NEWS AND ANALYSIS
The Art of Letting Go (Part 6): The Untold Struggles
The day I handed over the office keys to my successor at ZimRights was a very calm day. A lazy day, indeed, but full of meaning. We had been talking about this for a while, so it was not supposed to surprise anyone. But in...
Dzikamai Bere,
May 6, 2026
14 min read
PUBLICATIONS
LATEST POSTS
Propelling Democracy through Peace and Action
On 10 October 2024, I sat down with Bhekinkosi Moyo, Director of the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment and a Professor at the University of Witwatersrand’s Wits Business School, to reflect on the contribution of ZimRights to Zimbabwe’s struggle for human rights, democracy...
Dzikamai Bere,
January 13, 2025
2 min read
Civic Leadership Matters in Our World Today
On 25 March 2024, Heart and Soul Television (HSTV) published an interview that I had with Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) Chairperson Trevor Ncube on his popular weekly show In Conversation with Trevor. Thanking me for coming being on the show on X, Trevor described the...
Dzikamai Bere,
January 4, 2025
13 min read
The Liberation Struggle on Trial: Was Ian Smith Better?
Is this the land we died for? This is a line from Winky D and Shingai’s masterpiece Dzimba Dzemabwe off the album Eureka. In this track, and many others, Winky D contributes to the enduring conversation on the value of the liberation legacy in a...
Dzikamai Bere,
December 30, 2024
10 min read
The NGO Director of the Year Award: A Call to Lead Better for the Good
It is a good day to show gratitude to God, the Almighty, who allows us ordinary people to do the extraordinary. On 25 October 2024, NANGO Zimbabwe awarded me the NGO Director of the Year Award at an awards night held in Nyanga as part...
Dzikamai Bere,
December 29, 2024
3 min read
Reflections from the APN Assembly
At the launch of ZimRights’ Shifting Power to the People Strategy in 2022, we decided to have a strategic priority (SP5) that focuses on sustainability. As leaders, we abdicate our primary responsibility if we do not deliberately think about the future of our organisations. Reflections...
Dzikamai Bere,
November 7, 2024
3 min read