- 1978 — ZIPRA guerrillas shoot down Air Rhodesia Flight 825 during the Rhodesian Bush War, killing 48 of 56 people on board.
- 1987 — President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza of Burundi is deposed in a bloodless military coup d'état by Major Pierre Buyoya.
- 1838 — Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
- 1935 — Dorothy Masuka, a Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer, is born.
Ngedvwa
Alone
e.g.
make utsite ngingahambi ngedvwa ebusuku
en
My mom said that I shouldn’t walk alone at night
Settlers' Day
September 3
Public holiday
Settlers' Day
Commemorated the arrival of the 1820 British Settlers
Gesare
means born at time when 'kunde' was plenty
e.g.
Gesare nagenda ng'umbu nainde akairana
en
Gesare travelled abroad and came back
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Nyatiti madiere machodo chuny thum chuth.
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: The middle part of nyatiti (luo instrument) makes the best sound
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Abakulembeze
Leader
e.g.
Abakulembeze bo munsi yaffe tebagala kuleka buyinza
en
Leaders in our country don't want to leave power
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