The Patriot Newspaper- Celebrating Being Zimbabwean

28/08/2026

https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/top-news/in-agric-we-trust-now-sky-is-not-even-the-limit/

28/08/2026

https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/sport/time-to-bring-world-cup-to-zim-and-the-only-way-is-to-build-bigger-better-stadia/

By Sheldon Hakata FOR a country with Zimbabwe’s football history, talent and extraordinary passion for the game, the time has come to stop viewing infrastructure as a recurring crisis and sta…

28/08/2026

https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/business/from-timber-to-finished-product-why-zims-furniture-industry-is-key-to-vision-2030/

By Evans Mushawevato and Wilton Mutepfe THERE is a powerful development story sitting quietly in the country’s homes, offices, schools, hotels and retail spaces and it is made of timber, fabric, st…

07/08/2026

THE DECISION …63 years since the meeting that changed Zimbabwe

By Evans Mushawevato

HISTORY rarely announces itself at the moment it is being made. There is usually no sign outside an ordinary house declaring that the conversations taking place inside will one day become the subject of textbooks, historical research, documentaries and national reflection.

Those who participate in such moments rarely know with certainty that they are standing at the edge of a turning point, because history is not experienced with the clarity of hindsight. It unfolds through uncertainty, disagreement and difficult choices made by people attempting to respond to the realities of their own time.

Many of the decisions that later define nations begin quietly. They begin as discussions between leaders and communities. They begin as disagreements over strategy. They begin as questions about whether the methods that have guided a movement for years remain capable of achieving the goals for which that movement was created. They emerge when...
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07/08/2026

Beyond the colonial library....why we must (rewrite) our own history

By Charles Mavhunga

EVERY August, as the nation gathers at the National Heroes Acre and at designated sites dotted across the country’s 10 provinces, Zimbabwe pauses to do something more than mourn. It pauses to remember, to recalibrate, and to reaffirm a promise made in the trenches of the liberation struggle: that this land would never again be defined by someone else’s story about it.

This is the meaning behind the call to think beyond the colonial library: beyond the archive of foreign assumptions, foreign timelines, and foreign definitions of progress that once told Africans who they were and what they were capable of building...
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07/08/2026

One man’s meat, another’s poison ...why developing football nations can’t afford to ignore Infantino’s deal

By Sheldon Hakata

WHEN FIFA president Gianni Infantino floated the idea of creating a commercial vehicle that could attract private investment into world football, the reaction from many of the sport's traditional powerhouses was immediate and uncompromising. Several of Europe's leading football associations and stakeholders viewed the proposal with suspicion, arguing that opening FIFA's commercial rights to outside investors risked compromising the independence of the world's governing body and commercialising football's biggest competitions even further.

The proposal eventually stalled amid widespread...Read more:https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/sport/one-mans-meat-anothers-poison-why-developing-football-nations-cant-afford-to-ignore-infantinos-deal/

07/08/2026

ZANLA girls take up Mbuya Nehanda’s mantle

By Dr Irene Mahamba

‘ZANLA GIRLS TAKE AFTER MBUYA NEHANDA’ Thus we embroidered on sackcloth that were the ceiline in our postos, thus we embroidered, thus we lived and practised during the liberation struggle.

Thus we were raised and tutored as Zimbabwean girls, to take up Nehanda’s mantle. Born to complete the struggle she began and died for with hundreds others, we...
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07/08/2026

Mutare’s Hilltop and Friends Choir …a powerful vehicle of worship, storytelling and national identity

By Fidelis Manyange

FROM Mutare has emerged a United Methodist group that has become one of Zimbabwe’s favourite traditional gospel groups because of its unique drum beating skills, powerful compositions and captivating vocals. The Hilltop and Friends Choir, a 12-member ensemble, has taken choral music to the next level by modifying popular hymns and blending them with current social issues affecting communities.

Through their music, they have created a unique sound that speaks to both church audiences and the wider public. Vabvuwi, popularly known for their traditional drum called “Ngoma yeVabvuwi”, were popularised by Harare West United Methodist Church and the Ngariende Rugare Choir, giving rise to many similar groups across Zimbabwe. Vabvuwi are a church choir movement within the United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. Vabvuwi in Shona means worshippers or those who into praise and worship.

The movement is widely recognised for blending traditional Shona culture with Methodist gospel music through the use of the traditional drum and hosho, making Methodism feel more African while preserving the spiritual message of the church. Each United Methodist Church circuit and district usually has its own Vabvuwi choir, with groups competing at annual...
Read more:https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/arts/mutares-hilltop-and-friends-choir-a-powerful-vehicle-of-worship-storytelling-and-national-identity/

07/08/2026

The loud message from July 31...we’re here here to build, not destorye to build, our country

By Elizabeth Sitotombe

AS Zimbabwe commemorates Heroes Day this Monday, it is worth reflecting on one of the enduring lessons of the country’s liberation history: that the struggle was never simply about replacing one form of authority with another. At its heart, it was about restoring to Zimbabweans the right to determine their own destiny, govern themselves and build a nation founded on dignity, peace and sovereignty...
Read more:https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/top-news/the-loud-message-from-july-31-were-here-here-to-build-not-destorye-to-build-our-country/

07/08/2026

Where talent is nurtured . . . how Schanmak Village is transforming Domboshava

By EmergenceyMwale-Kamtande

ON the outskirts of Harare, where the granite hills of Domboshava rise majestically above fertile valleys, a quiet transformation is gradually taking place.

It is a transformation driven not by Government policy alone or by large corporate investment, but by the vision of one family determined to give back to the community that nurtured them. At the centre of this remarkable story is Schanmak Village, an emerging cultural and educational hub founded by businessman Collen Makondo and his wife Elizabeth Svosva. More than just a venue, Schanmak Village has become a meeting place where culture, education, tourism and community development converge, creating opportunities for young people while preserving the rich heritage of Domboshava.

The latest demonstration of that vision unfolded last Friday when Schanmak Village...
Read more:https://www.thepatriot.co.zw/feature/where-talent-is-nurtured-how-schanmak-village-is-transforming-domboshava/