A close gaze at the collective apathy that killed Dr. Sebi In the annals of challenges to orthodox medical consumerism belongs the science and practice of one Alfredo Bowman – aka Dr Sebi – a Honduran of humble origins, scant formal education and voracious curiosity. A sailor by trade, Bowman learned the functioning of ship […]

The new issue of Chimurenga’s pan African quarterly, the Chronic writes Zimbabwe beyond white fears and the Africa-South conundrum. Titled “The Invention of Zimbabwe”, it features tough new work by Kudzanai Chiurai on the cover. In its pages, Bernard Matambo returns to the moment of Mugabe’s deposition to grasp the intrigues of factional politics within […]

“Sound is defined by vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach the ear. Yet there is more to it when one imagines the hearing process as an involuntary command placed upon the body to be processed instantly. This realization can lead us to use sound as […]

On Friday 19, from 6pm we gather in the Chimurenga/PASS radio studio on Long Street to give thanks to Keorapetse William Kgositsile (19 September 1938 – 3 January 2018). The session is hosted by Uhuru Phalafala and Bongani Kona and features contributions by Harry Garuba, Karen Press, Julie Nxadi, Nadia Davids and Sandile Dikeni. We […]

The Chimurenga Library is a research platform that seeks to re-imagine the library as a laboratory for extended curiosity, new adventures, critical thinking, daydreaming, socio-political involvement, partying and random perusal. Curated by Chimurenga, it offers an opportunity to investigate the library and the archive as conceptual and physical spaces in which memories are preserved and […]