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.

Did You Know? — 25 September 2026
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.

Entertainment — 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.

Entertainment — 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.

Did You Know? — 24 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.

Entertainment — 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.

Did You Know? — 23 September 2026
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.

Features — 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.

Did You Know? — 22 September 2026
Did You Know: Mokoomba Started as School Friends Jamming After Class

Did You Know: Mokoomba Started as School Friends Jamming After Class

Before the Songlines awards and the 40-country tours, Mokoomba was six childhood friends from Chinotimba township learning instruments together after school.

Did You Know? — 21 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.

Features — 20 September 2026
The Self-Taught Filmmaker Playing Mr. 9 in Netflix's One Piece

The Self-Taught Filmmaker Playing Mr. 9 in Netflix's One Piece

Daniel Lasker started making films because there was no industry to join, won festival awards for a Ndebele language sci-fi short, and now plays a Baroque Works agent in one of Netflix's biggest live action series.

Entertainment — 18 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.

Features — 18 September 2026
Operation Chenesa: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Harare's Vendor Crackdown

Operation Chenesa: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Harare's Vendor Crackdown

Harare's latest vending crackdown has already partially reversed itself, so here's what Kigali and Durban got right, why the same fight is playing out in New York and Barcelona, and what the mayor, the minister and the vendors' own union are actually saying about it.

Features — 18 September 2026
10 Zimbabwean YouTube Channels Actually Worth Your Subscribe Button

10 Zimbabwean YouTube Channels Actually Worth Your Subscribe Button

From a farm-rebuild documentary series to Zimbabwe's answer to Tiny Desk, ten Zimbabwean YouTube channels that are building something real instead of chasing viral moments.

Features — 18 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.

Tech — 17 September 2026
Mhare Just Landed on GlobalComix, Nearly a Decade After Its First Page

Mhare Just Landed on GlobalComix, Nearly a Decade After Its First Page

Zimbabwe's first superhero team comic, created by Harare artist Tino Makoni, has finally moved off convention-table sales onto a major digital platform alongside Marvel and DC.

Entertainment — 17 September 2026
Meet the Producer Behind One of Animation's Buzziest New Fantasy Series

Meet the Producer Behind One of Animation's Buzziest New Fantasy Series

Achugogo: Tale of the Spring Chaser just won Annecy's inaugural TCCF Prize, produced in part by Tendayi Nyeke, a Zimbabwean-born alum of Triggerfish Animation Studios.

Features — 14 September 2026
Why Crazy Kennar's Skits Might Be the Most Important Social Commentary on Africa Right Now

Why Crazy Kennar's Skits Might Be the Most Important Social Commentary on Africa Right Now

Kenyan comedian Crazy Kennar built a following on relatable, satirical takes on African governance, and it recently earned him a face to face selfie with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

Features — 14 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.

Tech — 14 September 2026
Reality Shift Has Opened in Westgate: Inside Harare's First Illusion Experience

Reality Shift Has Opened in Westgate: Inside Harare's First Illusion Experience

Reality Shift, an interactive illusion experience with an upside-down room and a mirror maze, has opened at Westgate. Confirmed via the venue's own Instagram and TikTok: it's open now, $15 entry, 9am-7pm daily.

Features — 14 September 2026
Otakukon 2026: Zimbabwe's Anime Festival Levels Up Its Japan Culture Corner

Otakukon 2026: Zimbabwe's Anime Festival Levels Up Its Japan Culture Corner

OKAF 2026 brought a bigger Japan Culture Corner, an Embassy-funded manga mentorship booth, and a real Zimbabwean artist's shot at publication in Japan.

Features — 11 September 2026
Zimbabwe Made It to Kelis's Top 5 African Countries

Zimbabwe Made It to Kelis's Top 5 African Countries

Milkshake singer Kelis ranks Zimbabwe among her top African countries for Victoria Falls, years after her very first trip to the continent, at 17, started there too.

Features — 10 September 2026
Body Count Is a Masterclass in Just How Far Zimbabwean Animation Has Come

Body Count Is a Masterclass in Just How Far Zimbabwean Animation Has Come

Harare studio Lightbulbs & Lazers Animation's new drama series Body Count tackles masculinity, faith and stigma with a visual polish that shows how far the medium has grown in Zimbabwe.

