Southern Africa’s hunger emergency demands more than humanitarian sympathy
Southern Africa is once again confronting a devastating humanitarian crisis, but this emergency should not be viewed merely as another seasonal drought or temporary food shortage.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
May. 24, 2026
The late-Qing paradox: How American decline and dangers of reshape in the Global South
For the Global South and Africa, this marks the end of a unipolar era that brought conditional aid, structural adjustment and regime change wars.
By Saxon Zvina
May. 14, 2026
Curing the coup: A better way to resolve the crisis
Whilst everyone is talking about Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (CAB3) and its undesirability, the echoes of the succession crisis in 2017 get louder and louder.
By Ibbo Mandaza and Tony Reeler
May. 10, 2026
Hwange MP recalls ‘days of plenty’ as water crisis deepens
Daniel Molokele has described a stark decline in service delivery, contrasting current hardships with the past when the town had a reliable water supply.
By Silas Nkala
May. 4, 2026
12-hour queues as boreholes dry up
“Our borehole has dry hours where it doesn’t produce any water and we only have one,” she said.
By Patricia Sibanda
May. 4, 2026
Workers’ Day: Lost in meaning
And each year, for many Zimbabwean workers, it passes like a hollow ritual — heavy on symbolism, light on substance.
By Newsday
May. 2, 2026
EditorialComment: Residents must pay their way to restore service delivery
Bulawayo has long been regarded as one of Zimbabwe’s best-managed cities, but that reputation is now under pressure.
By Southern Eye
May. 1, 2026
Harare residents abandon taps for shared boreholes, as city water crisis deepens
“The main challenge has been limited access to safe water. This increases the likelihood of water-borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid, particularly in high-density areas,” he said.
By Freeman Makopa
Apr. 24, 2026
Afreximbank rolls out US$10bn lifeline as Gulf conflict rattles African, Caribbean economies
“Additionally, it provides short term relief to African and Caribbean member states whose tourism and aviation industries have been adversely impacted by the crisis.”
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Apr. 7, 2026
