This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:46:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/ 32 32 67616479 Thomas Mapfumo hurts. For many reasons #Zimbabwe https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/thomas-mapfumo-hurts-for-many-reasons-zimbabwe/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/thomas-mapfumo-hurts-for-many-reasons-zimbabwe/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:46:22 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574243 From childhood nostalgia to writing sleeve notes in exile, Takura Zhangazha’s devotion to Thomas Mapfumo faces its ultimate test. As the Chimurenga icon plans a controversial 2026 return to Zimbabwe funded by the ultra-rich, Mukanya’s legacy hangs in the balance. Can a legendary champion of the poor perform for elites without bankrupting his revolutionary soul?

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/thomas-mapfumo-hurts-for-many-reasons-zimbabwe/feed/ 0 574243 The African Bitcoin ecosystem has a credibility crisis https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-african-bitcoin-ecosystem-has-a-credibility-crisis/ https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-african-bitcoin-ecosystem-has-a-credibility-crisis/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:26:13 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574240 Bitcoin promised Africa a radical path to monetary sovereignty, bypassing legacy colonial currency traps. Today, that revolutionary potential is being hollowed out by a performative, NGO-style savior complex. Symbolic photo-ops and deceptive fundraising have replaced genuine economic utility. The ecosystem must reclaim strict accountability if it is to achieve real, lasting continental financial liberation.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-african-bitcoin-ecosystem-has-a-credibility-crisis/feed/ 0 574240 To be Black is to be foreign and Othered: Weaponising colonial borders to fracture PanAfrican unity https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/to-be-black-is-to-be-foreign-and-othered-weaponising-colonial-borders-to-fracture-panafrican-unity/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/to-be-black-is-to-be-foreign-and-othered-weaponising-colonial-borders-to-fracture-panafrican-unity/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:17:16 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574233 In South Africa and across the globe, systemic governance failures are being weaponized into rampant anti-Black xenophobia. This calculated ethno-nationalism forces oppressed communities to project their trauma inward, punching sideways at fellow Black migrants. Driven by the enduring architecture of white supremacy, the post-colonial nation-state thrives on this division—proving that until we unite, global anti-Blackness will destroy us all.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/to-be-black-is-to-be-foreign-and-othered-weaponising-colonial-borders-to-fracture-panafrican-unity/feed/ 0 574233 Racial stereotypes of African footballers persist. A World Cup is a good time to talk about them https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/racial-stereotypes-of-african-footballers-persist-a-world-cup-is-a-good-time-to-talk-about-them/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/racial-stereotypes-of-african-footballers-persist-a-world-cup-is-a-good-time-to-talk-about-them/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:33:41 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574227 Africans are often sold as physically strong with raw talent, but lacking in discipline and technical refinement.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/racial-stereotypes-of-african-footballers-persist-a-world-cup-is-a-good-time-to-talk-about-them/feed/ 0 574227 Zimbabwe’s new phase of crass political elitism until 2030 and beyond https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zimbabwes-new-phase-of-crass-political-elitism-until-2030-and-beyond/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zimbabwes-new-phase-of-crass-political-elitism-until-2030-and-beyond/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:16:52 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574224 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed sweeping constitutional amendments into law, effectively freezing Zimbabwe’s elections until 2030. Pushed aggressively by the ruling Zanu PF without a public referendum, the controversial changes dismantle direct voting rights, cementing a de facto one-party state. Zimbabwe now enters a volatile era of corrupt elitism, stripping power from citizens and completely isolating the state from its people.

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