Entertainment — 9 September 2026
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.

News — 9 September 2026
Meet the Zimbabwean Sailor Attempting to Sail Solo, Non-Stop, Around the World

Meet the Zimbabwean Sailor Attempting to Sail Solo, Non-Stop, Around the World

Fraser Flight grew up on a Zimbabwean tobacco farm hundreds of miles from the sea. In 2027, he's aiming to become the first Zimbabwean, and the first person from any landlocked African country, to sail solo, unassisted and non-stop around the world.

Features — 8 September 2026
GTA 6's Extended Trailer Dropped, and the Internet Split Into Four Camps

GTA 6's Extended Trailer Dropped, and the Internet Split Into Four Camps

Rockstar's 26-minute GTA 6 gameplay reveal broke viewing records, then split reaction into believers, critics, a cautious middle, and a defensive fanbase.

Entertainment — 6 September 2026
A Zimbabwean Wrote a WHO Campaign Song, and Geneva Noticed

A Zimbabwean Wrote a WHO Campaign Song, and Geneva Noticed

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.

Did You Know? — 6 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.

Tech — 6 September 2026
Mary Anibal Is Taking Mbira to Johannesburg

Mary Anibal Is Taking Mbira to Johannesburg

Zimbabwean mbira artist Mary Anibal will perform at ACCES 2026 in Johannesburg this October, her first time playing South Africa with a full band.

Did You Know? — 6 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.

News — 6 September 2026
Elsa Majimbo Went Viral in Lockdown, Here's Where She Is Now

Elsa Majimbo Went Viral in Lockdown, Here's Where She Is Now

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.

Did You Know? — 6 September 2026
Uganda Just Got Starlink, and It's Already More Expensive Than Zimbabwe's

Uganda Just Got Starlink, and It's Already More Expensive Than Zimbabwe's

Starlink went live in Uganda on 2 September at roughly double what Zimbabwean subscribers pay, reigniting the same affordability debate Zimbabwe had at launch.

Tech — 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.

News — 6 September 2026
The Zimbabwean Bringing Marimba to the Dance Floor

The Zimbabwean Bringing Marimba to the Dance Floor

Kudzai Muwori, known as WOWRAE, has spent 16 years fusing Zimbabwean marimba with AfroHouse and AfroTech, from school hobby to festival stages.

Did You Know? — 6 September 2026
Zimbabwe Has the Second-Highest Starlink Uptake in Africa, Here's Why

Zimbabwe Has the Second-Highest Starlink Uptake in Africa, Here's Why

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.

Tech — 6 September 2026
TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown and return in the US

TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown and return in the US

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.

Tech — 21 January 2025
Clash Royale: A Strategic Card Battle Game

Clash Royale: A Strategic Card Battle Game

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.

Entertainment — 6 March 2024
Instagram Kids never launched, here's what Meta built instead

Instagram Kids never launched, here's what Meta built instead

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.

Tech — 27 September 2021
Resident Evil 4 VR launched on Oculus Quest 2, here's how it turned out

Resident Evil 4 VR launched on Oculus Quest 2, here's how it turned out

Resident Evil 4 VR hit its October 21, 2021 launch date on Quest 2 and went on to win Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards. Here's where it stands now.

Tech — 27 September 2021
These are your best, most secure VPN options

These are your best, most secure VPN options

A practical guide to picking a VPN in 2026, what it actually protects you from, why it matters more in Zimbabwe than most places, and which ones to trust.

Tech — 27 September 2021
The forgotten genocide in the Congo.

The forgotten genocide in the Congo.

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.

Features — 28 July 2021
Netflix Games: what happened after the 2021 announcement

Netflix Games: what happened after the 2021 announcement

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.

Entertainment — 22 July 2021
African Car Company Mureza Launches First 100 Cars.

African Car Company Mureza Launches First 100 Cars.

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.

Features — 20 July 2021
The Real Reason Behind the South African Protests

The Real Reason Behind the South African Protests

The July 2021 South African unrest had an immediate trigger, Jacob Zuma's jailing, but its deeper roots were unemployment and inequality.

News — 14 July 2021
Unlocking the Value In Waste Management

Unlocking the Value In Waste Management

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.

Tech — 2 July 2021
Zim Hip Hop in 2020

Zim Hip Hop in 2020

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.

