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REALITY BITES

Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi is Wrong About Debt Free “Wealth”

Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi recently wrote a piece on Byo 24 that has been shared widely by the news pirates on WhatsApp. He argued that Zimbabweans are wealthier than Americans because they buy cars and build houses without debt. No mortgages. No student loans. No credit cards. The picture painted was one of a people living debt-free, while the West is drowning in obligations. It … Continue reading Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi is Wrong About Debt Free “Wealth”

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The Outrage over Social Work Exams Is Embarrassing For The Profession

The announcement that Zimbabwe’s social workers will soon be required to sit for a licensing examination has been met with loud protests. On social media, the mood has been indignant. Graduates ask why they should face another exam after years of university study. Others suspect the Council of Social Workers is overreaching. Yet much of this outrage feels misplaced when seen in the wider context … Continue reading The Outrage over Social Work Exams Is Embarrassing For The Profession

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It’s Poverty Professor Mapfumo and Not a Plot

At the recently held University of Zimbabwe 44th graduation ceremony, Professor Paul Mapfumo stood before graduates, dignitaries, and the President. He insisted that his “transformation agenda” would not be derailed by those he claims are launching sustained attacks on him and his administration. It was a dramatic line for a graduation ceremony, but also a misplaced one. For no one is plotting against him. No … Continue reading It’s Poverty Professor Mapfumo and Not a Plot

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Why This Year’s UZ Graduates Might Struggle Abroad

The University of Zimbabwe’s graduation this year unfolded with all the usual fanfare. Families travelled from across the country to see their children receive caps and gowns. Students smiled for the cameras, speeches were made, and the air was thick with pride. Yet beneath the celebration, there was an unease that would not vanish with the tossing of mortarboards. This was not an ordinary graduation. … Continue reading Why This Year’s UZ Graduates Might Struggle Abroad

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The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe’s Medicine Cabinet

Views Walk into any pharmacy in Zimbabwe and you will find them. Antibiotics sold for headaches, for colds, for a sore throat after a night in the rain. No lab test, no prescription from a doctor who has checked if the illness is even bacterial. Just a polite exchange of cash and pills. We are using them for everything, and it is going to cost … Continue reading The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe’s Medicine Cabinet

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When Did We as a Society Sink So Low?

Honestly, I’m not sure when it happened. Maybe it was when we started believing WhatsApp forwards more than doctors. Or when “political debate” became a competition to see who can insult the other side more creatively. Or maybe when we decided that the most important thing in life is being seen, preferably in a selfie, preferably with a caption about “blessings” next to a plate … Continue reading When Did We as a Society Sink So Low?

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REALITY BITES, REFLECTION SUNDAY

Where the clock ends

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Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo

Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo is a social justice activist, writer and blogger.

If no one ever died, the word “life” would be meaningless.
It would not even exist.
We only name something when there is also something it is not.
Light means nothing without darkness.
Heat means nothing without cold.
You only know a thing because you have known its opposite.

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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

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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

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