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PATRI CELUMUMBA
ON BLACKPAI N AND I MAGI NATI ON:PATRI CE LUMUMBA AND OTA BENGA
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Whatwehav et he s eday si sj us tac ont i nuat i onoft he whol e“ kue ndakun’ anga”t r adi t i on,di s gui s e das “ de l i v e r anc es e s s i ons . ”Thes me l l ybone t hr owi ng, ani mal s ki nwe ar i ngn’ angahasnowbe e nr e pl ac e dbyt he s moot ht al ki ng“ pr ophe t ”i ns hi nys ui tandpoi nt ys hoe s .
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ENCOUNTERS;JONAH SI THOLE AND THECHI MURENGA SOUND
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4 0 Literaturein theshadow of Mugabe’ sgallow s
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Per t h, Wes t er nAus t r al i a. Shei sanav i dr eader , t r y erof newt hi ngsandwannabet r av el l er .
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RangaMber i i sawr i t er , aZi mbabweanpat r i ot , and
anAf r oopt i mi s t . Heal s os i deey esev er ys i ngl et hi ng.
F ar aiMudz i ngwawr i t esi r r egul ar l yandi r r ev er ent l y f r om what ' sl ef tofHar ar e.
T el f or dVi c ehasn' thadapr operj obs i nc ehes t ar t ed wr i t i ngf oral i v i ngi n1991. Noonehasy etpai dhi m enought os t op.
Per c yZv omuy ai sawr i t er , hei sal s oaf oot bal lf an.
J oeRuz v i dz oi sawr i t er , gr aphi cdes i gnerand l ongt i mebl oggerbas edi nHar ar e.
YOURNAMEHERE: j us temai lt wowr i t i ngs ampl est oedi t or @nbo. pr es s NBO /Q12016/9
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FOUR FUNKY WAYS TO PAI R WHI SKEY AND . . .BACON? FARAIK.DZVAI RO
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3 4 I fIhadt opi c kawi nni ngc ombi nat i onI ’ dgo wi t hSe t3,andt hat ’ sbe c aus et hatpar t i c ul ar bac onmademyni ght .I ’ dbeke e nt ot r ya c ombi nat i onoft hev ani l l ai nf us e dbac onand t heGeorgeDi ckelNo. 1 2j us tt os e ei ft he t wowoul dc ompl e me nte ac hot he r . I ’ m al way supt ot r yne wt hi ngs ,andam
gl adt hati ns t e adoft heus ual“ s ur pr i s eme wi t hy ourc r e at i v i t yohc ut ebar man”c oc kt ai l s wee xpl or e ds ome t hi ngne w.Fort hepr i c eof t woc oc kt ai l satanav e r agePe r t hbar( orone andat hi r datoneoft hef anc i e rone s )Igott o t r yne wwhi s ke y s ,e atbac onatni ghtandc at c h upwi t haf unmat e .He l l o,s pr i ng.
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OPI NI ONS
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PAS P TOR
N’ ANGA OR
TRADI TI ONAL
HEALER? YOU DECI DE
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RANGA MBERI
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N’ ANGA
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SEX CETERA
JOERUZVI DZO
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ZI MBABWEANLAW ANDSEXUALORI ENTATI ON
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O nB l a c kP a i n &I ma g i n a t i o n : P a t r i c eL u mu mb a a n dO t aB e n g a
Lumumba’ smonume nts houl ds t and,f ort i mei mme mor i al ,i n une ndi ngde f i anc et ot hebr oodoft r ai t or sandas s as s i ns .Tous , t heAf r i c answhol i v e ,t hi sde f i anc es houl di ns pi r ehopeand c our age ,t hede f i ni ngs our c e soft heI magi nat i onwhi c hPat r i c e Lumumbapos s e s s e df orAf r i c a,wr i t e sLeviKabwat o
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PATRI CEEMERY LUMUMBA FI RST PRI MEMI NI STER OFCONGO BORN:2J ULY 1 925 DI ED:1 7J ANUARY 1 961 ,AGE:35 28/NBO /Q12016
