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

Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as “the queen of mbira” or “Ambuya (grandmother) Chiweshe”, passed away on 20 January 2023....

Zimbabwe’s informal sector plays a key role in skills development but gets no recognition

Skills training in Zimbabwe excludes students from poor backgrounds. The informal sector should be used as...

How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and South Africa access healthcare in border towns

Beitbridge and Musina are two border towns in Zimbabwe and South Africa that see many migrants...

Zimbabwe health system is in intensive care: how it got there

The future is bleak for Zimbabwe’s healthcare unless there are serious long-term reforms to build resilience....

Inflation is spiking in Zimbabwe (again). Why high interest rates aren’t the answer

Zimbabwe’s central bank should focus on tackling the underlying drivers of inflation rather than blaming the...

Six ways to improve HIV prevention pill uptake among young women in Zimbabwe

PrEP enables adolescent girls and young women to protect themselves from HIV without having to convince...

Book on Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe’s legacy has many flaws

Moore did not unearth any treasures in his research of Mugabe’s legacy. He has not even...

Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections: how to judge candidates’ social protection promises

Zimbabwe is heading for general polls in 2023 amid an ongoing macroeconomic crisis. In the decade...

How informal sector organisations in Zimbabwe shape notions of citizenship

Informal sector organisations in Zimbabwe have the potential to influence politics at a personal and societal...

A street art mural in Zimbabwe exposes a divided society

The unity between Zimbabwe’s two main ethnic groups is so fragile that even an inspirational street...

Synik uses hip-hop to discuss Zimbabwe’s issues despite the censors

Synik’s new album continues to shape identity and consciousness in a country with limited freedom of...

Zimbabwe by-elections are attracting huge crowds, but don’t read too much into them

Zimbabweans are set to cast their votes in key parliamentary and local government by-elections on 26...

South Africa is in a state of drift: the danger is that the ANC turns the way of Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF

The ANC retains its determination to rule yet lacks the capacity to do so effectively. The...

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa’s autocratic elites cycle in and out of power

In 2021, coups d’état ousted four heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa. Army interventions in Chad,...

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