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…
Laughing at power in Zimbabwe.
Comrade Fatso, the co-founder of the Magamba Network, reflects on how satire, hip hop and youth activism are paving the way for democracy in Zimbabwe. Read More
Magamba TV produces political satire for a social media-connected generation.
“On the one hand, we know that quite a few government ministers actually watch our stuff….So these dudes, they do watch it, to get a sense of what young people…
The satirists and comics who stood up to Mugabe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R1XbicnwZE
Who owns civic space?
Comrade Fatso and Outspoken met each other at a poetry slam in Harare, Zimbabwe. The two hip hop and spoken word artists started working together organizing live poetry events while…
Will Zimbabwe KeepItOn during the upcoming election?
Guest post by Koliwe Majama, a Zimbabwean media, information, communications, and technologies consultant with over 15 years experience working in civil society lobby and advocacy. The internet has exploded and may,…