Pat r i ceLumumba’ sSpeechatt hePr ocl amat i onofCongol es eI ndependence ( abr i dged) Ascombat ant sf ori ndependencewhot odayar ev i ct or i ous ,I s al ut ey oui nt henameoft heCongol es egov er nment . I as kal l myf r i ends ,al l ofy ouwhohav ef oughtunceas i ngl yatours i de,t omaket hi st hi r t i et hofJune,1960,an i l l us t r i ousdat et hatwi l l bei ndel i bl yengr av edupony ourhear t s ,adat ewhos emeani ngy ouwi l l t eachy ourchi l dr enwi t h pr i de,s ot hatt heyi nt ur nwi l l t el l t hei rchi l dr enandt hei rchi l dr en’ schi l dr ent hegl or i ouss t or yofours t r uggl ef orf r eedom. Fort hought hi si ndependenceoft heCongoi st odaybei ngpr ocl ai medi nas pi r i tofaccor dwi t hBel gi um,af r i endl y count r ywi t hwhi chwear edeal i ngasoneequal wi t hanot her ,noCongol es ewor t hyoft henamecanev erf or gett hatwe f oughtt owi ni taf i ghtwagedeachandev er yday ,apas s i onat eandi deal i s t i cf i ght ,af i ghti nwhi cht her ewasnotone ef f or t ,notonepr i v at i on,notones uf f er i ng,notonedr opofbl oodt hatweev ers par edour s el v es .Wear epr oudoft hi s s t r uggl eami dt ear s ,f i r e,andbl ood,downt oourv er yhear tofhear t s ,f ori twasanobl eandj us ts t r uggl e,ani ndi s pens abl es t r uggl ei fwewer et oputanendt ot hehumi l i at i ngs l av er yt hathadbeenf or ceduponus . Thewoundst hatar et heev i denceoft hef at eweendur edf orei ght yy ear sunderacol oni al i s tr egi mear es t i l l t oof r es h andpai nf ul f orust obeabl et oer as et hem f r om ourmemor y .Backbr eaki ngwor khasbeenex act edf r om us ,i nr et ur n f orwagest hatdi dnotal l owust os at i s f yourhunger ,ort odecent l ycl ot heorhous eour s el v es ,ort or ai s eourchi l dr enas cr eat ur esv er ydeart ous . Wehav ebeent hev i ct i msofi r oni ct aunt s ,ofi ns ul t s ,ofbl owst hatwewer ef or cedt oendur emor ni ng,noon,and ni ghtbecaus ewewer ebl acks .Whocanf or gett hatabl ackwasaddr es s edi nt hef ami l i arf or m,notbecaus ehewasa f r i end,cer t ai nl y ,butbecaus et hepol i t ef or m ofaddr es swast obeus edonl yf orwhi t es ? Wehav ehadourl andsdes poi l edundert het er msofwhatwass uppos edl yt hel awoft hel andbutwasonl ya r ecogni t i onoft her i ghtoft hes t r onges t .Wehav eknownt hatt hel awwasqui t edi f f er entf orwhi t esandbl acks ;i twas mos taccommodat i ngf ort hef or mer ,andcr uel andi nhumanf ort hel at t er .Wehav eknownt heat r oci ouss uf f er i ngsof t hos ebani s hedt or emot er egi onsbecaus eoft hei rpol i t i cal opi ni onsorr el i gi ousbel i ef s ;ex i l esi nt hei rowncount r y ,t hei r f at ewast r ul ywor s et handeat h. Wehav eknownt hatt her ewer emagni f i centmans i onsf orwhi t esi nt heci t i esandr ams hackl es t r awhov el sf orbl acks , t hatabl ackwasnev eral l owedi nt ot hes ocal l edEur opeanmov i et heat er sorr es t aur ant sors t or es ;t hatabl ackt r av el ed i nt hehol dofboat sbel owt hef eetoft hewhi t ei nhi sdel ux ecabi n.Whocanf or get ,f i nal l y ,t hebur s tofr i f l ef i r ei nwhi ch s omanyofourbr ot her sper i s hed,t hecel l si nt owhi cht heaut hor i t i est hr ewt hos ewhonol ongerwer ewi l l i ngt os ubmi tt o ar ul ewher ej us t i cemeantoppr es s i onandex pl oi t at i on?Wehav egr i ev ous l ys uf f er edal l t hi s ,mybr ot her s .Butwewho hav ebeenchos ent ogov er nourbel ov edcount r ybyt hev ot eofy ourel ect edr epr es ent at i v es ,wewhos ebodi esand s oul shav es uf f er edf r om col oni al i s toppr es s i on,l oudl ypr ocl ai m:al l t hi si sov eranddonewi t hnow. TheRepubl i coft heCongohasbeenpr ocl ai medandourcount r yi snowi nt hehandsofi t sownchi l dr en. Wear egoi ngt obegi nanot hers t r uggl et oget her ,mybr ot her s ,mys i s t er s ,as ubl i mes t r uggl et hatwi l l br i ngour count r ypeace,pr os per i t y ,andgr andeur .Wear egoi ngt oi ns t i t ut es oci al j us t i cet oget herandens ur eev er y onej us