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  • Kugocha kunoda KwaAmai, kwemwana kunodzima moto
    “Kugocha kunoda KwaAmai, kwemwana kunodzima moto” is a Shona proverb that loosely translates to ‘Amai (Mother) is always right’ and direct translation would be: let the roasting be done by…More
  • Happy Father’s Day
    Today and everyday we celebrate our fathers and father figures in our life’s who have and continue to shape who we are and set an example for the kind of…More
  • The Mutoko descendants of Nehoreka – Zimtribes
    The vaBuja referred to as the Shumba Nyamuzihwa clan are a small Shona speaking group residing in Mutoko district in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. The vaBuja are believed to have…More
  • Kuwombera a basic etiquette in the Shona culture
    Gratitude is often expressed nonverbally by means of clapping hands (kuwombera). My previous post was about kuwombera and it mainly focused on children not practicing the basic etiquette of clapping…More
  • Kuwombera
    Growing up in Zimbabwe Shona culture, I remember how we were made to clap hands (kuwombera- chiitiko chokurovanisa zvanza nokukasira) when we were being handed something especially by an adult.…More
  • Happy Mothers Day
    Mother’s Day is all about celebrating the woman who raised you and shaped the person you’ve become today. A mother is the one who shapes the child when it comes…More
  • World Heritage Site in Zimbabwe targeted for oil exploration
    The Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Reserves, World Heritage Site is home to remarkable concentration of wildlife, an area of dramatic landscape and ecological processes. The National…More
  • World Heritage Site in Zimbabwe targeted for oil exploration
    The Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Reserves, World Heritage Site is home to remarkable concentration of wildlife, an area of dramatic landscape and ecological processes. The National…More
  • Zim @ 43
    43 years ago, our nation found it’s freedom. Let’s keep the memories of all the people who sacrificed their lives for our country. Happy 43rd Independence Day to the Republic…More

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