
To be able to assess whether one must destroy or submit out of necessity, one must have full knowledge of the table’s inner workings and who it ultimately intends to serve because if not you and I, then who? Who […]
Radical. African. Lesbian. Feminist.
To be able to assess whether one must destroy or submit out of necessity, one must have full knowledge of the table’s inner workings and who it ultimately intends to serve because if not you and I, then who? Who […]
Sometimes I look at the people my age, who I went to high school and varsity with – and think – jeez did I even make the right career choice because where is my house, my benz and my husband […]
Economic Justice has been defined by scholars as the idea that the economy will be more successful if it is to have any semblance of fairness . Universal basic income, income equality by gender and race, equal opportunity for employment […]
There isn’t a day that goes by living in Zimbabwe without encountering the phrases “Vision 2030” , “Upper Middle-Income Economy” and “ Mega Deals” . These slogans have become part of our daily vocabulary as state media and government institutions […]
The socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on both the economy and society as a whole have been far-reaching and devastating, highlighting already existing inequalities and access issues. By contextualising the COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic consequences it has caused, the limitations […]
As the planet burns and freezes and earth becomes gradually uninhabitable, a handful of men continue to extract large surpluses from both labour and the natural environment We live in a world created in man’s image—Cisgender heterosexual man to be […]
Nous sommes toutes des femmes violentées. Certaines d’entre nous vont jusqu’à s’autodétruire et entraîner dans leur chute d’autres femmes en devenant les geôlières après une vie de captives condamnées à perpétuité, elles deviennent les gardiennes de la perpétuelle violence. Elles […]
I entered the world of work without really knowing it. We are programmed from a young age to work, contribute and be productive in society. I worked in varying dimensions from nursery school to university and here I am – […]
Motherhood is a pedestal. It is mostly desired and even prescribed. It sits high in the rank of achievable things set in the life course of the average woman. With preconceptions of mothering centered in the household, the migration to […]
There has been an increase in interest and debate regarding the status of the human rights of sexual minorities across the world, more so on the African continent, where the debate has become increasingly politicised (van Klinken, 2020). Scholars Tabengwa […]
The LBQ community is at a risk of isolation, being a minority within minority groups, in the case of Zimbabwe, as it seeks to create a network of its own for self-sufficiency and sustainability. Women continue to be the backbone […]
This is a story of the initiation of Gogo Shumba (previously known as Fadzai) narrated by Gogo Shumba and Amanda, who played the role of helper and support system in that journey. A Dictionary to help navigate some of the […]
Women all over the world endure constant pain, violence, and external control over their bodies, and their expressions of resistance and autonomy are easily labelled as mental illness by legal and medical, including psychiatric, discourses. Black women, in particular, are […]
The day after one of my teachers molested me, I sat through a sermon of forgiveness in church. For lack of a better word, it was difficult, but; after the sermon ended and the pews were almost empty, I went […]
We’ve seen pics of people at a spa, doing their nails and/or shopping and calling it self-care. For a long time that didn’t sit well with me because why should caring for the self be so damn expensive?! I mean, […]
“last night, i asked my grandmother what to do with all the pain, ‘wash it clean with love’ she said” – Ijeoma Umebinyuo It’s been three years since the most terrifying time in my life. In April of […]