Culture is often spoken about but rarely unpacked in depth. In this post, we share an artefact by Mthulisi Inacio Khumbula alongside a thoughtful response from Mai Vusa. Together, they explore culture as both concept and lived experience.

Clad in a blue and white hat, a symbol of her status as the spiritual leader in Domboshava, is a nonagenarian who has ‘seen it all’. Members of this rural farming community gather in Ambuya Nyamhunga’s rondavel kitchen to listen to her words of wisdom

Nestled 20kms north east of Harare in Goromonzi district, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East Province; is Domboshava a rural to peri-urban community known for its massive horticultural production that feeds the Harare urban fresh produce market. 

Family is the nucleus of the African society. Most African communities are made up of strongly-knit family kinship. The African village is built on the back of the spirit of communalism and community sharing.

After every successful farming season, women in rural Zimbabwe carefully glean through heaps of harvested crops looking for the finest products.Seeds selected from the harvest are then stored away

Stunting is a condition that results from poor nutrition, where children are too short for their age, and their brain is not developing optimally. Hence, they may not perform optimally in school or later in life, thereby affecting the country’s socioeconomic development.