffield City Hall. The facility and staff were excellent and ,of course, Ephraim was an inspiration.He belted out several songs and ,on several occasions, invited the crowd to join both in song and dance. The crowd responded gracefully with one pastor displaying some foot dexterity which can only Read more
Bond Notes In May 2016, the government of Zimbabwe announced an intention to introduce bond notes o run parallel to the basket of currencies currently being used within the Zimbabwean economy. This has strained the relationship between citizens organisations and opposition parties on one side and the government and its sympathisers on the other. Four months after the announcement, resistance continues and protests against th Read more
IT is not so often that one writes such a letter without a definite plan on when and how to commit suicide. Yet at my advanced age, I feel there comes a time when one needs to face life with such bravery so as to accept the inevitable. I shall not live forever. I am moving slowly and carefully Read more