Simbai Masikinye

I'm happy to share my new article in the Journal of Global History! How did East African cowries connect the Indian Ocean, West Africa, and the Great Lakes region in the 19th century? A global history of money from the supply side. cup.org/4e5pg3W

🔸A very happy birthday to @ProfMadhuku. I wish to give him his flowers today, while he can still smell them. I am extremely grateful for the law teacher he was when I read law as an undergraduate because that laid a solid foundation for everything I did thereafter. The fundamentals he imparted are still seared to my memory today. He taught us to write crisply, to argue cogently and he imparted his beliefs on what is non-negotiable legally. I am grateful for his influence on my academic journey. His range is a source of inspiration - from tax and banking to constitutional law. He pushed me to apply to Cambridge for postgrad. I have argued with and against him inside and outside our highest courts. We have debated robustly and publicly on national issues. This has always been done in an atmosphere of immense professional respect where his rigour, humility and open mind have shone through. He is perhaps one of just a few lawyers who can say “go to hell” in legalese with a smile on his face and smile back when you do the same. He mentored me when I started out as a law lecturer at the UZ where I modeled my teaching style around his. He never saw my outspoken nature or dynamism around what we could do better as disrespect but always took it as the bona fide enthusiasm that it was. He has given me counsel where I have needed it and lent me support where it may have been unpopular to do so. He helped me maintain clear focus and always keep the main thing the main thing. I could go on. We will continue to fight, disagree, debate and argue hard - in and outside court because that’s what he created when we were students in his law lab. However today, I just wish to say thank you for your impact on me and the profession. Happy birthday. We need new leaders.🇿🇼

Delighted to share that I successfully defended my DPhil (PhD) in Politics at the University of Oxford, @JesusOxford, passing my viva with no corrections. My sincere thanks to my supervisor, @MilesTendi, and my examiners, @sfcdaly and @SimuChigudu , for a rigorous and intellectually stimulating examination. — Heureuse de partager que j’ai soutenu avec succès mon doctorat (DPhil) en science politique à l’Université d’Oxford, avec les félicitations du jury. Mes sincères remerciements à mon directeur de thèse, @MilesTendi, ainsi qu’à mes examinateurs, @sfcdaly et @SimuChigudu , pour la qualité et la richesse intellectuelle de cet échange.

News Reporter: Agama is hot these days and cant be eaten. Chiefs:

From emotional celebrations, a set piece goal, and finally to a 2-2 stalemate, this match had all the ingredients of a thriller.