*CELEBRATING ZICH: CHAMPIONS OF HERITAGE, PILLARS OF CULTURAL REDEMPTION* Follow our WhatsApp Channel for more updates https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vai0FQJ11ulJHRRO3r0l _Ngazvienderere mberi ndimwi vana vevhu vacho!_ To the Zimbabwe Intangible Cultural Heritage (ZICH) team — students, lecturers, chiefs, artists, and cultural custodians — we salute you. The powerful Africa Day and Culture Month commemorations hosted at PaNyatsime are not just moments in time; they are milestones in the long journey of reclaiming our identity, our knowledge, and our destiny as a people. Your presence and contributions made the event not only a success, but a beacon of what is possible when vana vevhu rise with purpose and unity. You stood up and showed that heritage is not a museum piece to be dusted off once a year, but a living flame, meant to warm our homes, guide our steps, and ignite future generations with pride and vision. Let us be clear: your involvement is not symbolic — it is essential. Without your passion, knowledge, and activism, the story of who we are risks being erased or distorted. When ZICH stands firm, the nation takes notice. When you speak, our ancestors nod in approval and our children find direction. Your efforts are not just shaping events — they are shaping the national consciousness. As we honour your work, we must also acknowledge a deeper truth: he who waits for his redemption to come from the coloniser is still far from liberation. True independence does not lie in the handouts or approvals of imperial structures — it lies in doing for self, in line with our spirituality, our cosmology, and our ancestral belief systems. The cultural centre is more than bricks and mortar — it is a fortress of memory, a temple of knowledge, and a launchpad for our future. Through music, storytelling, traditional instruments, and the wisdom of the elders, the spirit of Chivanhu/Ubuntu was reborn that day in Chitungwiza. And it must continue, with even greater fire and conviction. To those who wonder what wealth is, we answer clearly: Wealth is land. Wealth is culture. Wealth is knowledge rooted in identity. Without land, these imperial giants would not have the skyscrapers they boast of today, nor the mines that power their industries. Yet still, they hold the deepest mines, the tallest buildings, and the most lucrative industries on our soil. Is this not the time for the mwana wevhu to rise? To innovate? To disrupt? To manifest? To reclaim what is rightfully ours — not only through resistance but through creative resurgence? The road ahead demands boldness. It demands that ZICH continues to grow as a cornerstone of our spiritual and cultural revival. It demands that each student become a vessel of truth. That each lecturer becomes a messenger of liberation. That each artist becomes a prophet whose medium is song, dance, sculpture, and poetry. And that our chiefs remain the living link between past and future. Your involvement in this and future programmes is not just participation — it is partnership in nation-building. It is a spiritual obligation. For if we know, then our children will know. And if they know, the nation shall never be conquered again — not by erasure, nor by economic domination. ZICH, you are the custodians of the invisible threads that bind us together as a people. Let us continue to weave a fabric strong enough to carry the weight of our past and the promise of our future. Ngazvienderere mberi! Tiripo, ticharamba tiripo, kusvikira zvazara. — In Honour of the Sons and Daughters of the Soil Proudly celebrating ZICH’s role in reclaiming the Zimbabwean spirit. Arise great Spirit Arise *Compiled By - Tigere Mubayiwa 🦓* Contact information: *[email protected]* #artsandculture *NB: LET US CELEBRATE OUR ABSTRACT RICH HERITAGE THROUGH EXHIBITING OUR BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY. THIS MUST BE EVIDENT IN OUR DAILY LIFESTYLES, THAT IS THE DIET, ATTIRE, MUSIC, MEDICINE ETC. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TRANSFORM OURSELVES INTO LIVING ARCHIVES* Follow us on:- *FACEBOOK* *@Zimbabwe Intangible Cultural Heritage* https://www.facebook.com/share/17zXZ2WNmG/?mibextid=wwXIfr *INSTAGRAM* @ *ZICH TV MEDIA* https://www.instagram.com/zichtvmedia/profilecard/?igsh=d3N3ZmlkbTZ4a3E= *TIKTOK* *@ zichtvmedia* https://www.tiktok.com/@zichtvmedia?_t=ZG-8srTiO9lFYH&_r=1 *YOUTUBE* *@ ZICH TV* https://youtube.com/@zichtvmedia?feature=shared 🔄🔄🔄Share our Articles and documentaries with Family and friends