Fugees

Be the change you want to see in the world

[EXPLOREREYES @Gary161718]

Often overshadowed by its famous neighbors like Hwange and Mana Pools, Chizarira National Park is Zimbabwe’s best-kept secret. Spanning roughly 2,000 square kilometers (about 770 square miles) in northern Zimbabwe, it is the country's third-largest national park and arguably its most rugged and remote.
The Hidden Gorges.

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@SirTitusVeTech This is me right now

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@IreneTariroWyn @ali_naka Both are African teams😂😂

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@EidenDad Happy birthday 🎂 Gogo

[Tazo @TheLifeZoomer]

Imagine having a dream to migrate overseas, before you even knew how to send an email. 😅

In 2001, as I prepared to leave Zimbabwe, I had never touched a computer in my life.

No email address.
No Google.
No Yahoo.
No Hotmail.

To be honest, I probably thought a mouse was something that lived behind the fridge. 🐭

I had the dream. I had the motivation. But dreams alone don’t fill out migration forms.

I needed to connect with the outside world.

I tried the local internet café. Big mistake.

The internet was slower than a Harare kombi waiting to fill the last seat. By the time a page loaded, I had forgotten why I opened it in the first place. 😂

Then word reached some well-wishers who had watched me running around like a man chasing WiFi before WiFi existed.

They referred me to Mr Hove.

At his house, there was already a queue of people using his internet service. We paid by the hour and waited our turn.

My first assignment?

Open an email account.

That’s when 7-year-old Diana Hove became my IT consultant.

Picture this:

A grown man with migration dreams bigger than Mount Everest being taught how to type by a primary school child. 😭

I typed with one finger.

Diana sat beside me pointing at keys.

My eyes were looking at the keyboard.
My fingers were looking for directions.
Nothing was working together.

I could see the frustration in her face, but she never gave up on me.

For days she patiently coached me until I graduated from “one-finger specialist” to “slightly faster one-finger specialist.”

Some months I couldn’t even afford the internet fees.

So I negotiated with Mr Hove to pay later.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I was probably the first person in Zimbabwe to buy internet on lay-by. 🤣

Looking back, those were my humble migration beginnings.

Today, the same guy who couldn’t type an email coordinates major construction projects, works with sophisticated engineering software across multiple screens, collaborates with highly educated professionals, and is often consulted as a subject matter expert.

Life can change dramatically.

Never underestimate the power of small daily steps.

Your current situation is not your final destination.

Keep chasing that dream.
Keep learning.
Keep showing up.

One day you’ll tell a story that sounds impossible to the version of you that’s struggling today.

And by the way…

I often wonder where little Diana Hove is today.

If she sees this, I owe her a huge thank you. ❤️

What’s one skill you struggled with at first but later became good at?

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@Thickslender @VillageAdv14151 Apedza kuTrabablas abva ano twerkesa maNurse

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@begottensun We used to do that, fresh throughout the year

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@Brian___Jethro Normally sisi ne your girlfriend vaifanira kuita barika pana bamkuru ava, achizvarira sisi vake achiitawo wake, so from the outside hazvinyanyo oneka. This is to avoid kuzopinda mumunda memumwe.

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@BabesweHunters Pamwe akukunyima nekuti anenge akanetawo aswera kutouchline.

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@Am_Blujay Ngaadzosere mari yaakapihwa ne Morocco, coz Guinea yapindira

[MukanyaWoye!🐒🇿🇼 @IsheSvosve]

I hear you Sis Ruva but this is a war situation. Even the host countries are in panic mode, they don't know where the next missile will come from, when it will come and where and how it will strike. The best way is to stay where you are until the tension eases. I read a notice from UK Gvt to its citizens only advising them to stay indoors. The other good thing they did is to provide a link for them to register their names online in-order to account for them.

[Cee @masizianimateng]

@Shadaya_Knight Lust doesn’t destroy men. Lack of discipline does. Blaming women for a man’s downfall is like blaming gravity for someone who chose to jump...

