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Guest Post: Bruised but not broken by @peshy82

May 3, 2013

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As a journalism intern at the now defunct Eastern Star 2003 my mentor the late Farai Makotsi taught me that without guts I would never be a distinguished journalist. Armed with this “No Guts No Glory” lesson, I setout to be an investigative journalist. By 2011 I was senior reporter at The Standard newspaper, a […]

#263Chat on 30 April 2013 on Media Freedom in Zimbabwe

May 2, 2013

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Here’s the link of selected tweets from this week’s #263Chat on 30 April 2013 on Media Freedom in Zimbabwe Till next week…please continue to have the discussion. Let’s keep talking Together we can….

#263Chat 23 April 2013 on Zim Diaspora Investment

April 28, 2013

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Here’s the link of selected tweets from this week’s #263Chat 23 April 2013 on Zim Diaspora Investment Till next week…please continue to have the discussion. Let’s keep talking Together we can….

#263Chat on 16 April 2013 on Zimbabwean Independence

April 21, 2013

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Here’s the link of selected tweets from this week’s #263Chat on 16 April 2013 on Zimbabwean Independence Till next week…please continue to have the discussion. Let’s keep talking Together we can….

#263Chat: Taking Zimbabwe’s Pulse on Twitter

April 19, 2013

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The use of social media in Zimbabwe and amongst Zimbabweans in the diaspora is increasing all the time, especially between the two groups. We have tools like blogs, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp to thank for this. The internet is still one of the few places where we can freely air our views with the advantage of anonymity. […]

Guest Post: Culture, patriarchy and the Shona woman’s curtsey

April 18, 2013

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Dating back four generations it has been customary for Shona women in Zimbabwe to get down on their knees or at the very least curtsey when serving their husbands a meal. This custom is prevalent in Shona households. Kneeling is a sign of humility and respect. Some women in my family embraced this practice from the early […]

Embracing life’s challenges – @TrevorNcube at TEDxEuston

April 2, 2013

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I learnt a thing or two from this TEDx talk. I highly recommend you watch it…

#263Chat 19 March 2013 on Young Women & Societal Expectations

March 21, 2013

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Here’s the link of selected tweets from this week’s #263Chat 19 March 2013 on Young Women & Societal Expectations Till next week…please continue to have the discussion. Let’s keep talking Together we can….

#MustRead List – 1 March 2013

March 11, 2013

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This week’s #MustRead List: - Britain’s colonial shame: Slave-owners given huge payouts after abolition MDC Secretary General Calls for Sex Boycott Interview: Makho Ndlovu of Global Grind’s ‘The African Scene’ PM optimistic of peaceful elections Five Lessons From Zimbabwe’s Richest Man, Strive Masiyiwa Oscar: A case for tech Is this the year we find out […]

#263Chat 5 March 2013 on Tribalism

March 10, 2013

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Here’s the link of selected tweets from this week’s #263Chat 5 March 2013 on Tribalism Till next week…please continue to have the discussion. Let’s keep talking Together we can….

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