Going on a Social Media Hiatus in June

by Joe Black31 May, 2017

I do this thing sometimes, where I disconnect from all my personal social media accounts for a month. It’s usually when I’m under a lot…

20 Ways In Which Sanctions Have Ruined Zimbabwe

by Joe Black14 October, 201614 October, 2016

Zimbabwe is in trouble. Fortunately for Zimbabweans, Zimbabwe’s rulers (yes, rulers not governors) through the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd always remind…

I created a monster

by Joe Black1 March, 201611 May, 2016

In case you’ve been under a rock, I created a digital magazine called NBO. NBO stands for None But Ourselves (can free our minds). It…

The One B*tch Theory of Social Media

by Joe Black3 February, 201629 June, 2016

Is there always at least one bitch lurking on any social media platform at any one time? While looking at my Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp…

How To Be A Zimbabwean Journalist

by Joe Black16 September, 201526 September, 2018

Newspapers are held down by rocks to stop them blowing away at a news stand in Harare, Zimbabwe Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Longtime President Robert Mugabe ignored a midday deadline set by the ruling party to step down or face impeachment proceedings, while Zimbabweans stunned by his lack of resignation during a national address vowed more protests to make him leave. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Newspapers are held down by rocks to stop them blowing away at a news stand in Harare. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Or, An Anecdotally-Accumulated Anthology of…