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Feb 26

In the Kalanga culture, some of the rituals of praying for rain include music for rain "praying" is for women and mayile. Wosana music is performed by male and female dancers whereas mayile music is performed by females only.. #Asakhe,

Wosana songs are sung by a special group of people, also called wosana.

Wosana songs are a request and praise to the Bakalanga Supreme Deity Mwali. Wosana music is sung to ask for rain and good life. Wosana ritual music and dances are performed when rain does not come at the expected time of the year.

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Zenzele

@zenzele

Mar 20, 2021

Let's talk about the Mateleland vote #Asakhe

Bulawayo and the 2018 elections
The Alliance received most of the seats for the house of assemble but
for the first time since 2000(MDC) got less than 50% of the vote. (49.5%)
ZANUPF got 25.1% of the vote

Khuphe’s MDC T got 8.6% of the vote.All other smaller parties combined got 16.8&
All other smaller parties including Khuphe;s MDC got 25.4% of the vote .

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Zenzele

@zenzele

Feb 8, 2021

President Mnangagwa has appointed Frederick Shava,Zim's ambassador to UN, as his new foreign minister. Speaking in parliament in the early 80s Shava once said "I advise strongly the Mini of State Security 2 demand from dissidents & dissident supporters 2 eyes for one..#Asakhe

two ears for one & never turn the other cheek...Supporters of dissidents should be shot on sight.
Mrs. Chinamano interjected :"Mr speaker this is the most desctructive...
MR SPEAKER .."on a point of order cde Chinamano will the minister continue please .. "

Laughter...Mr Shaba "I will repeat supporters of dissidents shld be shot on sight they are as bad as dissidents"

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Zenzele

@zenzele

Jan 29, 2021

Bulawayo city council used to be one of the best run councils in the country and the region. This was becoz in 1980 ZAPU lost the national elections and deployed its best brains at the local level where they had won.#Asakhe

ZAPU had a gvt in waiting. So people who were supposed to be ministers, directors, Perm sec, etc became councilors and technocrats at a local level. They set a very high standard of running a local authority

But in recent years we started electing stone-throwers as councilors and the results are there for everyone to see.

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Zenzele

@zenzele

Jan 27, 2021

Chief Munhuwepayi Mangwende who was Biggie Matiza's uncle a strong ZAPU activist and the one who went with Matiza to Zambia was not declared a National hero when he died .#Asakhe

There was a popular song in this area that went like, "Nkomo hatina zvikoro, Nkomo tinoda zvikoro".
In 1961 Munhuwepayi was deposed as Chief Mangwende for involvement in nationalist politics.He was later He was later detained at Gonakudzingwa .

So are we saying everyone who crossed into Zambia is a war vet?

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Zenzele

@zenzele

Jul 1, 2020

Nitram Properties a short thread. #Asakhe

Nitram properties was set up by ex Zpra combatants. About 15 000 combatants contributed ZW$50 each raising a total of ZW$750 000. There was also cash that was left from the war.

The original idea was to fund ex-combatants who had been demobilized and it was feared they won't be able to find jobs. Then it was agreed the combatants could work in ZPRA owned companies.

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