Its summer time, and its shama time
Class does not change because it is natural but swag changes from time to time By Royce Mapaike OKAY summer’s back and golly, we are in for some heat. I know summer is probably many […]
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Of bank notes, of salary increment and of untamed inflation: The slippery economic terrain
This stalemate has nothing to do with politics, but it is a battle between employer and employee By Trust Sibanda I have taught myself to remove education and reasoning to address the ghosts of […]
A Zimbabwean arts industry where everybody needs to support each other
Oliver Mutukudzi was the personification of “no one is better than all of us.” He believed in community. By Royce Mapaike There is a gap in the arts sector. A serious gap between the […]
Diaspora, religion and the challenges of social life in the digital era
Social media platforms have remained used in ways that are inconsistent with social and religious norms By Alois Baleni History has it that in the past migrant labour relied on handwritten messaging in the […]
We fought for this country. If need be, we will continue to fight for it
In any case, that is the essence of independence, that we be left to be masters of our destiny By Royce Mapaike THE “not in a thousand years” statement by former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian […]
Afrofuturism underscores the interaction of art, identity and race
In modern African art, there is always a strong reference to an African identity that is in conflict with a foreign influence By Royce Mapaike WHAT can the visual arts, spoken and written word, […]
Compensation for former white farmers is the best strategy to plough back investors confidence
Today black people in Zimbabwe do not bank their money why – because they have lost trust in the banking system By Mehluli Matshakaile Zimbabwe gained its independence after a protracted war with the Ian […]
The quandary of the Zimbabwean in the diaspora, and the pain of a life of despondency
Despondence of diasporas is structural and systemic while also political as well as highly regulated by economy and society By Alois Baleni Urban or city life is an illusion and imaginary of fast […]
ZimStats, Keynesian economics, and the mathematicisation of numbers
Quandary of the ZimStats, and the abracadabra economics which is colloquially referred to as “blending” By Colls Ndlovu Some of the arguments presented in this article are to be found in various chapters […]
Zimbabwe is a crisis whose definition depends upon the person who is defining the current affairs
How can people visit in a country in an effort to solve a political crisis, and then only meet one side of the warring parties? By Trust Sibanda Zimbabwe is at a time of intense […]
The news is in the misbehaviour of financial markets
Markets have a personality, according to Mandelbrot’s third rule. Investors, traders, lawyers, bankers and speculators usually meet to discuss these issues By Colls Ndlovu As has become a ritualistic routine now, the bulk […]
July 31 comes, and July 31 goes: Reflections of a Dispondent Diaspora Exile
I pray for Zimbabwe today – and I pray for Zimbabwe tonight. In fact I pray for Zimbabwe everyday. By Takudzwa Hope Chasi The current affairs posts from Zimbabwe on a daily basis, are just […]
Arrests of Chin’ono, Ngarivhume give(s) all of us a chance to speak
The tweets were not on embarking on violence, but much the fall of corruption and corrupt individuals By Trust Sibanda This past week was like a month in Zimbabwe, packed with activity. A lot of […]
Talent is cheaper than table salt in Zimbabwe – Stephen King had this written down all along
In Zimbabwe where artistes are underpaid, if not ‘‘never paid at all’’ King’s statement sounds more like a bitter truth By Royce Mapaike STEPHEN King, the legendary writer mostly known for his horror stories and […]
July 31… is it another dead end, or a new start?
The last day of July 2020 is being sold in some quarters as a defining moment. But for some of us, caution is the word By Trust Sibanda As the month of July is on […]