Thoughts & Reflections
Listening: An Art
Have you ever tried to speak to someone who was not paying attention to what you said? Remember how frustrating that was? On the other hand, do you recall talking to someone who was actively […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Current Affairs
Fostering Unity In A Year of Pain & Isolation
For most people, the end of any year is traditionally a time of reflection. A time to take stock of whatever happened in the past 12 months. Lockdowns across the world meant that our “normal” […]
Thoughts & Reflections
I Played Myself
By Grace Ancillar For the longest time especially in those moments when my mother would shove me to bed in the middle of the coolest TV drama series of our time I would look back […]
Culture
Fat People Do Not Owe You Good Health
I was born fat, a big 4.5kg and was born with a huge appetite. I always blame my mom for my appetite because she fed me ubugali at 4 months. As a toddler, I was […]
Culture
I Don’t Want To Be a Strong Black Woman
By Cynthia Kinyera Every Mother’s day, every Day of the Girl Child, I hear cheers and jubilation for the strong black women of Africa and the diaspora. The strong black woman has become a cultural […]
Business
Disruptive Development, a Tool For Change!
I remember when I first started my postgraduate studies in nanomaterials, many people asked me how that would be applicable in Africa let alone Zimbabwe. My academic interests were too niche and futuristic that they […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Give Yourself A Shot At Happiness!
We all know nothing comes easy, this includes our happiness. More often than not you are your biggest obstacle when it comes to this aspect of your life. Identifying this is step number 1. You […]
Development
Your Beliefs Are Limiting Your Choices!
Your beliefs create your reality in a literal sense. Cruising through life unconsciously unaware of what your beliefs are make you susceptible to a shallow understanding of why you experience life the way you do […]
Culture
Our Environment, Our Heritage
The African people have always shared a deep respect for their environment. Our culture embodied our love affair with our environment and for centuries we co-existed in chaotic harmony with the great gorillas of the […]
Current Affairs
African Leadership, Our Plight
I have been contemplating on whether to write this article or not. I have opinions as does everyone else, but my opinions on political matters I usually shy away from, well that was until I […]