African Communities - The Zimbabwe Independent

Topic : African Communities

China’s miracle at home, catastrophe in Africa

I RECENTLY travelled to China as a sceptical African observer, shaped by years of watching what I once described as exploitative relationships between Chinese enterprises and African communities.

By Trevor Ncube Oct. 3, 2025

China’s miracle at home, catastrophe in Africa

African mass markets demonstrate the value of contextualising gender issues

Generally, African communities develop in their ecosystem based on embedded strong traditional relationships. As indigenous ecosystems, African markets do not have one definition.

By Charles Dhewa Nov. 29, 2023

African mass markets demonstrate the value of contextualising gender issues

Bringing back dignity to African farming systems through mass markets

Depending on food aid or cash transfers is one major way African communities continue to lose their dignity.

By Charles Dhewa Oct. 25, 2023

Bringing back dignity to African farming systems through mass markets

How far can imperfect knowledge go in generating solutions?

Farmers tend to be very suspicious of processing enterprises from which they are excluded in value added products.

By Charles Dhewa Oct. 6, 2023

How far can imperfect knowledge go in generating solutions?

Enriching climate change discourses with indigenous knowledge perspectives

Although largely undocumented, most African communities have traditionally protected IKS through their own structures such as capacities within the old generation.

By Charles Dhewa May. 26, 2023