t r emuner at i onf orhi sl abor .Wear egoi ngt os howt hewor l dwhatt hebl ackmancandowhen,hewor ksi nf r eedom,and wear egoi ngt omaket heCongot hef ocal poi ntf ort hedev el opmentofal l ofAf r i ca.Wear egoi ngt os eet oi tt hatt hes oi l ofourcount r yr eal l ybenef i t si t schi l dr en.Wear egoi ngt or ev i ewal l t heol dl awsandmakenewonest hatwi l l bej us tand nobl e. Wear egoi ngt oputanendt ot hes uppr es s i onoff r eet houghtands eet oi tt hatal l ci t i z ensenj oyt ot hef ul l es tal l t hef undament al f r eedomsl ai ddowni nt heDecl ar at i onoft heRi ght sofMan. Wear egoi ngt odoawaywi t hanyandev er ys or tofdi s cr i mi nat i onandgi v eeachonet her i ght f ul pl acet hathi s humandi gni t y ,hi sl abor ,andhi sdev ot i ont ot hecount r ywi l l hav eear nedhi m.Wear egoi ngt obr i ngpeacet ot he count r y ,nott hepeaceofr i f l esandbay onet s ,butt hepeacet hatcomesf r om men’ shear t sandt hei rgoodwi l l . Andi nor dert oachi ev eal l t hi s ,dearcompat r i ot s ,r es tas s ur edt hatwewi l l beabl et ocountnotonl yonourt r emendouss t r engt handouri mmens er i ches ,butal s oont heas s i s t anceofmanyf or ei gncount r i es ,whos ecol l abor at i onwewi l l al way saccepti fi ti ss i ncer eanddoesnots eekt of or ceanypol i cyofanys or twhat s oev eronus . I nt hi sr egar d,Bel gi um hasf i nal l yr eal i z edwhatdi r ect i onhi s t or ywasmov i ngi nandhasnotat t empt edt ooppos eour i ndependence.Shei sr eadyt ogr antusherai dandherf r i ends hi p,andat r eat yt ot hi sef f ecthasj us tbeens i gned bet weenourt woequal andi ndependentcount r i es .I am cer t ai nt hatt hi scooper at i onwi l l bebenef i ci al t obot hcount r i es . Wef orourpar t ,t houghwes hal l cont i nuet obev i gi l ant ,wi l l r es pectal l commi t ment sf r eel ymade. Thust henewCongo,ourbel ov edr epubl i ct hatmygov er nmenti sgoi ngt ocr eat e,wi l l bear i ch,f r ee,andpr os per ous count r y ,wi t hr egar dt obot hi t sdomes t i cr el at i onsandi t sf or ei gnr el at i ons .Buti nor derf orust or eacht hi sgoal wi t hout del ay ,I as kal l ofy ou,Congol es el egi s l at or sandci t i z ensal i ke,t oai dmewi t hal l t hes t r engt haty ourcommand. I as kal l ofy out of or gett het r i v i al quar r el st hatar edr ai ni ngours t r engt handt hr eat ent oear nust hecont emptof t hos ei not hercount r i es .I as kt hepar l i ament ar ymi nor i t yt oai dmygov er nmentbycons t r uct i v eoppos i t i onandt os t ay s t r i ct l ywi t hi nl egal anddemocr at i cpat hs . I as kal l ofy ounott os hr i nkf r om maki nganys acr i f i ceneces s ar yt oens ur et hes ucces sofourgr eatunder t aki ng. I as ky ou,f i nal l y ,t or es pectuncondi t i onal l yt hel i f eandpr oper t yofy ourf el l owci t i z ensandf or ei gner swhohav e s et t l edi nourcount r y .I ft hebehav i oroft hes ef or ei gner sl eav ess omet hi ngt obedes i r ed,ourj us t i cewi l l bes wi f tandt hey wi l l beex pel l edf r om t het er r i t or yoft her epubl i c;i f ,ont heot herhand,t heyconductt hems el v espr oper l y ,t heymus tbe l ef ti npeace,f ort heyt oowi l l bewor ki ngf ort hepr os per i t yofourcount r y . Thei ndependenceoft heCongor epr es ent sadeci s i v es t ept owar dt hel i ber at i onoft heent i r eAf r i cancont i nent . Sour ce:ht t p: / / www. as s at as hakur . or g/ NBO /Q12016/29
THE BI G PI CTURE
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MUSI C,FI LM & ART
ENCOUNTERS: J ONAH SI THOLE AND THE CHI MURENGA SOUND PercyZvomuya
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LI TERATURE
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LOVEI NTHETI MEOFCHOLERA: AMODERNPARABLE
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