Joshua Nkomo National Foundation
Offical web page of the Joshua Nkomo Foundation
Background
Joshua Nkomo National museum Celebrates the life, work, struggle and philosophies of one of the most outstanding 20th-century leaders. Following the death of Dr. Joshua Nkomo on the 1st July 1999. The Themba Trust and the Nkomo family decided to turn his Matsheumhlophe residence into a museum to honour the work and life of Father Zimbabwe.
WHO WE ARE
The museum is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political and non-sectarian initiative managed by a board of Trustees of the Joshua Nkomo National Foundation. The Museum fulfills the dreams and aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe that her great heroes and heroines should be honored and cherished for all time.
The captured story of Dr. Nkomo should help future generations to develop homegrown strategies to maintain unity as espoused by Father Zimbabwe, Dr. Nkomo. The Museum seeks to document and trace the collective memory and effectively show the life and times of Dr. Nkomo.
News
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INSTAK meeting
A meeting between INSTAK(Institute of African Knowledge) and the Joshua Nkomo Foundation was organized. INSTAK has undertaken the initiative of building the first Pan-African museum. These photos show the cementing of the relationship between the two organizations as they share Literature and memorabilia.
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Maphisa Projects
A few of our trustees took a tour of an area they commissioned from the government to become a community multi-purpose Centre and sporting facility. Located in saint Josephus Maphisa where Joshua Nkomo and his family grew up. This Area will allow surrounding school and community members access to recreation and several amenities such as…
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Agreement signing with INSTAK
The Foundation was honoured to host INSTAK and Ambassador Kwame Muzawaz at the museum to put into writing the partnership between the Joshua Nkomo Museum and the soon to be built Pan- African Museum. After a short speech by the trustees, the Ambassador was led on an official tour of the museum by Pathisa Nyathi…
