Category: Magariro
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NHAURIRANO| Mutambo wekuKwereta Mabhuku muGaraji raSpiwe Mahachi-Harper
Click or not: NHAURIRANO| Mutambo wekuKwereta Mabhuku muGaraji raSpiwe Mahachi-HarperNHAURIRANO| Mutambo wekuKwereta Mabhuku muGaraji raSpiwe Mahachi-Harper Pfungwa dzangu dzakaramba dzichidzokera kuZimbabwe, kune vamwe vanofarira mabhuku seni. Ndaishuva kuti vawanewo mukana nemabhuku andanga ndaunganidza aya. Saka ndakaita shungu nekuunza mabhuku angu kuno. Ndichisvika Harare, ndakatanga nekushandura garaji rangu kuita imba yekuverengera. we Mahachi-Harper akadzoka kuZimbabwe muna2017 ndokusvikopaza garaji rake kumaflats ekuWestgate. Zvaipisa mabhuku ake ane… …
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Mukwasha Goes to Christmas
Click or not: Mukwasha Goes to ChristmasMukwasha (son-in-law), proverbially known as the money tree, is a Zimbabwean species known for his endless male abilities, from knifing bulls and stoning cobras to writing off budget deficits for the whole family tree. This Is Africa goes back in time to assemble the ultimate mukwasha playlist. …
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INTERVIEW| TRACE TV co-founder Claude Grunitzky chases his next big idea
Click or not: INTERVIEW| TRACE TV co-founder Claude Grunitzky chases his next big ideaClaude Grunitzky documented the urban culture scenes of different regions with his early media venture, TRACE TV. As lockdown put new emphasis on decentralised work culture, the Togolese-American journalist and businessman rolled out his new idea, TRUE Africa University, to empower the young African entrepreneurs going it alone. He shares insights into his work in… …
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How the Blockchain Lost Its Soul
Click or not: How the Blockchain Lost Its SoulCypherpunks developed cryptocurrency to limit the power of states over individuals. As governments turn to crypto-deterrence and cyberwarfare, the blockchain’s founding propositions of private space and individual freedom are being done away. …
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Jive TV Launch – Zimbabwe Replaces TV Monopoly with Sweetheart Licenses
Click or not: Jive TV Launch – Zimbabwe Replaces TV Monopoly with Sweetheart LicensesZimbabwe is making gestures to loosen the government chokehold on airwaves inherited from Rhodesia and maintained in the 42 years of independence. But broadcasting licenses have been selectively awarded to Zanu PF politicians, oligarchs, state enterprises and the army. New television stations are merely the latest horsemen of Zimbabwe’s airpocalypse. …
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OBITUARY| Cont Mhlanga Was Relentlessly Committed to Arts Development and Free Speech
Click or not: OBITUARY| Cont Mhlanga Was Relentlessly Committed to Arts Development and Free SpeechZimbabwean dramatist Continueloving “Cont” Mhlanga died in Bulawayo on Monday (1 August), aged 64. The highly regarded theatre director also made his mark as screenwriter, actor, arts manager and broadcaster. Banned and arrested by Robert Mugabe’s government, he was also fearlessly committed to free speech. …
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Drunken Piper – King Kwela Spokes Mashiyane
Click or not: Drunken Piper – King Kwela Spokes MashiyaneKwela pennywhistler Johannes “Spokes” Mashiyane (1933-1972) is one of the most influential names in African music. Sitting atop the loose genealogy of South African movements from kwela and mbaqanga to kwaito and amapiano, Mashiyane is also an old head in the township music renaissance of Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho and other scenes. …
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Bill Saidi Was a Renaissance Man
Click or not: Bill Saidi Was a Renaissance ManBesides, the president was already unimpressed with Saidi’s failure to write about humanism (the philosophy Kaunda wears on a t-shirt and preaches from a bicycle in history books). One lucky pardon from the president, after Saidi had managed to get himself fired from an important editorship, was punctuated with the singular instruction: “Write about humanism!” …
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Lovemore Majaivana’s Totem Feast
Click or not: Lovemore Majaivana’s Totem FeastOnai Mushava discusses the metaphysical dimension of Zimbabwean mbaqanga pioneer Lovemore Majaivana’s music in the context of Ndebele orature. …
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Michael Lannas Inspired By Migrant Workers
Click or not: Michael Lannas Inspired By Migrant Workers“I grew up in what was Rhodesia. At a very early age (three or four years) I fell in love with African music. I would wake up at 5am to the sound of African migrant workers singing as they made their way to work at the Makgoweng (the place of the white people),” Lannas recalled. …