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Ranga Mataire

@rangamataire

- journalist
- writer
- humanist
- a lover of HISTORY
- the blackness of my ORIGIN.

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Kenyan President, William Samoei Ruto, PhD, who is scheduled to officially open the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair on Friday, is a vocal advocate of a borderless Africa that allows easy movement of goods and people
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In Zim, politics still dominate public discourse. It’s a staple diet that feeds into people’s anxieties, aspirations & even private relationships. A peep into social media reveals a frightening dichotomy of frenzied diatribes against political opponents. It appears no one listens…

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“The fact of the matter is that Africa is passing through one of the most challenging & trying times in its history. After the ‘cartographic mischief’ of 1884 in Berlin where we were balkanised into colonies for the sole purpose of serving as raw materials providers to colonial…

“The fact of the matter is that Africa is passing through one of the most challenging & trying times in its history. After the ‘cartographic mischief’ of 1884 in Berlin where we were balkanised into colonies for the sole purpose of serving as raw materials providers to colonial…
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HISTORY IN MOTION
This is how they travelled & traversed rugged & dangerous terrain from South Africa to Zimbabwe. They were so determined to reach the land between the Zambezi & Limpopo coz there was the promise of gold bounty.

HISTORY IN MOTION This is how they travelled & traversed rugged & dangerous terrain from South Africa to Zimbabwe. They were so determined to reach the land between the Zambezi & Limpopo coz there was the promise of gold bounty.
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FAST FACTS ON ZITF (1 minute read)
* Birthed 1899 by Rhodesia Farmers Association
* Became Bulawayo Agricultural Society
* Bulawayo Agricultural Society opened May 1899
* Became Central African Trade Fair to cater for industry
* First Fair opened by Queen Elizabeth 11 May 1899
*…

FAST FACTS ON ZITF (1 minute read) * Birthed 1899 by Rhodesia Farmers Association * Became Bulawayo Agricultural Society * Bulawayo Agricultural Society opened May 1899 * Became Central African Trade Fair to cater for industry * First Fair opened by Queen Elizabeth 11 May 1899 *…
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History in Motion
Look at the fear in their eyes. These were some of the whites gathered inside wagons (a laager) in Bulawayo in fear of an impending onslaught from Ndebele Warriors around 1895. Among those inside this laager was Leah Welensky & her six children. Leah was the…

History in Motion Look at the fear in their eyes. These were some of the whites gathered inside wagons (a laager) in Bulawayo in fear of an impending onslaught from Ndebele Warriors around 1895. Among those inside this laager was Leah Welensky & her six children. Leah was the…
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Not every famous person is intelligent. However, when you have become famous, strive to acquire knowledge so that you don't become an empty famous shell.

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HISTORY IN MOTION- Literally
One of the rarest pictures you will ever set your eyes on of Zimbabwe's founding African luminaries.

HISTORY IN MOTION- Literally One of the rarest pictures you will ever set your eyes on of Zimbabwe's founding African luminaries.
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Ladies and gentlemen, what you see there are not an AI generated images. These images were taken this afternoon near Makhulela Business Centre in Plumtree. What you see there is a hybrid product of a donkey and a zebra. That zebra is now domesticated.
These lovely animals are…

Ladies and gentlemen, what you see there are not an AI generated images. These images were taken this afternoon near Makhulela Business Centre in Plumtree. What you see there is a hybrid product of a donkey and a zebra. That zebra is now domesticated. These lovely animals are…
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1-An Agusta Bell AB-412 helicopter of the Air Force of Zimbabwe has flown the body of the late national hero; decorated soldier and military strategist; Brigadier-General Shadreck Vezha to his farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe District for a send off ceremony early today.

1-An Agusta Bell AB-412 helicopter of the Air Force of Zimbabwe has flown the body of the late national hero; decorated soldier and military strategist; Brigadier-General Shadreck Vezha to his farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe District for a send off ceremony early today.
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They will never tell you that at the core, Cecil John Rhodes was part of a criminal gang that came to this country looking for gold.

They will never tell you that at the core, Cecil John Rhodes was part of a criminal gang that came to this country looking for gold.
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