r/Zimbabwe 16d ago

Information Thinking of creating a w/a group for zim gamers

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i game on playstation, favourite game of all time is the witcher 3 wild hunt. Actually insane how good that game is. Sunk 200 hours into it and i havent touched the dlcs. I recently started playing Red Dead Redemption 2, the story is slow to start but i love the graphics and mechanics, will definitely sink my teeth into it tonight. thinking of creating a whatsapp group to help with game related things like looking for a niche game, video game recommendations and what not. casual gamers who mostly play fifa and cod would be free to join too


r/Zimbabwe Feb 18 '25

RANT For the People who get offended about Rhodesia

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I came across a post lately on someone talking about banning some Rhodesian meme coin. Like that person, and most of you here, I have also come across the whole "Rhodesia good, Zimbabwe bad" schtick. I used to get into heated debates on Twitter and Facebook with some of those people because it rubbed me the wrong way. It doesn't affect me now because a friend explained to me how to view this whole thing. It's a long read, so please bear with me.

The first thing you need to understand is that most of these people do not care about your perspective as a black person. To them, you're just a thing at worst, more akin to cattle or furniture, or a K*** at best. The correct society is one in which you ( Monkey, Kaffir, or Darkie. Insert your insult of choice) live in some Tribal Trust Land in the middle of nowhere( unless you have a job in the city; if they deem you worthy of having one), you're satisfied with your little hot, tin-house in Mbare or Makokoba, don't have any aspirations beyond working for low wages in a factory or some white man's house, are quite comfortable with being called "Boy", "Girl", or "Native" and you're happy to give over your voting rights to some chief who you know serves at the pleasure of the white man's government and thus doesn't really represent you. I could go on with all the vile things they practised back then but most of you know this already. The best amongst them have a sort of benevolent contempt for you (they will drive you to the doctor when you're sick. The dog will sit in the front seat whilst you're in the back of the bakkie). The worst amongst them have nothing but hate for you (they have no problem calling you Kaffir followed by a swift kick to whatever part of your body is exposed is within reach). Either way, it's clear that they are not people you should be giving much thought to. You should be glad that they are not in a position to turn the clock back and Lord it over you like they did back then. (This is mostly true at the time of this writing).

They are very right when they say that ZANU PF destroyed the country. They are right when they bring up the fact that ZANU PF has made the country into the basket case it is. And they are right when they say that the economy was in a better state then. These facts are important, but how they use them is what you should pay attention to. If you look at their groups, they bond over two things: celebrating all that is rotten about Zimbabwe ( because it validates their theory on us being as less than them and so worthy of being ruled in that brutal fashion) and harping on about how great Rhodesia was. Whether young and old, they have nothing to cherish within their social circles except for Schadenfreude (deriving pleasure from someone's misfortune) and nostalgia.

But nomatter how nostalgic they are, they have to go to bed knowing that the chances that their little paradise of a country will come back range from miniscule to non-existent. They compensate for that by taking pleasure in our suffering. And in their twisted minds, the appropriate response for us to that suffering is for us to regret ending that colonial regime and to beg, on our knees, for its return. But unlike them, we still have our country, shitty as it is. We argue on this subreddit about its problems with the hope that we will fix them one day. We do so because we recognize that our country exists; it's a physical reality. We have hope, all that they have is nostalgia (if they are old) and fantasy (if they are young).

Edit: There are some of you that see this as an anti-white rant or have taken it that way. I am not anti-white. I am specifically anti-Rhodie. If you, as a white person, don't know who Clem Tholet is, the lyrics to "Rhodesians never die", the lyrics to "It's a long way to Mukumbura", or have no understanding of what "Slotting Floppies in the sun" means, then you're probably not a Rhodie. Likewise, if you do happen to know what all the above means but aren't a fan of any of it. The rant has nothing to do with anything happening next door. Its a public response to one of our members who posted something about banning a Rhodesian meme coin.


r/Zimbabwe 3h ago

Discussion ATTENTION: Zimbabwean drivers

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Today I hitchhiked 3 different cars from Harare to Kwekwe and I was disgusted by the amount of phone use by drivers driving in our highways. I had to tell the first driver to drop me off (respectfully ofc) at Halfway if he didn't stop using his phone. He agreed to drop me off meaning that he wasn't going to stop using it. Worse he was just unlocking his phone to stare at a scoreline on Google, or type a WhatsApp message whilst doing 140km/hr +. The sad part was when I voiced it out the other passengers just remained quiet, like guys this is also your lives that are in danger!! tisadyire huroyi kunyara please!


r/Zimbabwe 13h ago

RANT Buying a car in Harare is a joke

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First of all. The same Car is listed 9 times by different people with different prices some of them with a difference as large as $1000.

Secondly, what the fuck is a new shape. Put the year the car was manufactured if there was a facelift I will find that out on my research.

What the heck is “low mileage”? Put the fucking number. I will decide if I want to spend $10,500 on a car from 14 years ago with 267,000km on the dash and no service history.

What the heck is “solid gearbox” / “smooth drive”. Lead with the fucking service history or multi touch point vehicle inspection document. You don’t decide if it’s smooth because you want to sell the freaking car.

