Hub UnConference 2024: AI and Civic Engagement Focus
Zimbabwe’s premier annual gathering on digital media, civic tech, and the creative economy, Hub UnConference, is returning this year with a two-day event scheduled for September 24 and 25 at…
Shoko Festival announces call for artistes for 2024 edition
Shoko Festival, one of the country's most dynamic creative sector festivals, is inviting creative individuals who wish to participate in the 2024 edition to apply for consideration. Read more
Celebrity comedians call for TotalEnergies to be kicked out of AFCON
Johannesburg, South Africa – A punchy parody video featuring celebrity comedians was released today by Greenpeace Africa and its partner Kick Polluters Out, a movement of African creatives and activists…
TotalEnergies Has no Place in African Football
The African Cup of Nations (AFCON) — Africa’s landmark football tournament — is heading into the quarter finals in Cote D’Ivoire. As promised, the tournament has celebrated the diversity of…
Climate Activists Want AFCON Title Sponsor Kicked Out Over Pollution
Various civil society organizations on the continent have teamed up to push for TotalEnergies withdrawal from the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) sponsorship. The continent-wide campaign led by Africa Climate…
Africa Cup Of Nations Begins Under The Shroud Of Oil And Gas
In a few hours, the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins in the Ivory Coast. The biennial tournament is the continent’s largest celebration of men’s international soccer. However, the…
WhatsApp has come in to fill the void
WhatsApp has come in to fill the void”: In Zimbabwe, the future of news is messaging. In Zimbabwe, multiple internet blackouts enforced by the government amid protests the week of January 19…
For Tweet Mocking Mugabe, New Jersey Woman Could Face 20 Years in Prison
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A young American woman living in Zimbabwe will be tried on charges of attempting to overthrow the government of Zimbabwe with a tweet mocking President Robert Mugabe,…
Amid Reported Coup, Zimbabwe’s National Police Continue to Crack Down on Free Speech
Even as Zimbabwe’s army seized power in the nation’s capital of Harare earlier this week, placing President Robert Mugabe under house arrest, the country’s national police force continued to go after…
Satire is booming after Robert Mugabe’s fall
Now Zimbabwe’s comedians want to ensure that the gags keep rolling” Read More