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Topical: Chris Nyathi, left, and Oumi Ndaba in Nyasha Kadandara’s documentary Matabeleland about a Zimbabwean immigrant’s journey home from South Africa to retrieve his father’s bones. Photo: Supplied
AFRICAN CINEMA

Whose Zimbabwe is it anyway?

Beautifully made and emotionally rich, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight exposes the uneasy truth of who gets to tell Zimbabwe’s story

  • Chipo Chung
7 min read
Set against the backdrop of the 1983 Gukurahundi massacres — in which the Zimbabwean army brutally targeted civilians in Matabeleland, killing thousands — the film follows protagonist Chris Nyathi. (Photo supplied)
AFRICAN CINEMA

The ‘weight of heavy logs’: Masculinity and memory in Matabeleland

Filmmaker Nyasha Kadandara opens up about Matabeleland and the emotional journey behind her feature-length debut

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
6 min read
King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. Photo: Supplied.
ESWATINI

The Zulu kingdom should develop customary law to keep the peace

Developing the common law of amaZulu will help bring about a peaceful resolution to succession and land conflicts

  • Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
7 min read