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Dr Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” — Chinua Achebe, renowned Nigerian author.
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday Last Saturday afternoon I was at Harare Hospital Psychiatric Unit. I went there with Susan, a doctor friend of mine from Australia, who was visiting and she wanted to meet Dr Dixon Chibanda, a Harare psychiatrist.
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Dr Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday “Hee hee de! Huuri!” This is the sound of laughter that I clearly heard last Saturday at sunset. I was back in the village, picking peas and tomatoes for the evening meal.
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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday On the way to the village last week, we took two 15-year-old girls and one 18-year old. They sat in the back seat of the car together, quietly watching the countryside.
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Dr Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday “IWE! Mbudzi munadzo here dzekubhadhara fees term ino?” asked my cousin Piri, meaning, do you have goats to pay for your school fees this coming term? The schoolchildren from St Columbus School were going past our homestead. These were Grade Seven pupils going for extra lessons during the holiday break.
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday — “Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny And in this judgment there is no partiality So arm in arms, with arms, we’ll fight this little struggle Cause that’s the only way we can overcome our little trouble Brother, you’re right, you’re right . . . We gonna fight […]
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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday “Who is your favourite woman in the Bible?” asked my niece Shamiso. She was preparing for a Bible lesson and prayer meeting with women from her church scheduled before Good Friday.
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday “You should never employ your relative in any work,” declared my cousin Piri, talking to Reuben, the one who returned from Australia and has settled back here. We were back in the village to attend a funeral of one aunt who passed away last week. After the funeral, we all sat […]
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday LOVE letters had a romantic charm that brought feelings of warmth and joy to the heart. They gave us an opportunity to express emotions of the heart. You would see a man or woman smiling upon receiving a letter from a loved one. Such emotions and feelings are fast disappearing due to […]
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday The elders had a saying about scars. “Mazvokuda mavanga enyora,” meaning, the scars gained from incisions are an example of choices made by an individual. But some scars are not voluntary. There is an incident, an injury and a scar. Such scars tell stories about our past life experiences. When we were […]
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday In a Ugandan Valentine’s Day video clip circulating on WhatsApp, a well-dressed messenger arrives at a big door carrying a present, red flowers and a card. He knocks and a man dressed casually in shorts and an open short-sleeved shirt revealing a gold chain quickly opens the door.
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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday— “THE donor is not feeding the poor,” declared our neighbour Jemba last Saturday. Everyone sitting on the village bench agreed, except my brother Sidney who quickly asked them what they meant by such a statement. Some people around our village and many other places in the districts have so far received […]
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday—- In colonial days, they called this river Sabi. But its real name is Save. During the past few days, Save has been very quiet. When she is like this, you must not go near her because she is in floods and cannot breathe. She appears calm as water flows slowly downstream. […]
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Sekai Nzenza On Wednesday— New Year’s Day 2017. Last night there were fireworks, celebration, laughter, singing, drinking and dancing. People singing Happy New Year! Happy New Year! In Zimbabwe, they danced and messages on social media said, Tapinda! Tapinda! We are in. At church, they praised the Lord that we have seen another year.
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Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday “Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells