Zig Zag Band, Chigiyo

https://amf.didiermary.fr/zig-zag-band-chigiyo/

Zig Zag Band, a band from Kwekwe in Zimbabwe, fused traditional Zimbabwean rhythms with reggae to produce a hybrid genre they called “Chigiyo,” based on a traditional dance from Chimanimani, in East Zimbabwe. This was one of their biggest hits: “Makatukura” is a protest track against the rich and their corrupt accumulation of wealth. […]

#80smusic #Zimbabwe #Reggae

“The main benefit has been communication.” – Scottish Government’s R100 Programme

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/06/26/the-main-benefit-has-been-communication-scottish-governments-r100-programme/

Tech Times: #Lithium Prices Climb Back Above $25,000: #EV Cost Timelines Face a Reckoning - https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318552/20260617/lithium-prices-climb-back-above-25000-ev-cost-timelines-face-reckoning.htm

Effectively, #CATL and #Zimbabwe have raised global prices for Lithium Carbonate.

The price a week ago was roughly 270% the price it was selling for a year ago, at the lowest price point.

IRL this should not have a huge impact; but EV pricing is not always real.

NB: Zimbabwe's raw material flows almost entirely to #China; CATL is a Chinese mfg.

#battery #news #LiFePo #LiNMC

‘Constitutional coup’ claims as Zimbabwe senate approves extending presidential term
By Rachel Savage Southern Africa correspondent

Opposition figures fear changes will further tighten 83-year-old president Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hold on power

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/constitutional-coup-zimbabwe-senate-approves-presidential-term

#Zimbabwe #EmmersonMnangagwa #Africa #Worldnews #RachelSavageSouthernAfricacorrespondent

Zimbabwe pidentää presidentti Mnangagwan toimikautta

Kaikkiaan 75 senaattoria äänesti lakimuutoksen puolesta ja ainoastaan neljä äänesti vastaan.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20233277

#Kansainvälinenpolitiikka #Zimbabwe #Emmersonmnangagwa #Ulkomaat

UFO: Ariel School Incident, Ruwa, Zimbabwe, 1994

In 1994, 62 children witnessed something unexplainable at an African school. This is the Ariel School UFO encounter that still baffles investigators today. #UFO #ArielSchool #Zimbabwe #TrueStory #Mystery #Shorts from Around The World In One Day

https://aroundtheworldiod.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/ufo-ariel-school-incident-ruwa-zimbabwe-1994/