From Community Struggles to Parliament Dreams
Londile Moyo The pressure group iBhetshu LikaZulu has, over the years, evolved into one of Matabeleland’s most vocal civic movements, with its roots firmly embedded in advocacy for justice, cultural…
COMMENT : National budget: The promise of Matabeleland’s infrastructure projects
TREASURY’S allocation of over ZiG3 billion for pivotal projects in Matabeleland, among them the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road and the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, demonstrates a significant move to transform the economic landscape…
Positive masculinity is changing the game in Africa
Gaia Strigelli, Tapiwa Nyasulu, Cynthia Lungu “WHERE do you learn to be a man?” That’s the question 24-year-old Nkosikhona Fakudze is grappling with in Eswatini, as he navigates his relationship…
Science-policy fusion: Second International Traditional Grains Conference strengthens momentum for food security
Angeline Mujeyi and Albert Tsindi ZIMBABWE’S drive towards climate resilience and improved nutrition received a powerful boost following the high-level Second International Traditional Grains Conference, which concluded with the landmark…
AI in the courtroom: The dangers of using ChatGTP in legal practice in South Africa
Jacques Matthee and Grey Stopforth A South African court case made headlines for all the wrong reasons in January 2025. The legal team in Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative…
I got introduced to the struggle through a nasty experience
Chronicles from the 2nd Chimurenga CDE SAMUEL MAKUREYA, whose nom de guerre was Knox Zvichapera, was introduced to the liberation struggle through a nasty experience, one that he struggles to…
Digesting the 2026 National Budget
Persistence Gwanyanya November 27, 2025 was an eventful day for the policymakers in Zimbabwe. After launching the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) in the morning, President Mnangagwa witnessed the presentation…
From beer gardens to food gardens: How Bulawayo’s women are feeding the city
Theseus Shambare, Features Writer THE names are stitched into Bulawayo’s memory. MaKhumalo, MaDlodlo, MaMkhwananzi, MaHadebe and MaNdlovu. These popular beer gardens were the heartbeat of township life — banter was…
Digital footprints and their fallout: Confronting digital gender-based violence
Dr Murudo L. Kamhara-Mutape When we hear the term gender-based violence (GBV), many of us inevitably picture a woman battered and bruised, a stark image of physical assault. But how…











