Brave Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga – arrested, detained and currently facing charges at home for his reporting – will give the Chancellor's Summer Public Lecture next Tuesday 7 July (lunchtime) at the London South Bank University. Worth checking out ==> www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lsbu-chanc...

LSBU Chancellors Summer Public Lecture Presents: Blessed Mhlanga

Democracy, Free Press, Human Rights - How can we fight better at home & abroad

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An inspiring day recently meeting William Kamkwamba – the real-life Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – and learning about the Moving Windmills Project and its work with the next generation of innovators in Malawi. Followed by the amazing new West End musical of William's story!

Oxford under a rainbow yesterday 🌈 📷 Instagram | Melodicshutter (Eliam Lau)

Trinity College in Oxford on a magical summer evening.

My to-do list is epic, but all I want to do is sit in the sun and read my way through this delicious pile of books that I have picked up, received in the post as proofs or seen launched over the past two weeks! @zahirrawrites.bsky.social @sallyhayd.bsky.social @emmalouiseboynton.bsky.social +++

"Uganda’s president Museveni sworn in for seventh consecutive term as son emerges as de facto ruler" – analysis from @apnews.com on the ways in which his son and army chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba may rise to the top spot: apnews.com/article/ugan...

Uganda's president Museveni sworn in for seventh consecutive term as son emerges as de facto ruler

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power for 40 years. He was inaugurated Tuesday for a seventh consecutive five-year term. His son, Gen.

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"...with every story, I’m trying to give a more three-dimensional view of the continent, its opportunities, its challenges, its innovation." @moniango.bsky.social interviews CNN international correspondent Larry Madowo for CJR on covering the African continent: www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

Larry Madowo on covering Africa, “warts and all.”

“Africans are not just victims. We have a role in these stories and a perspective on them.”

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Copper beech in full glory, in the wider grounds of the National Trust's beautiful Killerton property.

Belatedly listened to this excellent doc from the talented @lynseychutel.bsky.social & team on the politics of Paul Simon's Graceland album, made/released amid the violent and painful last decade of apartheid rule. Collaboration? Exploitation? Tune in for more: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Paul Simon's Political Storm

The legacy of one the most popular and controversial album releases ever - Graceland.

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Bluebell season. #photography #iphonephotography

Londoners, this looks like a really cool event at the Frontline Club on April 21, moderated by my friend @zoeflood.bsky.social

Book talk: Chasing Freedom by Simukai Chigudu

Zimbabwe and Britain, did the end of colonial rule deliver true freedom for a new generation?

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It was a real honour to chair the creative economy panel at the recent Oxford Africa Business Forum at the Saïd Business School @ox.ac.uk ft incredible, dynamic panellists Linda Ayoola, Victor Ehikhamenor & Cheick Sanankoua – much to be excited about! Panel pics Fisher Studios 🙏

I'm excited to be interviewing the brilliant Simukai Chigudu at London's Frontline Club on 21st April about his "moving and highly readable" (FT's David Pilling) memoir CHASING FREEDOM. Join us for a lively evening of discussion & connection, tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

Britain in spectacular blossom right now. Lifting my soul. Here, Japanese flowering cherry.

Devon Glorious Devon - sun, sea, sand and good fortune ✨

The sun setting on the spring equinox, over the magnificent Exe Estuary.

Spring springing.

Magical nighttime Oxford.

Winter wanders/wonders.

Love this edition of the 99% Invisible podcast @99pi.org, presented by Kim Chakanetsa, on Zimbabwe's uniquely creative and endlessly fascinating naming culture: open.spotify.com/episode/0O7w...

What’s in a Name

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Throughout Africa and beyond, Zimbabweans are known for choosing some of the most bold, head-turning English-language names. Kim Chakanetsa tells the story of how her country's history shaped its nation's naming traditions. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/49LuzDS

IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards open for submissions until 1 Feb – nominate your favourite courageous women and nonbinary journalists from anywhere in the world! 👇 www.iwmf.org/awards/coura...

A hard post to start the new year: due to organisational changes at their funder, I've been laid off from my role as senior investigative reporter at @source-material.org. It’s been a privilege to work with such a talented and dedicated team on award-winning exposés across the climate beat

The last sundown of 2025, as seen through the Deodar Glen at Killerton in Devon. #iphonephotography #newyears #devon #southwest #photographer

One of my most favourite photos that I've ever taken of my hometown Exeter. May your days currently be filled with this kind of glorious, peaceful calm. > A winter mist hangs over the cathedral city of Exeter, in the UK’s South West, as it wakes up after Christmas | December 2018.

The excellent Video Consortium has opened applications for SSP Africa 2026, a "collaborative storytelling fellowship that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators to produce cinematic, short documentary films that catalyze positive change": videoconsortium.org/programs/ssp...

Solutions Storytelling Project: Africa [2026]

Connecting filmmakers in Africa with social innovators to produce solutions-focused films that catalyze social change.

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Sagarmatha. Chomolungma. The Roof of the World. Everest.

Our world. So unbearably messed up and so unbearably beautiful.

This is useful from @davidarobson.bsky.social (whom I was happy to meet IRL last night!)... I am on a real mission atm to remove hasslers from my life – so much of my discontent comes from people who pester and hassle me, usually unnecessarily, and I'm not surprised there is physiological impact.

David Robson@davidarobson.bsky.social · last yr.

“The same person who comforts you today might criticise you tomorrow, creating more physiological damage than relationships you can simply categorise as bad and potentially avoid.” A Q&A with sociologist BK Lee on the reasons “hasslers” accelerate ageing open.substack.com/pub/davidaro...

A powerful investigation into the Certificate of Sponsorship scams targeting people desperately looking for care work in the UK, scams that have particularly affected Zimbabweans. From @bloomberg.com @mayarostowska.bsky.social and a crack team: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaYw...

Meet the Vigilante Taking Down the UK's Work Visa Scammers

YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals

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Thursday On The River.