Opinion

When immigration becomes the ballot: Why South Africa’s local elections are no longer about potholes

By Gabriel Manyati ​The winter air in Johannesburg carries a familiar, bitter chill, but the heat rising from the tarmac in the inner city has...

From G40 to Lacoste: How Operation Restore Legacy fooled a nation

By Gabriel Manyati ​On 18 November 2017, the streets of Harare became the stage for a collective delusion. Millions of Zimbabweans embraced soldiers, climbed onto...

When xenophobia turns inward: How South Africa’s anti-immigrant campaign is breeding tribalism

By Gabriel Manyati ​When Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba recently issued a chilling warning that anti-immigrant demonstrations were turning inward, she articulated a crisis that...

A more intelligent and ethical way of neutralizing Chivhayo’s offer

By Farai Maguwu Some Zimbabweans are red-hot angry that Thomas Mapfumo has accepted the monetary offer to perform at Jah Prayzah's wedding and Sir Wicknell's...

Thomas Mapfumo hurts. For many reasons #Zimbabwe

By Takura Zhangazha My late father first introduced my sisters, brother and I to a song called ‘Mugarandega’ in the late 1980s. It was on vinyl record player...

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