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@tembo_shephard @Savheya_Happie IBR becomes cheaper if you cut corners, ie use smaller Purlins, small gauge IBR, and remove Allu bubble. Otherwise concrete tiles is the way to go.

[Chigamba Mudoti 🇿🇼 🇬🇧 @WamamboMudoti]

1/ Mutupo (Mitupo) is our clan lineage — a bloodline identity tracing back to a shared ancestor and the wider network of ukama (kinship). It’s also a cultural “ID” used for greeting, respect, and remembering where we come from through totem praise (chidawo/zvidawo).

2/ Q: How do you know your mutupo (Shumba/Mhofu/Soko etc)?
A: In most Shona families, it’s inherited from your father’s side (paternal lineage). The most reliable way isn’t guessing from a surname — it’s asking elders and confirming the praise lines:
“Mutupo wedu chii? Chidawo chedu chii? Tinobva kupi?”

3/ Q: Is it connected to your surname?
A: Sometimes, but surname ≠ mutupo. Modern surnames, as we use them today, were largely standardised later as part of the colonial system (records, missions, administration, schooling). Traditionally, identity could be carried simply through your first name + mutupo/totem + praise line.
For example (just as an illustration): “Vusa of the Mkhaya totem” — that alone could locate you socially: your personal name + your lineage.

4/ This is why, in many families, what we now call “surnames” can feel interchangeable across branches. Over generations, people may adopt different ancestor-linked names (a grandfather’s name, a great-grandfather’s name, a respected forebear’s name), yet still remain under the same mutupo and same chidawo.

5/ Full example let’s use a popular figure like (Mugabe): Robert Mugabe was known not only by the surname Mugabe, but also by clan-linked identifiers such as Matibiri/Matibili and Karigamombe, all connected to the Gushungo lineage. The point is that in Shona culture, surname and clan identity don’t always map 1:1, because lineage is carried through mutupo/praise lines and oral history, not just a paperwork name.

6/ Q: Can 2 people have different surnames but share the same mutupo?
A: Yes — very common. Different surnames can still sit under the same clan/totem network because the mutupo is the lineage anchor, not the surname.
Also true (less common): same surname, different mutupo — through adoption, guardianship, maternal naming, step-parent lineage, relocation, or historical name changes.

7/ Q: What happens if you marry someone with the same mutupo?
A: Generally, it’s not allowed / strongly discouraged, because you’re regarded as the same extended family (hama) — a cultural boundary that helps prevent marrying close kin. Many families will stop it outright once discovered.

8/ In rare cases, some communities will look more closely at the lineage distance (different branches/settlements/time depth), and elders may guide cultural steps — sometimes described as “cheka ukama” (a formal process acknowledging/severing the kinship tie for marriage purposes). Practices vary widely, so elders’ guidance is key.

9/ One extra: If you study the totem praise (nhetembo/detembo; chidawo/zvidawo), it’s not just poetry — it’s often oral history: origins, migrations, relationships, conflicts, alliances, and the story of how a lineage took shape. That’s why mutupo is not only “a label” — it’s a living record.

Hope that helps your understanding and thanks for asking.

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@BabereCity Nxaaaa

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@TraceyMachona Nhumbu inowanikwa kuma ghetto youth, but maintenance hakuna

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@Zvoutete14 Parumananzombe unogona kuzo juggler pana taisireva pakaipa coz wakamboudzwa and hapana achada kukubatsira coz hautsiurike

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@Brian___Jethro Telecel haisisina ma juice card, vane ma line vakungofona unlimitedly

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@TraceyMachona Though anga agara adhomoka, there was slightly some space on the left, which was just enough to squeeze in, as the other vehicles had slowed down and were already on the shoulders. Public transport drivers must be matured adults this needs to be enforced to avoid casualties .

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@dabskays F2 bottom left corner ye brown iyo how much.