April 4, 2026

Octie: Trap Mharidzo & The Exciting State of Zim Hiphop

I have been a fan of hip-hop for as long as I can remember, and there is nothing quite like the feeling of watching a sound take root in your own country and grow into something that no longer needs to look across the ocean for approval. That is what is happening in Zimbabwe right […]

April 2, 2026

IN‑FLUX by WeCre8te Afrika: A Review

WeCre8te Afrika, a collective of eight spoken‑word artists from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, has released its debut album IN‑FLUX, and it arrives as a work of unusual patience and power. The group, mentored by founder Sox The Poet, spent six months recording these eight tracks, treating the studio as a laboratory where voice and sound could be […]

March 2, 2026

Poison Your Data

Taken from Mthokozisi Mabhena‘s substack check him out here for more https://substack.com/@officialmabhena I think by this time we all know this: every day, a ubiquitous digital surveillance system logs your location data, search queries, purchasing history, reading duration on specific articles, social connections, political leanings, health-related searches, and even your audio conversations. It assembles these […]