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

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoSeptember 3, 2025September 3, 2025Leave a comment

NOISY TRUTHS

History Will Judge Us By Our Social Media Timelines

Views When the story of Zimbabwe in these years is finally written, I suspect it will not be remembered for what we suffered, but for how lightly we took it. The record will not be one of famine, mismanagement, and squandered opportunities. It will be one of hashtags, punchlines, and endless forwarding. We will not be immortalised as a people crushed under unbearable hardship, but … Continue reading History Will Judge Us By Our Social Media Timelines

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025Leave a comment

NOISY TRUTHS, Politics, THIS IS NOT A DRILL

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

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 5, 2025May 6, 20252 Comments

NOISY TRUTHS, Opinion, Politics

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

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 5, 2025May 8, 2025Leave a comment

Opinion, Politics

Minister Machakaire Just Discovered What the Rest of Us Live With

I saw the post on X just after 9 a.m., while waiting in a queue for my grandmother’s antibiotics at a local clinic. The power had gone out, again. There was no doctor on duty, again. And someone’s mother was crying in the hallway because she’d just been told to “bring her own gloves.” It was against this backdrop that I opened my phone and … Continue reading Minister Machakaire Just Discovered What the Rest of Us Live With

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 5, 2025May 5, 20252 Comments

NOISY TRUTHS, Politics, THIS IS NOT A DRILL

Who Owns the Future When the Youth Are Just Campaign Props?

I am tired of being a slogan.

Tired of being the glossy smile on a political poster, the ‘youth’ they name-drop when it’s time to chase votes or donors or dreams that were never built for us. I am tired of being the opening act at your summits, the dance troupe at your national celebrations, the one who reads the prepared speech about “hope” while you sip whisky and rehearse betrayal in the comfort of your bulletproof sedans. You wheel us out like ornaments, like cultural seasoning, and then stuff us back into unemployment, depression, or exile once the cameras are off.

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251 Comment

Politics

Patriotism Without Accountability Is Just Propaganda

There is no virtue in waving a flag drenched in blood. There is no dignity in singing an anthem muffled by the cries of the brutalized. And there is certainly no honour in pledging allegiance to a state that beats its people into silence and starves them into submission. Yet across the world, governments and their loyalists invoke the word “patriotism” like scripture, using it not as a unifier, but as a whip to silence dissent. This is not patriotism. This is propaganda. And propaganda in the hands of the powerful is a dangerous tool—a mask worn by tyranny, cloaked in national colours.

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025Leave a comment

#Corruption

Unveiling ZEC’s Whirlwind of Corruption Rumors

In the realm of political scandals and corruption allegations, Zimbabwe often finds itself on the global stage for all the wrong reasons. The recent uproar surrounding the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Chivhayo, and alleged state capture has once again thrust the nation into a whirlwind of controversy and speculation. As social media buzzes with accusations of misappropriation of funds and shady dealings, one cannot help … Continue reading Unveiling ZEC’s Whirlwind of Corruption Rumors

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoJune 21, 2024Leave a comment

Climate

Progress is The Amazon’s biggest Foe

Deep in the lush, green heart of the Amazon, there’s a quiet battle raging. It’s a place where the thick greenery paints a living masterpiece, but beneath the surface, trouble is brewing. This corner of the world still holds onto the secrets of ancient times, but now, it’s under attack by what some call “progress,” leaving deep wounds in the earth. The real price of this progress is written in the lives of the local tribes, the true keepers of the forest, who see their sacred land being torn apart to serve needs of distant lands.

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 23, 2024May 23, 20242 Comments

Politics

Mass Incarceration is a National Shame

“An illegitimate government breeds not only discontent but also a sense of lawlessness that permeates through the very fabric of society.” This statement rings true for Zimbabwe, where the rise in crime is not merely a statistic to be analyzed but a reflection of our state of economy and governance. The recent years have seen a notable rise in crime rates in Zimbabwe, with offenses … Continue reading Mass Incarceration is a National Shame

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoMay 23, 2024May 23, 2024Leave a comment

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