ZIMAA UK has gone from strength to strength over the years providing a platform for UK based Zimbabwean artists to be recognised by their peers and members of the public for the work they would have done over the course of the year.

Famous for his colonial exploits in Canada, John Buchan also spent time in Southern Africa, and was so affected by his experiences on the continent, that he wrote a dozen or so books mentioning South Africa

So often referred to as the once-breadbasket of Africa; Zim has wasted every single opportunity it’s had to effect a positive change for it’s people.

Her husband might believe he’ll rule Zimbabwe forever, but the first lady of Zim has her sights set firmly on succession.

Meet the Kamikaze Test Pilots, a Zimbabwean band in the UK. “On the one side we do hard rock,” they explain “and on the other side we sing in Shona”

Meet Dr. Grace Mugabe, the PhD student who never was

Craig Wylie, Zimbabwean born artist and past winner of The BP Portrait Award, is famous for his super-realist portraits in bright tones. He has now been selected for The Threadneedle Prize on the basis of a dramatically different new body of work. Fellow Zimbabwean Artist Gordon Glyn-Jones caught up with him ahead of his solo show that opens in Liepzig on the 13th to talk about the new work. The Threadneedle Exhibition Show, which seeks to showcase the best contemporary figurative artwork being made in Europe, opens in London on the 24th of September

Could Zimbabwe lead the rest of Africa with a shift in thinking when it comes to capital punishment?

Kenya’s Okwiri Oduor has won the 2014 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for her short story entitled ‘’My Father’s Head’’. Oduor visited the Book Lounge in Cape Town last week to launch ‘The Gonjon Pin and other Stories’, an anthology of the 2014 Caine Prize. Daluxolo Moloantoa attended the event and had the importunity to speak with Odour about what it means to her to win the prize, the inspiration for “My Father’s Head”, her favourite authors and the best part about being a writer.

The celebrated author who died last year bequeaths the Harare city library with her collection of over 3,000 books

Omen Mugaviri’s family are appealing to the public to come forward with vital information in the attack, as his condition remains uncertain

At the ripe old age of 90, Robert Mugabe takes over leadership of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the first time amid widespread condemnation of his human rights record

One of the only non-state controlled media outlets broadcasting in Zimbabwe closes down, as the outlook for the country’s political future remains uncertain

As the old visa regulations for South Africa’s quarter million Zimbabwean immigrants are set to expire, the government introduces a new programme, which hints at eventual integration

Bob Mugabe, step over. Your wife looks like she might soon be the new kid on the block…

A report authored by an anonymous citizen says that the highest circles of government in Zimbabwe are involved in gold smuggling; if the report is true and acknowledged by the government, the consequences could be far-reaching

Meet Zimbabwean music, dance and theatre group Siyaya, who entertained the crowd with their exhuberant performance at Womad over the weekend

The Zimbabwean diaspora may be in dire straits, as an increasing number of countries is beginning to consider sending refugees back to Zimbabwe

Mugabe’s rhetoric appears to turn his controversial land reform plans into full-on revolution mode, as divisive plans for the land redistribution of private property next door in SA gain momentum

Zambezi Fest is a weekend long festival for Southern Africans and friends, set within 150 acres of Grendon Lakes in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside from 4 to 6 July. Thursday 3 July is free!

Zimbabwe is to hold its future elections under a new set of laws governing the country’s elections. However, these new guidelines have quickly been criticised for amounting to little more than a legislative whitewash aimed at glossing over the fact that there is hardly any effective change to the way that the African nation’s problematic democracy continues to play itself out

BOOK REVIEW | Zimbabwean writer Novuyo Rose Tshuma has set her first collection of short stories in Bulawayo and Johannesburg.

With his party seeminly in turmoil, MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s health problems have led to all sorts of speculation, but only within the confines of Southern Africa. The rest of the world appears to have shown no interest.

South Africa’s Diane Awerbuck and Zimbabwe’s Tendai Huchu are two of the writers shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing. Londoners will have several opportunities to hear them read from their short stories in London

Ever thought about hitchhiking your way through Zimbabwe? Think again…