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Are Zimbabweans in danger of mass starvation over government Super El Niño...

Are Zimbabweans in danger of mass starvation over government Super El Niño unpreparedness?   BY Tendai Ruben Mbofana     As global meteorologists issue unambiguous warnings of a severe Super El Niño...

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Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing Etymology for Ideology

Tendai Ruben Mbofana My dear mentor Tendai has just built an entire column on the false idea that words are haunted forever by wherever they were born, and that failing to research a phrase’s family...

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Phantom Data And Vulnerable Children

  Every morning at dawn the purple-crested Turaco, which used to be called the Red-winged Lourie, is among the first birds to sing. It’s a loud, beautiful call, forever unforgettable, ringing in the...

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Africa’s misery isn’t caused by a map: it’s time to confront our own...

Tendai Ruben Mbofana There was a surreal moment at the United Nations General Assembly recently when representatives gathered to celebrate what was hailed as a historic victory for the African...

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Why do Africans love moaning about colonialism when even our colonizers were...

Tendai Ruben Mbofana   I still can’t shake off the recent news that the UN General Assembly agreed to remap the world simply because African countries made noise over the size of the continent on...

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FM Donaldo Paiva triumphs in Malawi

Lilongwe, Malawi | 30th August 2026 – The 2026 Malawi Open Chess Championship concluded today with *FM Donaldo Paiva of Mozambique* crowned Open Champion, while compatriot *WCM Chineva Rufino...

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Zimbabwe has a problem with informal work. It also has a problem with...

Daniel Garwe ​The strategy calls for inclusion, infrastructure and social protection. It explicitly rejects enforcement as the sole answer. ​Then came 27 August. ​Daniel Garwe, the minister...

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When The Sky Breaks Twice In Three Years

​In the dry lands of Buhera and the low-slung valleys of Matabeleland, the earth remembers how the maize stalks curled and browned before the cobs could form. It remembers the dust storms that...

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Zimbabwe will never develop without industrialization: street vending is not...

​ Tendai Ruben Mbofana The government’s latest ultimatum ordering street vendors off the pavements of Harare by September 9, 2026, is a familiar play from a tired playbook.   To directly receive my...

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Do we feel important now that Africa looks bigger on the map?

Tendai Ruben Mbofana   For years, a passionate crusade has been waged against the traditional Mercator world map.   To directly receive my articles please join my WhatsApp Channel on:...

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