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August 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: Young Zimbabweans Are Using YouTube to Ridicule Politicians and Educate Voters
As Zimbabwe holds its 2023 elections, young creatives are taking to social media like YouTube to discuss politics and to create comic spoofs and critiques that speak back to the… Read more »
August 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: President Was Security Minister When Genocidal Rape Was State Policy in 1983-4. Now He Seeks Another Term
Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence. Read more »
August 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Heads to the Polls Amid High Inflation, a Slumping Currency and a Cost of Living Crisis
Zimbabwe is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want the next president to address. Persistently high inflation, elevated interest rates, and a slumping and… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Rulers Won't Tolerate Opposing Voices - but Its Writers Refuse to Be Silenced
The ruling elite in Zimbabwe has always tried to silence opposing political voices and erase histories it does not wish to have aired. Although "democratic" elections have been… Read more »
July 30, 2023
Zimbabwe: 'Patriotic Act' Erodes Freedoms and May Be a Tool for Repression
The introduction of the controversial "Patriotic Act" in Zimbabwe will contribute to the erosion of political and civil liberties in a country that has been in the grip of one… Read more »
July 21, 2023
South Africa: Zimbabwean Migrants - South Africa's Anti-Immigrant Sentiments Are Hindering Policy Reform
The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, recently lost a court case that anyone could have anticipated was unwinnable. He probably expected to lose it too. He… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Ezekiel Guti - Revered Zimbabwean Church Leader Who Preached Hard Work and Morals Over Miracles
Ezekiel Guti, who has died at the age of 100, was one of the founders of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga). He also established a media empire, a university, a hospital and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Revered Zimbabwean Church Leader Who Preached Hard Work and Morals Instead of Miracles
Ezekiel Guti, who has died at the age of 100, was one of the founders of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga). He also established a media empire, a university, a hospital and… Read more »
June 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: Animal Farm Has Been Translated Into Shona - Why a Group of Zimbabwean Writers Undertook the Task
Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has in some ways become like Animal Farm. Like the pigs in the classic 1945 novel by English writer George Orwell, the country's… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Zimbabwe: Education in Zimbabwe Should Strive for Inclusion - How the Philosophy of Ubuntu Can Help
The notion of inclusive education began to emerge during the 1950s and 1960s. At first it focused on integrating students with disabilities into mainstream classrooms, but it… Read more »
April 25, 2023
South Africa: South Africa Is Scrapping Special Work Permits for Zimbabweans - Migrants Will Be Left Exposed
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have flocked to South Africa to escape economic hardship since the 1990s. The South African government has, since 2010, granted the migrants a… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Vilifies the Opposition As American Puppets. but The Party Itself Had Strong Ties to the U.S.
The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), which has governed Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, is well known for denouncing the United States' role as a… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Zimbabwe: Moffat Takadiwa's Landmark Exhibition Uses Found Materials to Comment On Zimbabwe's Colonial Hangover
Moffat Takadiwa is a Zimbabwean artist famous for creating work from found materials. His exhibition Vestiges of Colonialism, curated by Fadzai Muchemwa, opened at the National… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Winky D Is Being Targeted By Police in Zimbabwe - Why the Music Star's Voice Is So Important
Winky D, a 40-year-old Zimdancehall artist, is hugely popular in Zimbabwe. He's also increasingly in the news for the messages in his songs, some of which address social injustice… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Budget Plans Open Door for Growth but Only If High Interest Rates Don't Derail Them
When Zimbabwe's finance minister Mthuli Ncube presented the national budget for 2023 to Parliament in November 2022, he placed high emphasis on a raft of initiatives designed to… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Zimbabwe: Stella Chiweshe - Zimbabwe's Mbira Queen, Rebel Music Star and Pioneer
Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as "the queen of mbira" or "Ambuya (grandmother) Chiweshe", passed away on 20 January 2023. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Nigeria: What's At Stake As Millions Head to the Ballot Box Around the Globe
Predicting the outcome of national elections can be a mug's game. Polls are often wrong, and second-guessing how people will vote months down the line can leave even the most savvy… Read more »
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