The price of going home: Christmas boxes and the final return from South Africa to Zimbabwe

Saana Hansen Each December, long-distance buses, minibus taxis and private cars stream northwards from South Africa as Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second biggest city, prepares for its annual ritual: the seasonal homecoming of “injiva” – migrants returning for Christmas. The old industrial city, where businesses have declined and shops and restaurants struggle to survive, fills temporarily with…

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In Pursuit of the Climate Change Agenda and Adequate Global Energy Supply:Is Artificial Intelligence a Friend or Foe?

By Professor Arthur GO Mutambara Artificial Intelligence’s Threat to Energy, Water and the Environment. Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems need to be powered.They require compute resources, comprising hardware and infrastructure components – primarily Central Processing Units (CPUs), Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), Neural Processing Units (NPUs), memory, storage, and networking – that provide…

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Thank You Harare, From A Sold Out Zimbabwe Homecoming Celebration And Summit

You believed Zimbabwe. You made it happen. The Zimbabwe Diaspora Homecoming Celebration & Business Summit Was officially FULLY BOOKED in Harare this week. From across the globe to home soil, the Homecoming Celebration brought together hundreds of diverse people in session, uniting the diaspora and local stakeholders to collaborate, invest and building together. Thank you…

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The Surprise Zimbabwe Woke Up To: Econet’s Bold Exit From The ZSE And The Birth Of A New Infrastructure Giant

By Jabulani Simplisio Chibaya This week many investors and brokers thought they were simply checking Econet’s share price. Instead, they woke up to one of the most consequential corporate announcements in Zimbabwe’s capital markets history. At 644.96 ZWG cents, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe did not just issue another cautionary statement: it effectively signalled a strategic reset,…

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African Novels Are Being Translated To English In A Bold New Trend: Here’s Ignatius Mabasa’s The Mad

Tinashe MushakavanhuAssistant Professor, Harvard University When it comes to African literature, translation has mostly meant translating work from European languages into African ones. Translation from African languages into English has been long overdue. Now it appears that a shift in the movement of stories across languages is underway. Works first written and published in African…

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Could Floyd Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement reshape South Africa’s political future for the 2026 elections?

Koketso Phasha Floyd Shivambu announcing the registration and recognition of Afrika Mayibuye Movement as a political party on Friday 05 September 2025 Political analysts expressed scepticism about South Africa’s political landscape following the launch of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement, with some questioning the authenticity of the party and its potential performance in the 2026 local…

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Kelly Khumalo Delivers Stunning Performance At Inaugural Kumba Festival

South African songstress wows Dunstable Conference Centre crowd with phenomenal show while Zimbabwean star Andy Muridzo calls for diaspora unity By Maria Constable Kelly Khumalo proved she remains one of South Africa’s most captivating performers as she headlined the inaugural Kumba Festival in Dunstable, August 30th, delivering what witnesses described as an ‘amazing performance’ despite…

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Minister Turns The Sod As WRSETA launches R80m Agricultural Retail Hub In The Eastern Cape

By Nhlanhla Mbatha Higher Education and Training Minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube this week cut into the soil to mark the sod-turning ceremony for the new R80 million Agricultural Retail Hub at Ingwe TVET College in the Eastern Cape. The hub, fully funded by the Wholesale & Retail Sector Education and Training Agency (WRSETA), will support agricultural…

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Professor Mutambara’s Book: Is a strategic framework for action: one that is bold, decolonial, and unapologetically African: Ralph Mupita

Good evening, esteemed guests, colleagues, and Professor Arthur Mutambara It is both an honour and a privilege to join you today for the launch of this timely and thought-provoking book, “Deploying Artificial Intelligence to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.” This is more than research—it’s a wake-up call. A call to harness the staggering power…

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Zimbabwean tycoon Ken Sharpe criticizes Harare fees after $4 billion project launch

Omokolade Ajayi Nearly a month after unveiling the first phase of his $4 billion Pomona City development, Zimbabwean businessman Ken Sharpe accused the Harare City Council of holding back growth through poor service delivery, high fees, and what he described as “incompetent operations.” Sharpe said developers were being left to shoulder costs that should fall…

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Elder Gong Of The Quorum Of The Twelve Apostles Will Dedicate The First House OfThe Lord To Zimbabwe On March 1, 2026

Dedication, open house dates announced for Harare Zimbabwe Temple By Scott Taylor The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced open house and dedication dates for the Harare Zimbabwe Temple, which will be the first dedicated house of the Lord in that south African nation and the ninth for…

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