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Wilson Johwa
The mystery of discordance
Silas Masindi was not entirely surprised by his HIV test results. The dapper garment trader, who discovered earlier this year that he was infected with the Aids virus, admits to…
Jo’burg’s downtown turns upmarket
Living and playing in the city, as he puts it, was such an appealing idea that two years ago Khabo Baloyi decided to buy an apartment in downtown Johannesburg. Labelling this a…
Seeing, rather than seen
Black women in South Africa are no strangers to photography. In years gone by, however, they have typically found themselves in front of the lens — often portrayed as ”’mother of…
Campaign finance a hot topic in Zimbabwe
The topic of campaign finance is rarely far from the minds of politicians or pundits in the run-up to elections — and Zimbabwe is no exception to this rule. With the country in…
Gloomy Zim election countdown begins
And so, another year in Zimbabwe — and in less than three months’ time, another election. It is a prospect that few seem to welcome. Compare the political environment in the…
Zim consumers give ‘zhing-zhong’ thumbs-up
Zimbabwe’s clothing manufacturers understand all too well why Asian economies are often referred to as "tigers". With feline swiftness, low-priced imports from the East have cut…
Mixing politics with food in Zimbabwe
Food and politics, as Zimbabweans are finding out, are not always mutually exclusive. If they were, what would explain official claims of a bumper harvest when independent…
Tuberculosis resurges in Southern Africa
Fuelled by a burgeoning Aids problem, tuberculosis (TB) is experiencing a resurgence in Southern Africa where health officials are beginning to talk of integrating programmes to…
Battered and bruised MDC takes stock
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), celebrated its fifth anniversary over the weekend. However, ceremonies to mark the event were…
Zimbabwe’s secret war in the DRC
Two years after Zimbabwean troops returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe’s public remains largely unaware of the activities of the mission. The government…
Zimbabwe NGO Bill raises concern
A proposed new law that is set to curtail the activities of NGOs in Zimbabwe has grabbed the attention of many among Southern Africa’s human-rights defenders. The NGO Bill of…
Time’s up for Zim’s ‘kerb crawlers’
A recent crackdown on men who frequent prostitutes in Zimbabwe has left human-rights activists there a little confused. Is the new approach a victory for those who claim that it…
An African army for Africans?
As the third annual summit of the African Union draws closer, the spotlight is falling on the organisation’s newest branch: the Peace and Security Council, and its proposed…
Zim officials nonchalant about Aids treatment
It wasn’t an instance where absence made the heart grow fonder. A three-day regional conference on improving access to Aids treatments held in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, in…
Zim gays: ‘Dogs and pigs’ no more?
”Worse than dogs and pigs” is how Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe described homosexuals almost a decade ago, when the gay community attempted to highlight widespread…