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Did You Know: Game of Thrones Had a Zimbabwean-Raised Star All Along

25 September 2026

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September In Motion: The Birds Came Home, Now Six Sculptors Are Carving New Ones

September In Motion: The Birds Came Home, Now Six Sculptors Are Carving New Ones

Six stone sculptors are showing eagles, owls, hornbills and rollers at Kori Studio in Bulawayo until 25 September, months after the last Great Zimbabwe bird returned home.

23 September 2026
The City That Named Zimbabwe: Why Every Zimbabwean Should See Great Zimbabwe Once

The City That Named Zimbabwe: Why Every Zimbabwean Should See Great Zimbabwe Once

Domestic visits to Great Zimbabwe jumped 26 percent last year, but most Zimbabweans still haven't seen the stone city that gave the country its name. Here's what's there and how to get to it.

20 September 2026
Hip Hop With a Live Band: Shoko's 16th Edition Makes a Point

Hip Hop With a Live Band: Shoko's 16th Edition Makes a Point

Shoko Festival returns from 24 to 26 September under the theme Unmuted, and its Mash Up Night is putting a full live band behind rappers who usually perform over backing tracks.

18 September 2026

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Did You Know: Game of Thrones Had a Zimbabwean-Raised Star All Along

Did You Know: Game of Thrones Had a Zimbabwean-Raised Star All Along

Salladhor Saan, the pirate lord who backed Stannis Baratheon, was played by an actor who did his entire schooling in Harare before building a career on London's biggest stages.

25 September 2026
Did You Know: Before Black Panther, Danai Gurira Was Writing Broadway History

Did You Know: Before Black Panther, Danai Gurira Was Writing Broadway History

Years before she became Okoye in Black Panther, Danai Gurira wrote a play that became the first production on Broadway with an entirely Black, entirely female cast and creative team.

24 September 2026
Did You Know: Bob Marley Paid His Own Way to Play Zimbabwe's Independence

Did You Know: Bob Marley Paid His Own Way to Play Zimbabwe's Independence

Bob Marley chartered his own plane, waived his fee, and flew 21 tonnes of equipment into a newborn Zimbabwe to play its independence celebrations in April 1980.

23 September 2026
Did You Know: The Bhundu Boys Opened for Madonna at Wembley Stadium

Did You Know: The Bhundu Boys Opened for Madonna at Wembley Stadium

A Harare band built on mbira and electric guitars ended up opening for Madonna at Wembley Stadium in 1987, one of the biggest crossover moments Zimbabwean music has ever had.

22 September 2026

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Hosted by our co-founder Elliot Twist alongside Aura Kawanzaruwa, My 2 Cents sits down with Zimbabwean musicians, authors, comedians and entertainment personalities for candid conversation on the culture, the industry and the moment.

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Warriors Kick Off the Road to AFCON 2027, and the Excitement Is Building

Warriors Kick Off the Road to AFCON 2027, and the Excitement Is Building

Zimbabwe opens 2027 AFCON qualifying against Sierra Leone this month, drawn in Group E alongside DR Congo, under new coach Ramon Catala.

9 September 2026
Masvingo Gets Scheduled Flights for the First Time in Years

Masvingo Gets Scheduled Flights for the First Time in Years

Air Zimbabwe launched Harare-Masvingo and Victoria Falls-Masvingo routes this week, giving Zimbabwe's oldest city air access it hasn't had in years.

6 September 2026
The World Bank Just Told Zimbabwe to Slow Down on Ditching the US Dollar

The World Bank Just Told Zimbabwe to Slow Down on Ditching the US Dollar

The World Bank warned Zimbabwe's 2030 plan to make the ZiG its only currency could trigger capital flight if rushed. Here's what it means for you.

6 September 2026
$200,000, No Equity, Ten Startups: Askya's Offer Lands in a Brutal Year for African Founders

$200,000, No Equity, Ten Startups: Askya's Offer Lands in a Brutal Year for African Founders

A new pan-African programme is offering ten AI startups six weeks of support and up to $200,000 without taking a share of the company, and it arrives in a year when fewer founders on the continent are raising money than at any point since 2021.

17 September 2026
The Intern Accused of Hacking CABS Out of US$1.1 Million

The Intern Accused of Hacking CABS Out of US$1.1 Million

A final-year MSU Computer Science student has been denied bail over an alleged US$1.1 million cyberheist at CABS, built on access he says never should have outlived his internship.

14 September 2026
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Just Landed, and It Comes With a Warning Label

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Just Landed, and It Comes With a Warning Label

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra is its most capable model yet, and the first to cross a critical cybersecurity threshold. Here's why that matters either way.

6 September 2026

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Learnmore Jonasi Survived a $27 Million Lion King Lawsuit. Here's What Comes Next

Learnmore Jonasi Survived a $27 Million Lion King Lawsuit. Here's What Comes Next

From getting booed at Book Café to a Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent and a courtroom win over Lebo M, the Chimanimani comic has had a year like no other, and his next stops are Canada, Oklahoma and the New York Comedy Festival.

25 September 2026
September In Motion: VaChikepe The Poet Takes His Voice Into English With A Dollar

September In Motion: VaChikepe The Poet Takes His Voice Into English With A Dollar

The Mutabaruka Award-winning poet has announced A Dollar, a seven-track album due on 28 October and his first recorded project in English.

25 September 2026
September In Motion: Doldo Wrote Masvingo Anthems for the City's Big Tourism Month

September In Motion: Doldo Wrote Masvingo Anthems for the City's Big Tourism Month

Masvingo rapper Doldo built a new four-track EP partly as an invitation to visit his city, just as Masvingo hosted the country's biggest tourism expo.

24 September 2026

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