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Professor Reginald Austin was a cutting edge legal academic. Very fair-minded, inquisitive & humble, he was a distinguished legal scholar who was Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Zimbabwe for many years. Indeed, he played a crucial & decisive role in the transformation of the Law Faculty at UZ to have it harmonise with the thrust of an independent & democratic Zimbabwe. His knowledge of the law was outstanding & he distinguished himself in the various international assignments that he was appointed to handle by the United Nations. Prof. Austin taught us public international law at the Law Faculty & he groomed us to appreciate the role & importance of the respect for & observance of fundamental human rights in a democratising society. He was a freedom fighter in his own right & he was part of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) legal team at the Lancaster House conference in 1979. I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Prof.Reg Austin's family, to the legal fraternity & to the whole of Zimbabwe. We have lost a gallant, erudite & peace-loving patriot & legal scholar. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Appeal. Lost my wallet containing Zimbabwe ID, UK Driver's license, Bank cards , Santander,Revolut, Starling on Friday evening. I probably dropped it on Hardy Close Vainona, Harare when I jumped out of tgd car to take over the driver's seat after the journey from Njanja Please DM if found . Joseph Hussein is the name on the Zim ID and UK DL. Thank you.

When I was wild and roaming the streets of Soweto and sometimes Lusikisiki. When the only hairstyle for a kid was short hair and I loved playing boy games and hurting myself. Back when my only real fear in this world was my mother and the dark! When my cousins and I would eat from the same bowl and words like graips and niks mapha were the order of the day. In the days of “after school is after school.” Where we would get so dirty after a while of refusing to wash that our aunts get the sack of oranges or cabbages and scrub us from top to bottom! Nelitye😂. Back when we used to wash endishini and watch our big sisters bephafa ngeponds. Ah to be a child.

Michael Jackson had to cut a deal with a drug lord to film this video. The Brazilian government tried to block the shoot. A judge banned the filming. The police refused to enter the area. Rio was bidding to host the 2004 Olympics and didn't want the world seeing footage of its poorest neighborhoods. So Spike Lee walked into the favela (Rio's version of a hillside slum) and found the local crime boss. His name was Marcinho VP. He ran one of the city's biggest gangs, Comando Vermelho. He also happened to be a huge Jackson fan, and he provided the whole production with security for free. A higher court eventually overturned the ban. The police still wouldn't go in. So 1,500 police officers and 50 residents acting as security guards sealed off the favela. Jackson arrived by helicopter. He walked the streets handing out candy to the kids. The people who lived there had woken up early that morning to sweep the streets and take out the trash before he got there. Mid-shoot, two women burst through security. One knocked Jackson flat. Spike Lee helped him up and he kept dancing. That exact take is in the final video. For the Salvador half of the shoot, he worked with 200 drummers from a local group called Olodum. The media coverage put them on the map in 140 countries. They'd been a regional act before the shoot. They became a global one after. Over 200 million people watched the premiere around the world. The song itself peaked at #30 in America. In Germany it went to #1 and stayed on the chart for 30 weeks, the longest run of any Jackson song there. The video crossed 1 billion views on YouTube in 2023. Only one other Jackson video has done that: Billie Jean. He's the first solo male singer from the 1900s with two videos over a billion. The day after Jackson died in 2009, Rio's mayor announced they'd put a statue of him in the same favela where the video was shot. Locals said the turnaround of their neighborhood started with his visit.

@daddyhope The reckless driving that I witnessed repeatedly on the Masvingo-Harare highway is scary. The worst offenders are GD6 and Ford Ranger drivers. Twice I was overtaking and a driver also decided to overtake me driving on the right side yellow lane.

Letter from a follower to us all; Hi Mukoma Hopewell, I am writing to you kindly asking you to address our attitude towards road accidents. I know it is not your duty to do so, but I believe your words might help in knocking sense into us as Zimbabweans. I often hear you say we are not as educated as we think, and I concur with you. There was a young lady who is trending on social media, she surprised her mother by visiting her here in Zim, and on her visit from the UK she was caught in the crossfire of police chasing a combi driver. A similar incident happened a year or so ago, and a young man who was visiting from Canada died the same way this lady died. We also had the death by car accident of that big family of six. The attitude we have been exhibiting is so worrying and will cause many more to die. The general consensus on social media is “varoyi, mhepo, hurombwa”. Seriously, what have we become? No one wants to acknowledge or even talk about how our driving is so reckless. Our drunk driving, our speeding, our overloading, use of cellphones whilst driving, crossing red robots, driving without ever having sat a driving exam. This is never discussed, but we run to blame unseen forces when all this recklessness that most people participate in is the cause. I know this is not your responsibility, but I am begging you to please address this issue, maybe a few might contemplate it, maybe we can hold each other accountable. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Denialists try to use Breaking the Silence Report (BTSR) to minimize the # of Gukurahundi deaths. I was a jnr researcher in BTSR. It doesn't help perpetrators. It covered 2/14 districts.+2K killed in 1st 2 weeks in 1983 in Tsholotsho. So up to 1987 non-stop?How many? Do the math!

