Petina Gappah please tag an ambassador!

1/3 New Documentary Project LOADING Elevendogs

These images capture the dire state of traffic congestion in Harare, we are excited by nationwide road rehabilitation projects that’s are happening. It's estimated that people spend an average of 2/3 hours daily in traffic.

Thank you Amb Baseer.

I will speak on Friday morning at an event hosted by the Zim National Chamber of Commerce on 'Understanding the Implications of the Termination of the U.S’ Zimbabwe-focused Sanctions Programme'

One of my talking points will be on South-South Cooperation.

Watching the highly enjoyable biopic of Whitney Houston reminds me of something I read once.

The difference between 'I Will Always Love You' as sung by Dolly and Whitney is that:

Dolly's version is a heartbroken promise.

Whitney's version is a vengeful threat from a stalker😁

Looking at the hirsute young man that my son has turned into, I realised something: that it is really now time that I lost I have been calling the baby weight.

Because it's 19 years later and the baby looks like he's auditioning for the biopic of Leo Sayer or Marouane Fellaini!

The British Media when there’s online speculation that Kate Middleton might have had plastic surgery: “These cruel rumours need to stop!”

The British Media when Meghan Markle is racially abused and accused of faking her pregnancies: “People have a right to their opinions.”

Watching this as I sing:

Handina bakatwa, uta nemiseve!
Handina bakatwa, uta nemiseve!
Handina bakatwa, uta nemiseve!
Ndofamba netsvimbo,
Ndofamba netsvimbo yangu!
Ndofamba netsvimbo,
Ndofamba netsvimbo yangu!

Conspiracy theories about the Duchess of Sussex have been in hyperdrive since she married Prince Harry.

Neither Chris Ship nor any other 'Royal Correspondent' addressed this vileness.

It's fascinating to see who they're eager to carry the water for - and who they're not.

Today at a reception in Harare to celebrate Pakistan's National Day, I had a lovely day with friends, former colleagues in govt and Pinspirons, by which I mean people who inspire me.

In a beautiful salwar kameez designed by my Zimbabwean stylist Tariro Ndoro, I SO felt at home!

'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

Job Sikhala spent two years in prison for fighting for Moreblessing Ali, her family said she would only be buried when Sikhala is out of prison, and you don’t want Sikhala to address the burial when the Ali family asked him to?

That is shameful disrespect for both Moreblessing…

What delights me about ZimDaily cartoons is the detail. In this Africa-shaped pothole are a woman washing clothes, swimming kids and a duck.

In the Zim-shaped pothole is a fisherman, a baffled frog, a waterlily and maize.

This artist has a devilishly clever eye for detail.

Going through my junk, found all these. Copies of Farafina Magazine. My stash goes from 2005 to 2007. It is quite a historical archive of who's who in African literature at the time. Chimamanda Adichie edited an 'America' issue, with a broad range of writers. Akin Aresokan edited…