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Lobola: Katekwe v Muchabaiwa1. This thread is in honour of one of the iconic cases in Zimbabwean Family Law, reported in 1984. The father of a woman had sued for

The AVM bus - a local icon1. I was always intrigued by the acronym “AVM” since I was a boy. My search led me to a beautiful history of this

Plight of the Dinde Community1. The Dinde Community in Hwange is facing a serious predicament at the hands of the government. They face expulsion from their ancestral homes to make

A friend who knows my love of these pictures took & sent these to me. 1. Can you tell where this is?2. Take the #PostZimPicture challenge & post a picture

1. Thread on Public Goods & why they matter to all of us, rich or poor. There’s a class of things that economists refer to as “public goods”. They don’t

1. The arrest of Henrietta Rushwaya for attempting to smuggle 6kgs gold at the airport is not surprising. A wind of criminality follows her like a bad smell. What is

Tips1. One of the first lessons I learnt in the field when I went onto the dance-floor was that you have to be very selective about whom you tell things

1. I eventually got round to play Mnangagwa’s panic address to the nation. Tedious and empty as usual. He described the opposition parties as “terrorists”. Coming from a co-architect &

RBZ Farm Mechanisation Scheme 2007-081. Some may recall that the RBZ ran a scheme where it gave farm equipment to elites in 2007/08 but they never paid for it. That

1. Losing a loved one is a deeply personal affair. When we gather to commiserate & console the bereaved, we do not arrogate to ourselves the right to choose mourners.

The RBZ-ZAMCO-CBZ axis1. This thread is a summary of a section of the #BSR this week. I explain the opaque arrangements concerning a state entity called ZAMCO and how large

1. A few words on ethnicity, politics & corruption. We have to be careful to avoid oversimplification of complex issues or complicating simple issues. Framing the affairs of the state