Spanner, scarf and saw – Beauty Hughes and the art of the possible
by BERNARD CHIKETO A WORKSHOP is not, usually, the most promising setting for a revolution.
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Digital tax overhaul needed to unlock Zimbabwe’s connectivity dividend
by STAFF WRITER STATE-OWNED mobile operator NetOne has appealed for fiscal reforms to ease the cost of network expansion, arguing that prohibitive taxes on digital infrastructure are throttling Zimbabwe’s ambition to become a regional technology hub.
Of rivers and revenues – how Odzani Falls marries power with tourism
by BERNARD CHIKETO IN THE rugged highlands of Manicaland, where the Odzani River carves its path through ancient rock, a quiet revolution is underway. For decades, Zimbabwe has been caught in a debilitating cycle of energy poverty, with power outages stifling industry and dimming homes for up to 18 hours a day.
The last stand
Two courts, one verdict, and a man who would not leave by BERNARD CHIKETO THE LEGAL journey of Wilson Masokovere has reached its terminus—not with a bang, but with the quiet thud of a gavel.
Celebrated at State House
Jeys Marabini, a Zimbabwean troubadour, discovers that the best endorsement comes in uniform by STAFF WRITER “WHAT a humbling moment,” marvelled Jeys Marabini, a musician known for his nimble fusion of imbube and Afro-jazz.
The Greyhound of the Highveld
A new luxury coach service between Mutare and Bulawayo is promising to reclaim road travel from the chaos of the rank. by BERNARD CHIKETO FOR anyone who has braved Zimbabwe’s long-distance bus network, the memory is visceral. It is a cacophony of blaring horns and competing touts, a scrum for luggage space, and a journey…
The great wall of Manhize
by STAFF WRITER FOR THE elderly women of Mushenjere village, Zimbabwe’s grand industrial future is a wall. Erected by Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO), it encloses all the arable land they once farmed. Four years on, they have not planted a single crop.
The tree, the snake, and the women who hold the land together
by BERNARD CHIKETO A COMPLETELY harmless Spotted Bush Snake hung over a pack of nervous journalists huddling in the cool shed of a giant baobab. It warmed itself in perfect camouflage against the grey, leafless bark, oblivious to the muffled murmur below—a unified verdict, delivered by phobia, that all snakes are dangerous.
A model of how not to modernise Zimbabwe’s informal economy
by BERNARD CHIKETO FOR 44 YEARS Michael Chikati has welded and hammered at Sakubva Green Market.