@HillaryMusarurw dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1… Hona ava....

Why do black people's divorce turn into a war, worse off if there are kids? Mamwe maEx are so vindictive they'll torment you forever. Is it that difficult to accept that things didn't work out and people can co-parent from wherever they are? If the man moves on, that "new" lady becomes the reason you can't get your kids visit you. Unotonzi handina mwana anochengetwa nemumwe mukadzi. Yet she's raising your kids with another man. Hazvisi kuvakadzi chete, we have some man who can't accept that the M3 or M4 they thought was finished has found new love and acceptance. What has been your ex

@HillaryMusarurw @GreatUshe @Wachewee What I will agree with you is that socio-economic factors also play a role in how one responds to rejection.

@GreatUshe @Wachewee I speak from my experience as a black person. I've seen sane behaviour after divorce with some white folks I've interacted with.

@HillaryMusarurw @KraftsQueen Ask any busy divorce lawyer practising in a multiracial society. It is not a race Problem. Masvanhikongonya everywhere.

@TheMirrorMsv May your dear soul rest in peace Maisiri.

Breaking news.. 'Chivi High teacher's body found' information reaching Masvingo Mirror is that the body of Chibi High School teacher Mavengahama Maisiri who was swept away by floods in Bhuka two weeks ago has been found. Sources said the body was found at around 1am today. Chibi High head, Raymond Ndega said he cannot immediately confirm the development as the school is verifying the information. Maisiri was swept by the river as he walked back to school from Bhuka area. Maisiri's rural home is in Magombedze, Gutu. @mhtestd @InfoMinZW @zimta01 @nustzim @nustsrc @UZimbabwe @UzSec @MidlandsState @GreatZimUni @daddyhope @zanupf_patriots @edmnangagwa @nelsonchamisa @InfoMinZW @PoliceZimbabwe @dhonzamusoro007 @Jamwanda2 @JobSikhala1 @ChangeRadioZW @advocatemahere @Cde_Ostallos @JSCZim @lawsocietyofzim @ZimRightsMasvi2 @ZLHRLawyers @MoJLPA @ProfMadhuku @ParliamentZim @Moha_Zim @InfoMinZW @HumanRihts @zhrc365 @ZimHRNGOForum @UNHumanRights @EURightsAgency @Zinasuzim @ZinasuMashProv @MidlandsZinasu @TeamZinasuNust @ZicosuNust

@SAfmRadio @MbekezeliMB Rest in peace, CJ.

#AfricaUpdate In our historical archives, it was on this day, 25 March 1939, when Justice Pius Nkonzo Langa, deputy president of the Constitutional Court and Chancellor of the University of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), was born in Bushbuck Ridge, Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga). @RealRasSipho #TheMorningBrief Thulasizwe Simelane #sabcnews

@SAfmRadio So honoured to have done one trial with him, the matter between the State and Slumber Jayiya, an MK soldier who was charged with Terrorism and being a member of a banned organization - the ANC . Against all expectations, he was acquitted.

Excited for two book events in Pretoria this coming week. Here's info on the first @UPTuks with Thula Simpson and Roger Southall.

@VusaMkhaya I agree. Legends.

Busi Mhlongo was an absolute beast on stage. I still remember seeing her perform for the first time in 1995 (we were performing at the same festival that day) and chatting with her and her band afterwards. Unforgettable!! Seeing this moment with Mfaz’ Omnyama on stage together is everything. They just don’t make Maskandi artists like this anymore. One day I’ll write a book and share stories about my encounters with some of my music idols and colleagues. #Ngiyabongamina

@ZimbabweHistor2 Ncube with two teeth. Then there was Ruka the conductor. I still cannot understand how we managed to leave Byo at 8am and only arrive at our Gutu bus stop at 5pm. When I drive that route I grow nostalgic.

