Just In: Joshua Maponga To Grace Victoria University’s 7th Graduation Ceremony At Kololo Airstrip

By Gad Masereka

Bishop Joshua Marara Maponga 111, a widely respected Zimbabwean Pan-Africanist and 2023 PAP Global Award winner, is currently traveling to Kampala in preparation for this Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Kololo Airstrip, Victoria University’s 7th graduation ceremony.

Maponga will land at Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday night and will be among the distinguished figures scheduled to address the graduates on Thursday morning, according to Pan African Pyramid (PAP) founding Speaker and Chairman Andrew Irumba Katusabe, who is in charge of his itinerary in Uganda.

The First Lady and Minister for Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni, is anticipated to be the principal guest. He is already in the air, having flown from Harare to Nairobi with KQ then from Nairobi to Kampala with Uganda Airlines.

This is due to the lack of a direct aircraft between Zimbabwe and Uganda, one of the issues we have been debating as pan-Africanists. To facilitate the movement of people and things, Africa must improve its interconnectivity, Irumba said our correspondent.

The Travel Documents of Maponga Maponga is scheduled to speak about the effective African educational system at the commencement.

In one of his publications titled “African Problems with African Solutions,” the author states, “If an education system teaches you that your problem will be solved by a white man, not yourself, then that’s not your education, throw it away.”

Maponga Joshua Maponga is an internationally recognized Zimbabwean-born preacher, philosopher, theologian, motivational speaker, author, writer, musician, and businessman.

renowned Pan-Africanist without equal. Joshua Marara Maponga 111 was born in 1973 in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo province. The 49-year-old originally hails from South Africa and then lived in Swaziland before relocating to the UK in 1998.

The motivational speaker is one of four children born to Lazarus and Sibanda Maponga. He graduated from Andrews University in Michigan, the United States, with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and personal ministries.

Maponga is the founder of Farmers of Thought Institute and two additional non-governmental organizations with headquarters in Zimbabwe: The Indigenous Movement and The African Indigenous Movement. He gained notoriety as “Creative Power House” for his stirring sermons.

Maponga has traveled abroad and has a sizable following of people who agree with his philosophical viewpoints.

He is well-known for a variety of things, including his work as a Seventh-day Adventist church-ordained Bishop, his ability to inspire audiences, his passion for community development, and his firm support of pan-Africanism.

Maponga was raised by his parents and demonstrated independence at a young age. As a result, he was able to follow his passion and go to locations where he could realize his aspirations.

He visited a number of nations throughout his travels for knowledge, including Swaziland, the UK, and South Africa.

Although he ultimately chose not to pursue his initial interest in engineering, Maponga did participate in the construction and entrepreneurial training programs, which are part of an ILO initiative to help develop local talent into consultants for new manufacturers and firms.

When Maponga’s father was released from prison for his political engagement, he started working as a preacher. As a result, he made sure that young Maponga kept out of politics and followed him to his work in the church. As a result, Maponga Junior has served as a pastor in the Seventh Day Adventist church for many years, and the congregation adores him for his enthusiasm for the gospel.

He had a sizable following, and as time went on, senior church leaders became aware of his powerful preaching. They later consecrated him as a bishop of the Pentecostal and evangelical society. He kept having an impact on the church and developed his own method of sharing the gospel.

Maponga’s contagious oratory lessons on pan-Africanism, the flow, the rhythm, and the depth of his commitment to the movement’s ideals can only be compared to those of his forefathers, including Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Khalid Mohamad, Julius Nyerere, Nelson Mandela, and Patrice Lumumba, to name a few.