The Mountains All Around Us
Andrew Field, The mountains that ring Mutare are under systematic assault. Chinese-operated mining activity has encroached on slopes, ridgelines and catchments once considered the beautiful natural heritage of Mutare and…
A Lion Called ‘Blondie.’
Hannes Wessels, It was with dismay I read a recent report in ‘The Times of London’ about the recent killing in western Zimbabwe of a lion named ‘Blondie.’ Reading about…
The Sadness Of Being Right.
Hannes Wessels On the 18th April it was the 45th anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence and a time for reflection. The response from millions of impoverished people was a desultory one…
White Farmer Conundrum
By Andrew Field Zimbabwe’s government announced its first remittances under the Global Compensation Agreement (GCA) in April 2025, disbursing US $3 million to dispossessed farmers, representing 1% of the total…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 16 March – Sunday 23 March: On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to fire Shin Bet director Ronen Bar amid months of rising tensions.…
Fishing with Leon ‘Dog’ Varley.
By Paul Connolly.* For a long time the two good friends did not speak to each other, but the incident has been forgotten and now they’re in irregular communication. Even…
The Race Against Racism
Hannes Wessels, While I was not living in South Africa when the ANC, led by Nelson Mandela, came to power in 1994 it was plain to see that almost the…
NOW…HERE IS A THING
Nigel Henson Greetings All, Allow me to introduce myself…Nigel Henson is the name I am usually called by…as is common, I have been known by many others, not all flettering,…
Reparations: Who Owes Who?
Hannes Wessels, As a delegate at the recently held Cop 28 climate conference in Dubai, Ndileka Mandela, Nelson’s granddaughter, grabbed headlines when she denounced Britain and the Royal family, for…
Zimbos and the Australian Election
Will Keys, On the 21st of May 2022, Australian citizens went to the polls to elect the 47th Parliament in a general election. All of the 151 lower house seats…