Mujuru sought to professionalise Zimbabwe’s army in the 1980s; later, as an MP, he stood against partisanship. Today’s officers and politicians should follow his lead
Zimbabwean General Solomon Mujuru died in suspicious circumstances in August 2011. This is an edited extract from his recently published biography by Blessing-Miles Tendi
Even the better off have had to find ways to manage in the shattered economy
Governments need to understand how environmental conditions affect migration and economy
Ethnic identity can be harnessed to strengthen national identity — and this can foster a continental-based African identity
Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while also growing the party
After losing R60-million of municipal workers’ money in a VBS-linked investment scam, the asset manager also faces a legal wrangle in Eswatini
By pushing their usually valid complaints onto the streets and the courts, opposition leaders deny governments the popular goodwill and international credibility they need to govern effectively
During his African tour this past week, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked up Washington’s ability to stimulate growth and entrepreneurship on the continent.
Infraction knows no nationality, but identifying perpetrators is necessary to control it
When two congregants drowned in a dam near Mhondoro village in Zimbabwe, it was said the men had transgressed the covenant the church had with the shrine’s guardian spirits
In this essay novelist Yvonne Vera let
us in on her writing process
Kwanele Sosibo talks to Tinashe Mushakavanhu, the co-editor of Some Writers Can Give you Two Heartbeats, about the impetus behind the book
Clockwise from top left: Maurice T Nyagumbo, Ruth Nomonde Chinamano, Josiah Tongogara, Jason Ziyaphapha Manyika, Johanna Nkomo and Robson Manyika. The stamps appear in the book as a way of writing Zimbabwe’s lesser known political figures into the canon
Gibson Mandishona on how he helped
compose a reggae classic
In 1980 Zimbabwe barely had a literature scene to speak of. Independence brought with it a short-lived local publishing boom
Tinashe Mushakavanhu has an imaginary conversation with Dambudzo Marechera
Some Writers Can Give You Two Heartbeats has been in my possession since August 22, 2019, which was when co-editor Tinashe Mushakavanhu first handed it to me at a book event. From initially being struck by the book’s minimalistic colour scheme and evocative design, I was soon floored by its contents, which were largely a […]
Danai Gurira on theatre and representation
With Zimbabwe on the brink of turning 40, a new book takes an unconventional route to putting the country’s post-liberation canon into perspective
Roughly 45-million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid as a result of drought, flooding and economic hardship, the UN said Thursday. “This hunger crisis is on a scale we’ve not seen before and the evidence shows it’s going to get worse,” World Food Programme (WFP) regional director Lola Castro said […]
Samantha Kureya, aka Gonyeti, did not quite understand the power of her jokes — until she was abducted and tortured for them
The country’s woodlands are being deforested to make charcoal because of electricity cuts and as land is cleared for agriculture
It scores on some points, but fails to recognise queer and polygynous unions. However, there’s time to rectify this
In a progressive judgment with far-reaching implications, the Zimbabwean high court found that transgender people have the same rights as all citizens
Doctors warn of ‘silent genocide’ as strike enters tenth week
A new app lets users in South Africa buy goods that are dispatched from warehouses in Zimbabwean cities
Initial enthusiasm for President Mnangagwa’s ‘new dispensation’ is waning – and Zimbabwe has lots of work to do to win back the trust of its citizens
Far from representing a break from the past, the opposition leader is reinforcing patriarchal norms in his behaviour towards women
Medical facilities at home are seemingly not good enough for people who head African countries
Strikes by medical professionals are the only language the Mnangagwa regime seems to understand
On September 8, Peter Magombeyi, a doctor, claimed he was receiving "death threats". Six days later he disappeared