About spirituality and Nyau culture
Some see them as evil, while others see them as harmless. They are said to live alone, and no one knows for sure who they are.
Chaminuka Ndimambo
A military strategist, warrior, prophet, musician and a poet, Chaminuka is one of the most revered spirits in Shona traditions. Sekuru Garikai recounts his story.
Muroyi Ndiani? (Who Is The Witch?)
What does a family do when a child starts hearing voices and
Nyaminyami: The Zambezi River God
The Zambezi River God and the role he plays in the lives
1 Husband, 3 Wives and 19 Children
Take a glimpse into the "blisfull" life of a polygamous family from Mbengo Village in Chipinge.
Decolonising Christianity
Belief systems are expensive as they are a basis for economic systems.
Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets
From simple alphabets to secret symbolic languages, graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa celebrates the many forms of written communication across the continent of Africa.
Roora: A Dramatisation
Lobola / Roora is the customary token paid by the groom-to-be when he is about to marry his bride- to- be to his in-laws. Paying the bride price or roora is an acceptable way in the Zimbabwean culture for a
The Kingdoms Of Southern Africa
Zeinab Badawi travels sub-Saharan Africa to find out about the powerful kingdoms of southern Africa and their rulers from 10th to 19th century.
Cattle, Crops and Iron
Zeinab Badawi continues her journey through the history of Africa by exploring how ancient tribes began to domesticate wild animals.
Ancestors, Spirits and God
Zeinab Badawi learns about the relationship between Ancestors, Spirits and God from communities that practice traditional African religion across the continent.
Mbira: Spirit Of The People (ca. 1990)
From traditional rituals of music and dance, through the stirring choruses of the liberation war, to the songs of the popular stars and farmers' choirs today, the people of Zimbabwe present their music.
I am not insane, I want my snake back (ca. 2015)
Grey Mupinganjira was arrested aboard a commuter omnibus from Epworth to Mbare after police discovered and confiscated a deadly Egyptian cobra coiled up inside his laptop bag. Now he wants it back.
Mapungubwe (ca. 1705)
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning ‘hill of the jackal’) is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. It sits close to the point where the Limpopo and Shashe