The Real Truth They Don’t Want You To Know: Why Property Is So Expensive In Zimbabwe

I didn’t plan to write this. But sometimes an article burrows into your thoughts and refuses to let go. That’s what happened when I stumbled across a piece online titled “Why Are Properties So Pricey in Zimbabwe? Here Are 8 Reasons” published on 9 June, 2025, by NewZWire. It was informative, well-structured, and made a compelling case around factors like land shortages, inflation, and the … Continue reading The Real Truth They Don’t Want You To Know: Why Property Is So Expensive In Zimbabwe

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoJune 9, 2025June 9, 20251 Comment

SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Women, Water, and the Weight of Sustainability

Every day, in villages across Zimbabwe and beyond, a familiar figure appears: women and girls carrying heavy jerrycans under the sun, walking for kilometres to fetch water. They bend, stoop, and trudge, often returning home exhausted, yet their labour is seldom honoured. This image, so ordinary that it fades into the landscape is a vivid testament to how unsustainable policies weigh most heavily on those … Continue reading Women, Water, and the Weight of Sustainability

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoJune 9, 2025June 10, 2025Leave a comment

SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

WhatsApp’s New Feature Might Be a Gift to Con Artists

There is a seductive appeal to the word “privacy.” It conjures images of safety, control, and autonomy. It suggests a world in which one can participate without being exposed, speak without being watched, and interact without being tracked. So it’s no surprise that the tech world is constantly dressing its new features in the garments of privacy. But beneath the PR-friendly lingo, some of these … Continue reading WhatsApp’s New Feature Might Be a Gift to Con Artists

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoJune 8, 2025June 9, 2025Leave a comment

REALITY BITES

What the Musk–Trump Feud Tells Us About the Future of Power

There was a time when billionaires stayed in boardrooms and presidents stayed on podiums. Now, their worlds have fused into one volatile theatre. Over the past fortnight or so, a dramatic and very public fallout has erupted between Elon Musk (billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX) and Donald Trump, the recently re-elected president of the United States. It is vulgar, bizarre, and deeply instructive. And … Continue reading What the Musk–Trump Feud Tells Us About the Future of Power

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoJune 6, 2025June 10, 20251 Comment

Prompt

Sacrifices

What sacrifices have you made in life? Oh, sacrifices? You want to talk about sacrifices? I’ve bartered sleep like a desperate trader at a collapsing market: swapped it for deadlines, for dreams, for defiance. I’ve sat in rooms where my silence was safer than the truth but still chose to speak. Lost friends over convictions. Lost time over causes. Lost faith in systems that promised … Continue reading Sacrifices

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 17, 2025Leave a comment

REALITY BITES

The War In Sudan Is Still Happening And The World Has Moved On

Somewhere between the latest tech layoffs, celebrity gossip, and viral TikToks about how to season your trauma with lavender oil and affirmations, a war is still raging in Sudan. Yes, still. Not metaphorically. Not in the abstract. Real bombs, real bodies, real cities reduced to skeletal rubble. Real people, over 13 million of them fleeing from homes that once smelled of spice and promise. But … Continue reading The War In Sudan Is Still Happening And The World Has Moved On

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251 Comment

Politics

Champions

A true champion is someone that sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching. Hairy. Winning is great sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to take losses. Champions never complain, they are too busy getting better. To me, a peanut butter sandwich is the […] Champions Continue reading Champions

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 14, 2025Leave a comment

MIND, MYTH AND MADNESS

We Built God Out of Fear, Then Forgot the Blueprint

We built God out of fear.

Not love. Not peace. Not cosmic order.

Fear. Crude, elemental, and deeply human.

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 14, 20252 Comments

Prompt

Why I Disagree With Nelson Mandela

What public figure do you disagree with the most? There are few figures in modern history as globally revered as Nelson Mandela. His story has become mythic. 27 years in prison followed by a peaceful transition to democracy, crowned by his magnanimous embrace of those who once dehumanized him. Statues, street names, and documentary reels ensure that his image radiates eternal light. And yet, as … Continue reading Why I Disagree With Nelson Mandela

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 9, 20254 Comments

NOISY TRUTHS, THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Small Talk? I’d Rather Walk on Legos

There’s a special kind of pain that comes from stepping on a Lego. It’s sharp, unexpected, and deeply personal. Kind of like being asked, “So, what are you up to these days?” by someone you barely know, in the middle of a crowded bank queue.

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 9, 2025June 6, 20254 Comments

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Unapologetically authentic space for unapologetic reflections on Zimbabwean and Global politics, social justice, and the human condition: blending sharp critique with creative thought to challenge power and inspire change.

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