Cultural wealth can drive economic growth in African cities

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency With the right policies, African cities hold immense potential to drive significant economic growth by capitalizing on their rich cultural heritage and harnessing the creativity of their youthful populations, according to a new report. “Africa’s urban landscapes are not just repositories of heritage and tradition; they are dynamic centres of innovation, awaiting the right policies to support unlocking their full potential,” the […]

March 25, 2024 27

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Zimbabwe police rescue children from alleged cult farm

Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested the suspected leader of a religious cult in a village in northern Mashonaland West province and rescued dozens of women and children. The BBC reports that Ishmael Chokurongerwa, who leads the Gore Jena Penyeranyika sect was arrested alongside seven other senior members of the cult on Tuesday. Police said most of the 251 children found at farm in Nyabira, about 34km north-west of […]

March 14, 2024 35

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Zimbabwe’s “Biker Queen” rides full throttle against gender norms

By Mike Saburi, via bird story agency Evonne Mudzingwa is in her happy place. The roar of an engine at full throttle is music to the ears of Evonne Mudzingwa and the glint in her eye is from light reflecting off brilliant chrome on powerful two-wheelers filling a parking lot in Harare. It’s a Sunday afternoon, which means the country’s highways have little traffic - every biker’s dream. […]

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Ocholera taipula komesho noku tandavela moZimbabwe

Oshilando pangelo shaZimbabwe Harare osha lopotwa shadidilikwa omuvalu wovanhu vape vaningwa oihakanwa yomukifi wocholera veli 93. Omuvalu wayadjwa upe okudja moshilando pangelo ouli watulwa kumwe nomuvalu wovanhu vaningwa oihakanwa vefike 129, vadidilikwa okudja moshitopolwa shoumbuwanhu ushilo woshilongo Manicaland. Eelopota odati fiyo opapa moshilando pangelo omwa didilikwa omuvalu wovanhu aushe kumwe vaningwa oihakanwa vefike 2,997 tava feekelelwa omukifi woCholera omanga , 227 vakolekwa vaningwa oihakanwa no 13 ovaxulifa omolwo mukifi okudja […]

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