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SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Next They Will Ban Sunglasses and Pockets

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

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SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Compulsory Paternity DNA Testing at Birth is Not the Solution to Zimbabwe’s GBV Woes

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

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NOISY TRUTHS, REALITY BITES

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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SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing a Mirror For a Weapon

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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Prompt

Travel Plans

What are your future travel plans? I hadn’t really thought about it, to be honest.Travel felt like something other people planned. I was just surviving deadlines. Then one night, I found this Czech YouTuber. No fake influencer energy. Just raw clips of daily life in Prague—trams, moody streets, bread that looks like it means something.Now I want to go. Not for tourist spots. I just … Continue reading Travel Plans

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NOISY TRUTHS

She Is the Head of HR and She Knew Exactly What She Was Doing.

It takes a particular kind of cunning to navigate the highest tiers of corporate America—not just ambition, but the capacity to mold the perception of your presence, to exude both authority and discretion, power and plausible deniability. That, more than anything else, is the currency of Human Resources at the executive level. When the Coldplay kiss-cam scandal exploded online—two executives from the same company caught … Continue reading She Is the Head of HR and She Knew Exactly What She Was Doing.

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SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Is This Health Justice or State Overreach?

In the swiftly evolving drama of Zimbabwean healthcare, a new bill in Parliament has stirred both hope and alarm. The Medical Services Amendment Bill, championed by Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, seeks to align private hospital practices with constitutional guarantees. It empowers the health minister to cap fees, regulate pricing, and mandates that private institutions admit and stabilize emergency patients for at least … Continue reading Is This Health Justice or State Overreach?

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Politics, SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

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

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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

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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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