Pindula:Today in the Past/4 February

• 4 February 1938: Josiah Tongogara is born in Selukwe.

• 4 February 1999: System Tazvida dies

• 4 February 2004: Zimbabwean government gazettes new law that makes TelOne monopoly on international calls traffic. TelOne effectively becomes the only legal gateway to all incoming and outgoing international calls and internet.

• 4 February 2008: Simba Makoni, a former finance minister and senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party, announces he is to challenge Robert Mugabe in the presidential elections.

• 4 February 2009: World Health Organisation (WHO) latest data shows the number of cholera cases recorded in Zimbabwe has risen past the 65 000 mark, with more than 3 300 deaths since the outbreak began in late 2008.