Colonial powers tried to stifle traditional healing in Zimbabwe. They failed and today it’s a powerful force for treating mental illness

Korekore people in the Rushinga district have not wavered in their beliefs about and ways of healing mental illnesses....

Zimbabwe’s ZiG: devaluations won’t fix a currency that’s in trouble because of government overspending

To stabilise the new currency the government must address its habit of printing money, overspending on...

Colonial white boys in Zimbabwe: John Eppel’s autobiography is a welcome book, but a difficult read

A Colonial Boy is a welcome book for Eppel scholars, but some readers may be put...

Zimbabwe’s new dinosaur discovery: inside the find

Musankwa is only the fourth dinosaur to be named from Zimbabwe....

Zimbabwean migration to South Africa: how technology helps keep families together

Political instability and economic decline in Zimbabwe have accelerated migration to South Africa in the last...

What’s behind the worldwide shortage of cholera vaccines? For starters, they’re only made by one company

The world’s stockpile of cholera vaccines has run dry, bad news for cholera-ravaged southern Africa. Why...

Happy smiling African children: why school tourism in Zimbabwe shouldn’t be encouraged

A school tour often sits within the itinerary of a tour of southern Africa, or alongside...

Nervous Conditions: on translating one of Zimbabwe’s most famous novels into Shona

I started translating Nervous Conditions around 1999 when I was a visiting Fulbright scholar in the...

Stella Chiweshe: Zimbabwe’s mbira queen, rebel music star and pioneer

She paved the way for women to play the mbira – and then took the ancient...

Shepherd Ndudzo’s celebrated sculptures tell an untold history of southern African art

His work can only be fully understood by observing the shared traditions of Botswana, Zimbabwe and...

HIV-positive parents in Zimbabwe struggle to manage their children’s education – study shows how

Over the past three decades researchers have explored various aspects of the impact of the HIV...

We asked 1,000 Zimbabweans what they think of China’s influence on their country

Only 37% viewed it favorably...

Zimbabwean names are still haunted by the ghosts of colonialism

Variations of English names reveal the enduring effects of British rule - but there’s also a...

Zimbabwe elections 2023: a textbook case of how the ruling party has clung to power for 43 years

Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections look like their predecessors: stolen. But this one is a bit different. Opposition...

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