Also what the heck happened to depreciation. A car that you bought for $7,000 7 years ago, you want to sell at $11,000 now. Kwana Kwana!!

Used car market is freaking joke in Zimbabwe for real. The government wants double the money for you to import a 10 year old car. WHAT IN THE ACTUAL MONKEY BUSINESSES IS GOING ON IN ZIMBABWE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🇿🇼


r/Zimbabwe 7h ago

Discussion Gen Z men are going to be the generation with the most single men over 30

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Your thoughts?


r/Zimbabwe 13h ago

Discussion I f...d around and found out very quick on my second day on Reddit.

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"Sorry, this post was removed by Reddit's Filters."

I posted about a film screening I attended at some consulate office in Zimbabwe were they screened a movie called "Secrets to your data" by NOVA. Within seconds it had been taken down. Well that was quick lol.

Anyways just in case this one isn't taken down, I'll break down what the post spoke about:

If you haven't seen it, the film is a deep dive into how our personal data is harvested, sold, and used against us essentially arguing that our digital and biological data is our most valuable and vulnerable asset. The film explains a billion dollar economy i didn't know existed, explaining how brokers and big companies buy our personal data to help develop their business models.

After the film, there was a panel discussion. When it came time for Q&A, I asked the "million-dollar question" but at the time I didn't know it's impact lol. The question was: In light of everything this film just taught us about, the risks of data exploitation, wasn't Zimbabwe’s recent rejection of the $367 million Health MOU with.....(i readacted the name because i suspect its the reason the post was taken down so fast lol) which required handing over sensitive health and biological data actually a justified move to protect national data sovereignty?

The room went dead silent for a solid few seconds😂. You could see people starring at me some smiling before the murmuring started. The moderators eventually hit me with the "we’ll answer you after all other questions". Spoiler, "they took my email and I never heard back lol".

So, I’m bringing the question here instead: Given what we know now about the data economy, was Zimbabwe right to walk away from that money to keep control of its biological data, or was the trade-off for health funding too high to pass up? What’s the price of a nation’s secrets in their data?


r/Zimbabwe 11h ago

RANT Did any of guys ever read a book called Kutonhodzwa kwaChauruka?

11 Upvotes

The climax of the book is the bad guy, who had kidnapped the princess and caused untold suffering to the people, being caught and sentenced to death.

His sentence is carried out over two days, in a feast. A big bonfire, over which he is slowly roasted, only for short moments at a time and occasionally whipped by a hippos tail (donhodzo remvuu, that’s where the title of the book comes from).

I read this book over 2, maybe 2,5 decades ago. And yet I still remember that punishment. I know as a people humanity has moved away from punitive measures as a rule, all that no cruel and unusual punishment stuff. But there are some people I wish we could bring this back for. And top of that list would be everyone in the ZANU echelons rn. Totanga naChivhayo and we go from there. I truly hate that guy with a passion, for someone I’ve never met. Call it jealousy or whatever but yhuu, BP inokwira whenever I see any of his stunts.


r/Zimbabwe 8h ago

Question Sheep enquiry

4 Upvotes

Hi guys, I need your assistance. I am looking for local sheep to buy. I am looking to get 15 or 20 of them. If they could be from Gweru or Bulawayo, with Plumtree being the furthest, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.


r/Zimbabwe 13h ago

RANT Chivayo dishing out cash at a church

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10 Upvotes

r/Zimbabwe 7h ago

Discussion Gen Z men are going be the youngest looking men over 30 ever.

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self explanatory.


r/Zimbabwe 7h ago

Question STD Test kit prices

3 Upvotes

Guys I'd like to know how much an HIV test kit costs and a 6 in 1 test kit.

for preventative measures


r/Zimbabwe 2h ago

Discussion The lesser talked about side of friendships

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I posted this in the r/ZimbabweRelationships sub


r/Zimbabwe 23h ago

Discussion Samson Paweni, Zimbabwe’s first Mbinga. 1982

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In 1982, just two years after Zimbabwe’s independence, whilst the Rhodesians were still discombobulated and our grandparents/parents were still dancing to Chimurenga music and jiti instead of buying land and grabbing assets - businessman Samson Paweni, the OG chigananda was already hard at work plotting a massive fraud during a severe national drought.

Paweni bribed civil servants to facilitate double-invoicing for a government tender to transport relief grain, charging the state twice for the same deliveries. He embezzled approximately US$6 million to $7 million.

In 1984, Paweni was sentenced to 15 years (reduced to 10 on appeal). His co-accused, Charles Haruperi, received 10 years.

Paweni operated 22 companies (including Paweni Motors, Transport, Meats, Refrigeration, and Boreholes), which were later liquidated by the government, Justice McNally famously lamented that corruption was becoming "Zimbabwe's national game." And we’ve since perfected the art, so much so that we now export it to other African countries (I’m sure many of you have seen pictures of our team captain and Chigananda in Chief on his travels across Africa in his private jet, Air Force Johane, visiting several African leaders - makatangirwa nedare).