Features — 29 June 2021
Windows 11: A long awaited update with a few disappointments

Windows 11: A long awaited update with a few disappointments

My first impressions from Microsoft's June 2021 Windows 11 reveal, plus how features like Android apps and gaming actually panned out years later.

Features — 27 June 2021
Android 12: Our Thoughts

Android 12: Our Thoughts

Our first impressions of Android 12's Material You redesign and privacy tools from Google I/O 2021, plus how much of that vision actually stuck around.

Features — 20 June 2021
Our very own Elliot Twist features in Urban Grooves 'The Journey' by Disrapt TV

Our very own Elliot Twist features in Urban Grooves 'The Journey' by Disrapt TV

How a 2001 broadcasting law requiring 75% local music gave rise to Urban Grooves, the Zimbabwean genre our own Elliot Twist covers in a Disrapt TV documentary.

Features — 4 May 2021
How drones are now becoming mainstream.

How drones are now becoming mainstream.

Drone delivery has gone from novelty to real infrastructure, from Zipline's medical drones across Africa to Amazon Prime Air's US expansion.

Tech — 26 March 2021
Did You Know: Tongayi Chirisa

Did You Know: Tongayi Chirisa

From Studio 263 to voicing Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows and starring in AMC's Mayfair Witches, the Hollywood rise of Zimbabwean actor Tongayi Chirisa.

Did You Know? — 23 March 2021
From One 2021 Launch to 12 Million Starlink Subscribers Worldwide

From One 2021 Launch to 12 Million Starlink Subscribers Worldwide

A 2021 Starlink launch video revisited: how the constellation grew from 60 satellites to over 11,000, and 12 million users across 160+ countries.

Tech — 14 March 2021
3D Printing and how its changing the world.

3D Printing and how its changing the world.

3D printing has moved well past prototypes, it's now building rockets, entire housing communities, and early transplantable human tissue.

Tech — 9 March 2021
Introducing BOOM BOX

Introducing BOOM BOX

Introducing Boom Box, our music reaction series, launched with a look at Winky D's December 2020 Ragga Msambo trilogy and the Zim Dancehall King's reign.

Entertainment — 10 February 2021
Nubia: Wonder Woman's Sister Origins

Nubia: Wonder Woman's Sister Origins

Nubia, DC's first Black female superhero and Wonder Woman's twin, is now Queen of the Amazons in the comics, and might be headed to the DCU next.

Features — 20 August 2018
Did you Know: Sibongile Mlambo

Did you Know: Sibongile Mlambo

Bulawayo-born actress Sibongile Mlambo has starred in Black Sails, Teen Wolf, Lost in Space, Siren, and now Starz's Power Book III: Raising Kanan.

Did You Know? — 16 August 2018
Zimbabwean Metal: Dividing the Element

Zimbabwean Metal: Dividing the Element

Dividing the Element made history as the first metal record with Shona lyrics in 2018. Here's the Harare band's origin story and where they stand now.

Features — 4 July 2018
Films Shot in Zimbabwe

Films Shot in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe stood in for apartheid-era South Africa in the 80s, here are four major Hollywood films with A-list stars shot in the country.

Did You Know? — 3 July 2018
Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer Album review

Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer Album review

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.

Entertainment — 28 May 2018
Did You Know: Chipo Chung

Did You Know: Chipo Chung

Chipo Chung, the Zimbabwean-raised actress behind Doctor Who's Chantho, is the daughter of former education minister Fay Chung. Her story, updated.

Did You Know? — 13 November 2017
Soul Pick: Khalid

Soul Pick: Khalid

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.

Entertainment — 29 May 2017
Soul Pick: Anderson Paak

Soul Pick: Anderson Paak

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.

Entertainment — 19 May 2017
Soul Pick: Lemonade

Soul Pick: Lemonade

Our 2017 review of Beyoncé's Lemonade on its first anniversary, nine years later, Rolling Stone named it the single greatest album of the 21st century.

Entertainment — 25 April 2017
Soul Pick: Jungle Pu$$y

Soul Pick: Jungle Pu$$y

Our 2017 pick on Junglepussy's wit and self-love message, updated with where she's ended up: a role in Paul Thomas Anderson's 2025 film, named after her.

Entertainment — 17 April 2017

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