Super Godlwayo Bus Service (sometimes called Super Godlwayo Express) was a smaller, locally owned long-distance and rural bus operator based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It primarily served routes in Matabeleland, connecting the city to rural areas such as Gwanda, Buvuma, Nhwali, and other home destinations in the region. It was active from at least the late colonial era through the 1980s and 1990s (post-independence), and is fondly remembered in Zimbabwean transport nostalgia alongside other iconic operators like Country Boy, Shu-Shine, Pelandaba, Suka Sihambe, Country Boy, and Rutendo. Ownership and Colonial Context The service was operated by the Rosen family, who were part of the Coloured (mixed-race) community. In Southern Rhodesia (pre-1980 Zimbabwe), many early independent bus operators were Coloured entrepreneurs. Colonial racial hierarchies gave them a unique economic niche in passenger transport — positions not fully open to Black Africans but also outside white-dominated large companies. This is the same context that produced operators like: >Country Boy (Russell Noach) >Rutendo (Rosemary Edwards) >Kugara Kunzwana (MacColisky family) >Hwange Special Express (Pullen family) Super Godlwayo fit this pattern as a Matabeleland-focused service. It was registered as Super Godlwayo (Pvt) Ltd and appears in Zimbabwean legal records (e.g., the 1984 High Court case Dube v Super Godlwayo (Pvt) Ltd HB-129-84, cited in delict/tort law guides regarding carrier liability). Operations and Cultural Memory It ran tough rural routes on rough roads, serving commuters, holiday travelers, and families heading “ekhaya” (home). People recall it in stories and songs, such as Gwanda-bound groups singing “We travel on Super Godlwayo Bus Services.” One nostalgic account notes a very old driver (possibly named Ncube) on Bulawayo–Masvingo–Gutu runs in the 1990s, though its core was Matabeleland. Buses were sometimes described as strong and reliable for these conditions. It was not a massive fleet like some black-owned pioneers (e.g., Paul Matambanadzo’s Matambanadzo Bus Service), but a modest, community-oriented operation. Some of its buses were later sold to other operators (e.g., Ntsoarele and Pitsi e tala). Decline By the early 2000s or later, the service appears to have wound down or ceased. One account from around 2023–2024 mentions its last buses parked at the Green Horse garage in Kelvin (Brockley Road), Bulawayo. Like many private Zimbabwean bus companies, it likely faced economic pressures, competition, fuel issues, and road challenges post-2000. There is no official corporate website, detailed founding story, or newspaper archive on its exact start date or founder’s biography. Super Godlwayo represents the Coloured entrepreneurial contribution to Zimbabwe’s rural bus network a reliable, no-frills service that became iconic for Matabeleland travellers in the late 20th century but faded as the industry changed.

@ZimbabweHistor2 I remember well the legendary warden of Manfred Hodson Hall, Alfred "Jongwe" Knottenbelt.

@Metalbird1950 @ZimbabweHistor2 Great man. Ex Fletcher principal . Gave us a talk at Gokomere where his son Richard and daughter in law Pushpa taught in 1992. What a wise and knowledgeable man. Sadly died 2 weeks later.

University College of Rhodesia & Nyasaland to University of Zimbabwe In 1945, Manfred Hodson formed the Rhodesia University Association, inspired by the promise of £20,000 by J.F. Kapnek for establishing a university. The following year, the Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia adopted a motion proposed by Hodson for the establishment of a university college to serve the needs of Rhodesia and neighbouring territories. In 1947, the Governor of Southern Rhodesia established the Rhodesia University Foundation Fund. The Legislative Assembly accepted an offer of land in Mount Pleasant from the City of Salisbury for the construction of the campus in 1948 and four years later a bill was enacted for the incorporation and constitution of the university. In 1952, the first classes began for some 68 students on a temporary site at 147 Baker Avenue. Independent of the initiatives of Hodson and the Legislative Assembly, the Central African Council’s commission on higher education, led by Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders recommended the establishment of a university college to serve Rhodesia and Nyasaland, with its first preference being to integrate with the Southern Rhodesian initiative. The university college was funded by grants from the British and Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland Governments, Anglo American Corporation, the British South Africa Company, the Rhodesia Selection Trust, the Beit Trust, the Ford Foundation and the Dulverton Trust. During the 1953 Royal Tour, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, laid the foundation stone. In 1955 the British government formally adopted the institution, establishing the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland by Royal Charter. By 1956, the college was admitted to the privilege of Special Relation with the University of London and in 1957 all activities were transferred to the Mount Pleasant campus. In 1958 the college was granted pieces of land upon which the college farm and the Lake Kariba Research Station were constructed. A Medical School was opened in 1963 and was affiliated to the University of Birmingham. After the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, the university became the University College of Rhodesia. In 1980 it then became the University of Zimbabwe after the attainment of independence from the British crown.

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Lord Denning once said… “The law is what the law says it is”…! He also said…. “In law, nothing is certain than the expense”.😄 Good morning legal scholars. @Rex27 🤣