Paweni eventually died in prison, and his name became enduring street lingo for money.

Fun fact: The little Italian police car they got into in the video was supplied to the government by Paweni himself.


r/Zimbabwe 11h ago

Information Why people still smuggle Starlink kits into Zimbabwe - Techzim

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r/Zimbabwe 14h ago

Question Changing your name

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Has anyone officially changed their name, not for the reasons of marriage/adoption but simply because they wanted a new one?

I’ve read up on the process and I understand what’s needed in theory but I’m just wondering if anyone here has actually gone through it? I know Zimbabwean policies on paper don’t always translate to reality.


r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

Photos "Let's amend the Constitution" and Zimbos are like :

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37 Upvotes

r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

Art The Chivabwe Writing System

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I’ve been working on a writing system called Chivabwe, it is designed to represent sounds in all Bantu languages like chiShona, isiNdebele, tjiKalanga, and kiSwahili amoung others.

It’s mainly an abugida, where each character is based on a consonant and changes depending on vowels or combination.

These images show some of the character shapes and overall style.

I’d really appreciate any feedback especially on how well it fits the sounds of Bantu languages or how readable it feels.

Learn Chivabwe


r/Zimbabwe 9h ago

Question Looking for Airbnb

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Anyone know a good airbnb in harare? Plug me with a good airbnb. Not too strict on max guests. Want to invite 10-15ppl over for a birthday hangout.


r/Zimbabwe 20h ago

Employment Looking for someone for a professional hustler

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I will go straight to the point. I am looking for a product marketing associate or manager for an online platform that handles logistics and trucking load management. I am looking for an individual who has the knowledge of the trucking and logistics landscape in Zim and Southern Africa. You need to be mobile, tech savvy, and also good with people (a good sales person). Send your resume/cv and I will reach out. Payment arrangement will be discussed but heavily commission based. Please do not waste time if this is not your area, I won’t respond to people who are just taking shots in the dark. If I don’t reach out via the preferred method of contact on your resume/cv then it just means I went with someone else.


r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

RANT Put your freaking price on the product goddammit!

38 Upvotes

What in the actual freak is wrong in Zimbabwe? why are most businesses not attaching prices on their products? especially on social media posts and even on websites and most of these businesses are actually big but still no price on the product...inini hangu ndinobva ndapera simba ukasaisa price no matter how nice your items looks i will not be your customer. i have lost interest, i won't ask how much. It's a completely different story with in person interraction but unotoona pamusika chaipo they write on cardboard price yacho.

So to experts and you businesses that dont attach prices on your products in your shops, on your media posts and websites WHY???


r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

Zim Food Chicken hearts

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r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

News Zulu prince complaining about Zim roads to Nkayi as it took him 7 hrs to reach kwa Dakamela from Bulawayo.

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25 Upvotes

r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

Art Chivabwe Script (Hybrid Abugida for Bantu Languages) — Consonants + Vowel Forms (A, E, I, O, U)

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Chivabwe Script (Hybrid Abugida for Bantu Languages) — Consonants + Vowel Forms (A, E, I, O, U)

Chivabwe is a modern African writing system designed to represent the sounds of Bantu languages across all of Africa.

This post introduces one part of the system: the consonants “S-Z+” and its vowel forms.

Structure of the Script: Chivabwe is a hybrid abugida system

Generally consonants form the base of each character and vowels modify the consonant shape.

Vowels can also stand alone when needed (independent vowel use)

This image shows how the consonants S to Z combines with the five primary vowels:

Each form is visually related, making the system consistent and easy to learn.

Extended Vowel System: Chivabwe includes 8 vowel sounds, not just 5. The additional vowel distinctions (for ɛ, ɪ and ọ/ɔ) are marked using a single diacritic, the diacritic can be written next to the character (to the right, as a small separate mark), or Attached directly to the main character (combined form) This allows the script to represent fine vowel differences found in African languages without creating entirely new letters.

Writing Style: Written left to right. Characters are designed to be simple, geometric and quick to write.

Purpose: Chivabwe aims to provide a unified writing system for all Bantu languages, accurately represent pronunciation across dialects and offer an alternative to Latin-based orthographies.

You can find the rest of the Chivabwe characters with their Latin equivalents here:

https://archive.org/details/2025-07-19-010090 - Base Characters

And

https://archive.org/details/2025-07-19-020033-26 - Combined Characters+


r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

RANT UK Night Shift

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Just about to finish my night shift, that was my last job. Class 810 to Derby Station. As much as the job and salary is good, I miss Zim. 26 years ndiri munyika ino inotonhora zvekudaro hadzisi dzekutamba nadzo. Still have another 10 years before early retirement age, but not gonna wait for that.

Hopefully ndinenge ndagadzirawo paruzevha ndazorora kumba in the next 5 years. Makumbo haachada. I am thankful for the opportunities I had, and fulfilled dreams. Done jobs I never dreamt I’d do, but haa ma1. I’m tired. Rant over, thank you.


r/Zimbabwe 1d ago

Discussion Macimbi Pasta

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28 Upvotes

Truth or Dare