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I tip my hat to Pathisa Nyathi

Posted by Maestro on 5/6/2025, 7:04 am

I never heard of the late Pathisa Nyathi, nor the ethnic group to which he belonged in Zimbabwe. In fact, I am having trouble trying to pronounce both. No doubt, the lives of many great Africans like Nyathi never receive the international attention they deserve. Nyathi wore many hats- historian, poet, prolific author, scientist, and teacher. Please check out the article on this great man's life.

https://theconversation.com/zimbabwes-public-historian-pathisa-nyathi-has-died-he-restored-the-erased-history-of-the-ndebele-people-242929

Re: I tip my hat to Pathisa Nyathi

Posted by theone on 5/6/2025, 12:12 pm, in reply to "I tip my hat to Pathisa Nyathi"

What a remarkable man, Maestro. I've never heard of Pathisa Nyathi, but I know about his ethnic group,..apparently the Ndebele tribe are scattered between South Africa, Zimbabwe and a few in Mozambique. Thanks for sharing the story of this great historian who passed away last year.

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Re: I tip my hat to Pathisa Nyathi

Posted by gm on 5/6/2025, 7:26 pm, in reply to "I tip my hat to Pathisa Nyathi"

Shameful that we've never heard of this guy..
From this brief reading he was a legit genius.

"Nyathi was a living library", which makes his passing a tragedy for us all.
RIP.

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