Zimbabwean pioneer O’Meara Chiedza Rusike is the country’s first black female jockey. The 21-year-old credits her adoptive parents and turbulent childhood for her achievement saying, “God often uses our deepest pain as the launching of our greatest calling”.
Politics and Society South Africa’s problems are not caused by foreigners
Concrete measures to strengthen the rule of law are necessary to prevent outbreaks of public violence.
Politics and Society Big Saturday Read: The death of Robert Mugabe
As high-sounding intellectuals and politicians pontificate on Mugabe’s legacy in education and other areas, they must be respectful to these people whose pain is a matter of fact, not speculation.
Politics and Society ‘Something is deeply wrong with our society’
South Africa is a wounded nation, and its people carry with them deep pain and extreme anger, the University of Cape Town (UCT) chancellor, Mrs Graça Machel, told mourners during a campus memorial for UCT student Uyinene ‘Nene’ Mrwetyana.
Politics and Society “The list of Mugabe’s crimes is endless”
On the day of Robert Mugabe’s death, and against the backdrop of xenophobic violence in South Africa, here are four personal stories by GroundUp’s Zimbabwean reporters that show what Robert Mugabe meant, not only to them, but many Zimbabweans.
Politics and Society Complex and chequered history: Condolences flood in following Robert Mugabe’s passing
The death of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has elicited mixed reactions. Some remember Mugabe as a nationalist, Pan-Africanist, brave revolutionary, but for others Mugabe’s long hold on power, and autocracy will remain a stain on his contested legacy. Various political groups in Zimbabwe and across the continent have sent out their condolence messages on the passing on of President Mugabe.
Politics and Society UCT says ‘Enough is enough’ at Parliament picket
Anger and tears were in evidence as students and staff from the University of Cape Town (UCT) were joined by members of the public outside Parliament on Wednesday morning, 4 September, to call for an end to sexual and gender-based violence.
Politics and Society Robert Gabriel Mugabe: a man whose list of failures is legion
Robert Mugabe’s years of playing one group off against the other to favour himself finally wore too thin in 2017.
Politics and Society Robert Mugabe: as divisive in death as he was in life
Where should we place Mugabe among the pantheon of African nationalists who led their countries to independence?