Harare aims to join a growing list of African cities hosting high profile events to sell local art and bolster artists.
Zimbabwe
Politics and Society Obituary: Alex Magaisa was an exception to our public discourse’s toxic rules
Zimbabwean public intellectual Dr Alex Tawanda Magaisa died on Sunday, June 5, aged 46. He was best known as a prolific columnist on Zimbabwe’s ongoing democratic struggle in mainstream media and for his widely discussed The Big Saturday Read blog, which This Is Africa republished.
Politics and Society Slim chance that Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections will be competitive
There are new contenders, but the political playing field is as unbalanced as under Robert Mugabe.
Arts, Culture and Sport Interview — Ndebele novelist Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya is seeking the ancient paths
Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya is one of the more prominent writers writing in Ndebele. Her new novel, Zalabantu Ziyebantwini’, came out this month. It will be followed by her fourth book, Portrait of Emlanjeni, later this year.
Arts, Culture and Sport Obituary — Hoosain Ayob: ‘His influence on cricket in Africa was majestic and magnificent’
For many decades, cricket in Africa used to be viewed as a preserve of a tiny, elite minority. Through the selfless efforts of many individuals, some at great personal sacrifice, the game is now spreading at an encouraging pace beyond the traditional African cricket-playing nations. One of these heroes is Hoosain Ayob, known by many in his homeland as Uncle Hoosain.
Arts, Culture and Sport The Burden of the Writer’s Legacy
A year after his debut novella, Diaspora Dreams, Andrew Chatora thinks about the place of the African writer in the global context. Nominated for a major award in Zimbabwe, Diaspora Dreams interrogates identity, belonging and the migrant experience, a thread also followed by Chatora’s new novel, Where the Heart Is.
Arts, Culture and Sport Top African Fintech company Mukuru announces Crystal Palace sponsorship
Top African Fintech company Mukuru has announced that it will be the 2022/23 official sleeve sponsor for English Premier League side, Crystal Palace.
Arts, Culture and Sport Jive TV launch – Zimbabwe replaces TV monopoly with sweetheart licenses
Zimbabwe is making gestures to loosen the government chokehold on airwaves inherited from Rhodesia and maintained in the 42 years of independence. But broadcasting licenses have been selectively awarded to Zanu PF politicians, oligarchs, state enterprises and the army. New television stations are merely the latest horsemen of Zimbabwe’s airpocalypse.
Arts, Culture and Sport No reason Bafana shouldn’t qualify for Afcon
Football can be fickle, but the national men’s team stand a good chance of coming out on top of their group of South Africa, Morocco, Liberia and Zimbabwe.