Tag Archive: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Bond Note Panic, Class and Other Considerations

We are all default economists in Zimbabwe now. Or at least some sort of experts in asset management and financial services. Mainly because of...

Article | October 11, 2016
Zimbabwean Music and its Influence on Society

Zimbabwean music has continued playing an important part in the country’s cultural history, shaping social discourse in the everyday lives of people. Over the...

Article | October 05, 2016
‘Capital’ and Inequality in Zimbabwe

Photo Credit: BBC A friend who lives and works in the Diaspora recently gave me a copy of the highly regarded French economist Thomas...

Article | October 03, 2016
The complexities of Social Media in Zimbabwe

For the past two months, Zimbabwe has been dominating the regional and international news headlines following a “wave” of protests, mainly in the capital...

Article | September 15, 2016
Remembrance, Nostalgia, Recognition and Zimbabwe’s Circular Small Change Politics

There is a lot of political remembrance, nostalgia and contestation for recognition across Zimbabwe’s political spectrum. Occurring against the backdrop of the national heroes...

Article | August 30, 2016
We Need To Talk About Class and Consciousness in Zimbabwe

We have stopped talking about ‘class’ in Zimbabwe. Yet ironically our national and very real political contestations have generally been motivated by the ‘politics...

Article | July 28, 2016
July 6 Stay Away: Enter WhatsApp+ Mediating Zimbabwe’s New Consciousness

There are a number of causes and actors for the mass action that occurred in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, 6 July 2016. Some reasons being...

Article | July 11, 2016
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority: Passing the Burden to the Customer

The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is a behemoth of a state owned and commercialized enterprise. Its remit, which is generating and supplying electricity...

Article | March 11, 2016
Zimbabwe Blogging Silent and for Profit, Zimbabwe’s Mobile Phone Revolution

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) recently announced in its 2015 third quarter report that there are almost 12, 4 million...

Article | February 04, 2016
Zimbabwe Blogging Robert Mugabe and the Girl Called Zimbabwe

So, you took this woman to your house. You knew very well that in the village everyone wanted her. Everyone wanted to be close to...

Article | February 03, 2016