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It’s rather unfortunate that the only visual reference that most Africans have of their history mostly come from colonial documents, and old...

Ambuya Nehanda In All Her Glory

I want my art to explore the fantasy of what if we treated women the same way we treated men. Would ambuya...

Desires And Archetypes

The image of Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana is bitterly etched into the collective consciousness of Zimbabwe. It comes from a photograph that was...

Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda 

POVO Afrika · Pauline - Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda Just a girl in the world and you had to be...

Women Speak!

African Women African Bodies

The 21st century has seen the increase of organisations, activists and individuals rising up against the society...

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A time to Project and Pro-Act new images, sounds and Narratives? Black Detroit

I come from a school of thought that people gravitate towards that which is constantly projected before them. The Zezuru people in...

Kuchava riniko…?

Nguva zhinji ndinozvibvunza kuti, “Kuchava rini kuti uvaranomwe hweShona huwane kusununguka”. Mukuramba ndichizvibvunza mubvunzo uyu, ndinoona kuti handisini ndoga ndine dambudziko rimwe...

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Introduction to Nehanda Re-magined

The Nehanda Re-Imagined initiative is a project to revive and re-imagine depictions and the legacy of Mbuya Nehanda in their plurality and...

Let The Dead Die

That’s it, that’s my take on the Nehanda statue fallout or fall-in. Let’s let the dead die. Let me illustrate something, to...

Wigi yaMbuya Nehanda

Vamwe mai nemwanasikana wavo vasvika pandiri naSamora naNyerere Vanditarisa vachizvitora mapikicha, mai vati, “Nehanda bho here?” 

Charwe Nyakasikana (C. 1840 – 1898)

Charwe Nyakasikana is a Zezuru spirit medium who was born in 1840, in the Chishawasha District of Central Mashonaland. She was a...

Chii Chamuri Kuona? 

When l was creating the artwork l faced this problem- l didn’t know what Nehanda looked like. So l tried to find...

POVOKonvo

Ntsiki Mazwai – No Taboos and Sacred Cows

Ntsiki Mazwai is a talented and versatile artist, whose interests span across an impressive creative spectrum of...

Captaining Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo

Do you fancy yourself as a future captain of the Test team? - @ThatDarkChildYes I do.

Thoughts on Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Hope Masike

What do you think of the current state of Zimbabwe?Hmmm I know my name is Hope and...

My league is in SAHipHop – POVOKOnvo with Slik Thug

True to the belief amongst many that everything is big and better in South Africa, many artists...

The State of the Nation – POVOKonvo with Masimba Hwati

We are stitting at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe where we will be talking to Masimba Hwati...

Cricket politics and development In Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo

Can you give some insight as to the playing opportunities for those who haven't broken into the...

The future of Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Outspoken

POVO: what are your thoughts on the state of the nation and the future?OUT: I don't know where...

Elsa Q – The rise

TT: Can you start by introducing yourself?EQ: My name is Elsa Kamsoda. I am a Poet / Musician...

State of Poetry in Zimbabwe

When I got onto the poetry scene around 2005, times were very exciting, there was some revolution...

Tateguru Clothing and the freedom of expression

Dialogue with Tofirei Makinya and Tinashe Mabeza the creators of the Tateguru clothing brand.

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Charwe Typeface

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Zimbabwe Must Legalise Abortion

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#16WomenVoices – Mary Anibal

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Rastafari

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#16WomenVoices – Black Afro

Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Sharleen Eunice Jirongo, also known as Black Afro.  I was born on the 19th of October 1995 in Masvingo, grew up in Harare with my...

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Other art forms need your attention too Hon. Minister Jonathan Moyo

Attention Prof. Jonathan Moyo, other art forms need your attention too. The new cabinet posting in the Ministry of...

10 Warning Signs That You are a ‘90s Kid

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Watsamba M’Diou – HIFA 2013

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Fall and rise as a team…woman!

The invite said shorts and shades, girls only and promised to be fun as I got the call from my girlfriend insisting...

State of Poetry in Zimbabwe

When I got onto the poetry scene around 2005, times were very exciting, there was some revolution going on so we were...
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Music

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What do you think of the current state of Zimbabwe?Hmmm I know my name is Hope and the album is even titled...

#16WomenVoices – Mary Anibal

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Nehanda (Song)

POVO Afrika · Black Afro - Nehanda Zvakatangira pana Nyamhita, mwanasikana waMutapaMazuva avo ohushe waivazadza nemasimba kaKusvikira pana Charwe...

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A Trap called Blackness: The albatross of an Identity built on Reaction

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Daughter of a Sangoma

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Woman

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The Power of Social Media

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The right to love and be loved

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Cyberbullying – The reinvention of an existing Predicament

Bullying is defined as the use of influence or strength to intimidate another being or forcing them to do something unwillingly. It...

Reimagining our national identities and imagery

Every society is shaped by visual history and culture. The self perception and esteem of African societies has been shaped by Colonial...