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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… Continue reading The Real Truth They Don’t Want You To Know: Why Property Is So Expensive In Zimbabwe
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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… Continue reading What the Musk–Trump Feud Tells Us About the Future of Power
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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… Continue reading WhatsApp’s New Feature Might Be a Gift to Con Artists
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FACT CHECK: Did South African Police Boss Label ZANU PF an International Criminal Organization?
Claim: An article published by ZimEye on July 26, 2025, alleges that General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Provincial Police Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, accused Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, of being an “international criminal organization”… Continue reading FACT CHECK: Did South African Police Boss Label ZANU PF an International Criminal Organization?
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Elites, Outsiders and the Illusion of A Bigger Table
Time To Read || 6 minutes Those with the ideas have no power Unknown There’s a certain kind of pseudo-wisdom that flourishes in the mouths of motivational speakers. The kind of statement… Continue reading Elites, Outsiders and the Illusion of A Bigger Table
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I’m Afraid Homosapien Has Had His Day.
All over the world, fundamentalist belief is gaining power. The stupid and ill-educated are easily scared of things like… I’m Afraid Homosapien Has Had His Day. Continue reading I’m Afraid Homosapien Has Had His Day.
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What fools we mortals be.
Somehow, the ideal of being a good and useful person has been replaced by the ideal of being a winner. Money, now: that’s how we’re supposed to…..
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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… Continue reading Why I Disagree With Nelson Mandela
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Why I hate politics!
So yea. I hate politics. Obviously. I hate how every five years we get into this frenzy about giving people with immeasurable riches and privilege the opportunity Why I hate politics! Continue reading Why I hate politics!
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- Bangsamoro Just Held an Election Forty Years in the Making and It Wasn’t a Clean One.
Voting opened Monday across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for the first parliamentary election in the region’s history. It was a milestone that took longer to arrive than most elections take to matter. The vote had been postponed four times since it was first scheduled for May 2022, pushed back to 2025, then October 2025, then March 2026, before finally landing on September … - The Philippines Wants To Criminalize Disinformation and Zimbabwe Should Pay Attention.
The Philippines is debating a question Zimbabweans should recognise immediately: what happens when a government gives itself the power to decide what counts as false information? On June 3, the Philippine House of Representatives passed the Digital Media Anti-False Information Act bill by an overwhelming 286-3 vote, with seven abstentions. The bill would criminalise knowingly publishing or spreading false information with the intent to cause … - New Zealand Is Welcoming the Tourists Whilst Its Workers Can’t Afford to Stay.
New Zealand’s tourism officials had reason to celebrate last month. Visitor arrivals in July surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time since the border closures of 2020, reaching a milestone that the government’s Tourism Growth Roadmap had targeted for the end of this year. Infometrics data showed arrivals to Queenstown up 20 percent from the previous year, while national visitor numbers have returned close to … - Australia’s Bird Flu Problem Is About to Stop Being a Bird Problem
A dead pelican on a beach is ordinarily a wildlife story. The pelican found at Edithburgh on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula this week was different. It tested positive for H5 bird flu, the first confirmed case in an Australian pelican since the virus arrived on the continent. It was one of five new positive events reported that day, alongside a silver gull, two crested terns … - Zimbabwe Has Become So Expensive to Govern That Government Is Now Cutting Its Own Taxes
Zimbabwe is cutting 291 licences, permits, levies and fees to reduce the cost of doing business. Good. But who made it expensive in the first place? These charges were created, approved and collected by the same system now removing them and presenting the change as reform. Zimbabwe has a habit of creating problems, living with them for years, then fixing part of them and asking …
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