For the Mhlangas, a small terraced house in Luton has become a Sunday meeting point for over forty Bulawayo families in the UK.
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From Magwegwe to Melbourne: A Nurse’s Twenty-Year Journey Home
After two decades nursing in Australia, Sister Patricia Khumalo has returned to Bulawayo to open a community clinic in Magwegwe.
The Joburg Engineer Who Sponsors Twelve Bulawayo Pupils a Year
Quietly, for nine years, a Johannesburg engineer has paid full school fees for twelve Bulawayo pupils at a time — without his name on any plaque.
How WhatsApp Voice Notes Saved a Generation From Forgetting Ndebele
For many diaspora children, grandmother’s daily WhatsApp voice notes are the strongest link to their mother tongue.
The Real Story Behind Lobengula’s Last Days
More than a century on, the final journey of King Lobengula remains contested. New oral history work is changing what we thought we knew.
When Bulawayo Was the Industrial Heart of Southern Africa
Between 1955 and 1975, Bulawayo’s factories employed more people than the entire formal economy of Botswana. A look back at the boom that built the city.
The Khami Ruins: What Six Hundred Years of Stone Can Teach Us
Just twenty-two kilometres from the city centre, the Khami Ruins are older than most European cathedrals — and far less appreciated than they deserve.
Inside the Old Trade Fair Site: A Walk Through Bulawayo’s 1960s Glory
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds tell the story of a city that once announced itself to the world every April.
Opinion: Bulawayo Doesn’t Need a Saviour. It Needs Trust.
Every election cycle, politicians arrive promising to revive Bulawayo. The city does not need rescue. It needs sustained trust.
Opinion: Why I Stopped Calling Bulawayo “Sleepy”
For years I joined in the lazy joke about Bulawayo being sleepy. I was wrong. The city is not sleepy. It is patient.
Opinion: Township Schools Are Carrying This City. Let’s Say So Out Loud.
The top university entries in Bulawayo no longer come from the elite schools. They come from underfunded township schools doing extraordinary work.
Opinion: The Diaspora Doesn’t Owe Bulawayo Anything. But We Want To Help.
A note from the diaspora: please don’t shame us into helping. Trust us, and we will move mountains.
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