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

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

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

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

No, You Are Not Too Sensitive. The World Is Heavy Right Now

I’m going to say this plainly because I’m tired of people gaslighting themselves and each other just to survive another news cycle: No, you are not “too sensitive.” You are not weak for feeling like your chest is a little tighter these days. You’re not being dramatic for needing to lie down after scrolling headlines for five minutes. And you’re damn sure not overreacting for … Continue reading No, You Are Not Too Sensitive. The World Is Heavy Right Now

Ecological Conversion as Political Resistance

I remember reading Laudato Si’ not as a Catholic encyclical, but as a manifesto smuggled into the open—one that spoke of climate not as weather but as wound, economy not as growth but as theft. Pope Francis called for “ecological conversion,” but that phrase has always struck me as misnamed. Because it is more than personal transformation. It is political defiance. In a world where … Continue reading Ecological Conversion as Political Resistance

The Bail of a Man, the Silence of a Nation

Blessed Mhlanga is out. After seventy-two days of caged breath and cold concrete, after two humiliating bail denials and a nation’s stunned indifference, a judge has finally decided that the crime of journalism does not warrant indefinite punishment—at least not officially. He was released Tuesday 06 May on US$500 bail. But make no mistake: what has ended is not the injustice. Only the prelude. Because … Continue reading The Bail of a Man, the Silence of a Nation

The Govt Cannot Block The Exodus Of Professionals Through Force

Let’s not kid ourselves. You can burn the letters, double the fees, threaten the nurses, and chain the airport gates if you want—but people will still find a way to leave this crumbling husk of a nation. This isn’t just about migration anymore; it’s an escape. An instinct for survival. Zimbabwe has become a place where dreams go to drown, and the people, God help … Continue reading The Govt Cannot Block The Exodus Of Professionals Through Force