King Leopold II's private rule over the Congo Free State killed an estimated 10 million people between 1885 and 1908, a history still under-taught today.
Mureza announced its first 100 Prim8 SUVs for Zimbabwe and South Africa in 2021, here's what actually happened to that promise in the years since.
A rundown of the moments that shaped Zimbabwean hip hop in 2020, from the Gze/Noble Styles beef to Holy Ten's breakout and Cal_Vin's tragic death.
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.
TikTok's US ban saga is over. Here's how the January 2025 shutdown played out, and how an Oracle-led ownership deal settled things for good.
Facebook paused its under-13 'Instagram Kids' app in 2021 over backlash. It never came back, here's what Meta did instead, up to its $18bn 2026 settlement.
Our review of Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer, its emotion picture, and its Album of the Year Grammy nomination, plus what she's done since.
Our 2017 pick on 19-year-old Khalid's debut, American Teen, plus his 2025 album After the Sun Goes Down, his first since coming out publicly.
Our 2017 pick on Anderson .Paak's genre-blending soul and songwriting, plus what he's done since, from Silk Sonic's Grammy sweep to a 2025 NxWorries win.
Afro-fusion musician Dereck Mpofu presented WHO's 2026 Hepatitis and STI campaign song to Director-General Tedros in Geneva, his latest health-advocacy work.
Zimbabwean mbira artist Mary Anibal will perform at ACCES 2026 in Johannesburg this October, her first time playing South Africa with a full band.
Elsa Majimbo went from lockdown comedy videos to Valentino campaigns, a Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 nod, and is now pivoting toward filmmaking in Hollywood.
Starlink went live in Uganda on 2 September at roughly double what Zimbabwean subscribers pay, reigniting the same affordability debate Zimbabwe had at launch.
Zimbabwe's Starlink base is closing in on fibre and nearly matches Nigeria's, an extraordinary curve for a country a fraction of its size. Here's why.
Waste-to-energy could be a real opportunity for Africa, but Harare's own Pomona dumpsite deal shows how badly it can go if it isn't handled transparently.
Rockstar's 26-minute GTA 6 gameplay reveal broke viewing records, then split reaction into believers, critics, a cautious middle, and a defensive fanbase.
A category-by-category review of Supercell's Clash Royale, the mobile game that had a huge 2025 comeback and passed $4.9 billion in lifetime player spending.
Netflix confirmed free games back in 2021, here's what actually shipped, from 100+ mobile titles to its 2026 push into cloud gaming on TVs.
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.
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.
The July 2021 South African unrest had an immediate trigger, Jacob Zuma's jailing, but its deeper roots were unemployment and inequality.
