December 11, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Approves Long-Acting Drug to Advance HIV Prevention
Zimbabwe is the first African country and the first low to middle-income country (LMIC) globally to approve cabotegravir (CAB-LA), an effective prevention option for people at risk… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Zimbabwe: More Dambudzo Marechera Letters - to Karen, Flora, Amelia and Samantha (Part 1)
What's race got to do with it? Dambudzo Marechera channelled his Oxford swag, Rastaman aura and leftist virtue signalling to chat up White writer-types. His stated preference for… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Namibia: SA Guns for First World Cup, Zim Aims to Continue Revival, and Namibia Hopes for Further Growth
Three southern African countries - South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia - will be representing the continent at the second of three major global sporting events this year. We look at… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Zimbabwe: Kaluba, the Author of 'Marechera's Samantha Letter', Chats With Chirere
In the following interview, Memory Chirere chats with Austin Kaluba regarding the letter he wrote in 2011 in memory of Dambudzo Marechera. The letter is included at the end of the… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Zimbabwe: Book Review - New African Poetry Turns History Pictures to the Wall
Old Love Skin, a pan-African poetry collection, finds new voices summoning divinity where they please, and turning history pictures to the wall to fill in the blank negatives with… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Zimbabwe: Book Review - the Conflicted Legacy of Solomon Mujuru
Blessing-Miles Tendi writes with thorough commitment. The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe came out of approximately 150 in-depth interviews with Solomon Mujuru's military and… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Zimbabwe: Jah Prayzah's History... As Told Through the Zimbabwean Griot's Best Albums
A roaring and smoking mbira song, one for the party animals, a Nollywood pity party to confuse the crush outside your league, and a two-season coup soundtrack - Jah Prayzah created… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Zimbabwe: "Hip Hop Is an Aggressive Genre" - Holy Ten Interview
Holy Ten, also known as "the leader of the youths" is making a case for Hip hop as Zimbabwe's next big genre, urged on by adoring legions of Generation Z and the decline of… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: Ndebele Novelist Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya Is Seeking the Ancient Paths
Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya is one of the more prominent writers writing in Ndebele. Her new novel, Zalabantu Ziyebantwini', came out this month. It will be followed by her fourth book,… Read more »
May 13, 2022
South Africa: Is Climate Change to Blame for Kwazulu-Natal's Flood Damage?
With every second city and town projected to suffer increased flooding, South Africa must be better prepared. Read more »
South Africa/Uganda: David Obua's South African Legacy
The Ugandan footballer paved the way for his countrymen when his skills on the pitch got Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates vying to sign him in the mid-2000s. Read more »
May 11, 2022
South Africa: SA Is Unlikely to Host the Rugby World Cup Again
The affluence of potential host nations appears to be influencing World Rugby when it comes to selecting preferred candidates to host its lucrative global showpiece. Read more »
Malawi: Resource-Curse - Opaque Mining Deals in Malawi
Lack of implementation of mining laws has created a lacuna for foreign companies to exploit mineral resources illegally and unsustainably, violate the rights of communities,… Read more »
April 06, 2018
South Africa: Esther Mahlangu, the Matriarch of Contemporary Ndebele Art, Receives Honorary Doctorate
At the age of 82, internationally acclaimed Ndebele artist Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg for "her legacy as a… Read more »