The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the Conference of Parties (COP26) comes at a crucial point in the climate crisis. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report revealed the escalating nature of climate change and its impact on different regions around the world.

“This memory, confirmed in many subsequent experiences of eating, reinforced my realization that food (consciously or not) is experienced not only as matter in itself, but also as sustenance with a story of production, a legacy of human re-creation and a source in nature.”Desiree Lewis Our backyard garden is one…

Equitable access to water and sanitation is a challenge in most urban and rural areas in Zimbabwe. According to UN-Water, about 30% of the population in Zimbabwe uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2020). In comparison, about 26% of the population in the Southern African country…

This is an updated version of a paper that was one of the panel presentations delivered at the Dreaming Feminist Futures Symposium in March 2018 titled ‘What is black wom?nhood: An intergenerational conversation’ held at the AGI, UCT* 1. Introduction I am the daughter of Professor Leonorah Tendayi Nyaruwata’s ( Nee Dodzo)…

“Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system. We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own — indeed to embrace the whole of creation in…

“ I was taught that water is alive. It can hear, it holds memories.” — Kelsey Leonard What does water mean to me? Water means life. It’s tied to the sole survival of humans, nature, and animals alike. We drink it. We clean with it. We grow agricultural produce with it. We generate power with water. Different elements of nature and animal life are rejuvenated by water…

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” – Angela Davis — International Women’s Day commemorates women’s achievements in the political, social and economic spheres of life. Its history can be traced back to women’s activism as in 1917, women in the Soviet Union demanded “bread and peace” in their country. One result of their protest action included the Soviet government granting…

Transitioning from “returnee” to “citizen” in Zimbabwe On 13th July 2020, I returned from Tokyo to Harare, Zimbabwe. On this day, I became one of numerous dreaded “returnees”. An individual who threatened the security and health of fellow Zimbabweans as I had come from “outside”. It was outside the boundaries…