Undertones: Zimbabwe’s cyberpunk cities fueled by China

Illustration by Global Voices using illustrated images of Zimbabwe’s new capital, Zim Cyber City This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory‘s newsletter. Subscribe to Undertones. Welcome back to Undertones, your source for thoughtful analysis of media narratives from around the World. In this edition, we’re delving into the intricate issue of digital authoritarianism in Zimbabwe, as part of our ongoing project, the Unfreedom Monitor. Zimbabwe is set to become Africa’s first country with a “smart” capital city built from scratch. Just outside the present-day capita…

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