SHOCKING: 20 - What They Never Told You

Zimbabwe’s public historian Pathisa Nyathi has died – he restored the erased history of the Ndebele people

When an elderly person dies, a library has burned down – the saying is a cliché, but has never been truer than in the case of Pathisa Nyathi, who passed away at the age of 73 on 2 November.

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

Emotional abstracts recount Zimbabwe’s struggles and strength

Zimbabwe’s dramatic landscapes and enduring struggles resonate in Gillian Rosselli’s abstract paintings, which reveal her homeland’s resilience amid drought, poverty and environmental decline. Rosselli has made her European debut this year with two major exhibitions – at the Zimbabwe pavilion in the Venice Biennale and at the “Also Known as…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 3, 2024

Gary Kirsten set to quit as Pakistan's white-ball head coach: Reports

NEW DELHI: Gary Kirsten's short tenure as Pakistan's white-ball head coach appears to be coming to an abrupt end, just a day after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named Mohammad Rizwan as the new full-time white-ball captain and announced fresh central contracts. While there has been no official statement from…

The Times of India · Oct 28, 2024

Mohammad Rizwan emerges as front-runner for Pakistan's white-ball captaincy

KARACHI: Seasoned wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has emerged as a front-runner to become Pakistan team's captain in the white-ball formats when the PCB announces the touring squad for series in Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The Times of India · Oct 18, 2024

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

Zimbabwean writer John Eppel’s literary career has always been defined by one peculiar trait. He publishes fictional work, in stark contrast to the majority of the country’s other white writers who have fetishised the autobiographical mode.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

Zimbabwe reports first two mpox cases, after Zambia week before

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, days after Zambia reported its first case. The cases, whose variants have not been identified, were detected in people who were from or had travelled to Tanzania and South Africa.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2024

How secondhand clothes took Zimbabwe by storm – and hammered retail

The country’s clothes manufacturers are taking a beating from imported ‘preloved’ clothes and a struggling economy.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2024

TV tonight: dictator obsessive Munya Chawawa takes aim at North Korea

The polymath comic, who fled Zimbabwe as a child, investigates life in the hermit kingdom. Plus: Phillip Schofield does some self-reflection on the beach. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024

The long journey home for South African freedom fighters

Forty-two South African freedom fighters have been honoured in their homeland after their bodies were repatriated from Zimbabwe and Zambia. The activists died there in exile decades ago during the struggle against Apartheid. Their return is part of a government programme to bring closure to their families, who have long…

France 24 · Sep 27, 2024

Remains of South African freedom fighters arrive home from Zimbabwe and Zambia

South African officials say the remains of 49 freedom fighters who died while exiled in Zimbabwe and Zambia during the struggle against white minority rule in South Africa have been returned to the country

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024