The arrival of a new currency is always a public event, but it is rarely only about economics. The ZiG entered Zimbabwe’s daily life with a mixture of curiosity, caution and quiet fatigue. People lined up at banks. Others waited to see if shop prices would move. Most simply kept using whatever currency they trusted. A new note in a wallet can feel hopeful. It can also feel like an echo of things the country would rather forget.
Zimbabwe’s latest fiscal idea arrives with a simple promise: from January 2026, banks and mobile money operators will withhold fifteen percent on payments made to offshore digital platforms. It is meant to close a gap. The argument is that subscription fees and platform commissions stream out of the country without passing through the tax net, and the Treasury sees an opportunity to capture what has long slipped by.
There is a special art to sounding grand when saying something quite ordinary. It’s an art Zimbabwean state media has perfected. The latest performance arrived neatly packaged in a ZBC headline declaring that President Emmerson Mnangagwa “has been elected” the incoming Chairperson of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The sentence feels triumphant. “Elected.” It rolls off the tongue like a diplomatic … Continue reading No, President Mnangagwa Was Not ‘Elected’ To Chair COMESA
Donald Trump has never been shy about rewriting his own story. On September 6, 2025, The Telegraph reported that Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the House, went on CNN and said Trump had been an FBI informant on Jeffrey Epstein. He said it like it was fact. Neither hesitation nor proof either. The idea that Trump was undercover against Epstein sounds wild. It is … Continue reading Donald Trump ‘The Epstein FBI Informant’ Sounds A Lot Like Uebert Angel ‘The Gold Mafia Spy’
The government has found a new enemy. It’s neither hunger nor corruption. It’s not the crumbling clinics that turn the sick into corpses either. It’s tint. Permanent Secretary for Presidential Affairs and Devolution, Tafadzwa Muguti, announced that motorists should strip their windows bare. The logic is that drugs hide behind tinted glass, so the drugs will vanish once the glass is exposed. This is how … Continue reading Next They Will Ban Sunglasses and Pockets
In December 2025, Australia will switch off the lights for anyone under sixteen trying to enter social media. Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, and the rest will be off-limits. Because the government has decided. This is not a parental choice anymore. It is law. A platform that lets a fifteen-year-old slip through will face a fine of nearly fifty million Australian dollars. That is not … Continue reading Australia Just Opened the Door to a Digital Dictatorship
If I could pick one article that reveals the deep contradictions of contemporary gender discourse, it is Tendai Ruben Mbofana’s recent piece, “Can it truly be called empowerment if women still believe their worth lies in pleasing men’s desires?” Upon the first glance, it has all the markings of a serious intervention. That is, the concern for women’s liberation, the lament for a culture enslaved … Continue reading Tendai Ruben Mbofana’s Version Of Feminism Still Polices Women’s Choices
When a child is born, the world should pause. In that fragile moment between first cry and first touch, something larger than science occurs. Trust. A mother’s body, a father’s presence, a family’s breath converging in relief and joy. That is the ceremony of life, one that does not need certification or laboratory confirmation. To replace that moment with a swab and a form, to … Continue reading Compulsory Paternity DNA Testing at Birth is Not the Solution to Zimbabwe’s GBV Woes
Earlier Fastjet announced an inaugural flight between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls — four flights a week. Their new Bulawayo–Victoria Falls service is a win. It takes a five-hour, pothole-ridden road trip and turns it into under an hour in the air. The air distance is about 364 kilometres, and a one-way ticket can be found for around USD 135.00, sometimes less on promotion. That should … Continue reading Zimbabwe Air Travel Stuck in the Slow Lane
Views Every few years, whenever crime rates rise, someone will dust off a moral panic that blames the latest boogeyman for our social decay. In the 1980s, it was “Satanic” heavy metal. In the 1990s, it was kung fu movies. In the 2000s, it was video games. Now, apparently, my dear mentor Tendai wants us to believe that violent entertainment is breeding a violent Zimbabwe. … Continue reading Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing a Mirror For a Weapon
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