Millions of pilgrims honor the 45 Catholic and Anglican men who were
sentenced to death by Kabaka Mwanga II of the Buganda Kingdom. Ugandan
reporter Deborah Laker walks in the footsteps of the 22 Catholic martyrs
and unearths the tale of religious devotion, complex relationships and
colonial oppression.
Thirty-five people were killed and 71 others seriously injured when a bus carrying members of the Zion Christian Church was involved in an accident in Chipinge, southeastern Zimbabwe on Thursday night.
By Leopold Munhende
TWO years is a long time, especially in Zimbabwe, what with its stubborn economic crisis, political turmoil and a host of other mounting challenges people face daily.
However, for most victims of the 2019 Cyclone Idai, a tropical storm that hit some parts of Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland East provinces, the affected people continue to feel its effects two years later.
Most of the victims especially in Chimanimani are up to this day living in dilapidated donated tents, survive on food donations, have no source of income.
The hope of over 270 000 villagers affected by the storm in Chimanimani is that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government will someday keep its promise and assist them in rebuilding their lives to pre-2019 times.