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CultureMichael Mupotaringa - November 14, 20250

When Opportunists Borrow The Faces Of Victims

A call to protect truth as fiercely as we protect the vulnerable. There is an American woman named Roda...

Nehanda Re-ImaginedTafadzwa Tarumbwa - June 20, 20220

Tora Gidi Uzvitonge

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

Fine ArtMudiwa Marasa - June 20, 20220

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...

LiteratureNyadzombe Nyampenza - June 20, 20220

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...

Women Speak!

WomanhoodPOVO Staff - June 3, 20190

African Women African Bodies

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

Culture

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

Masimba Hwati - December 17, 2016 0

What were we before we were black?Blackness was constructed as an Antithesis to whiteness. Should we be studying blackness, should we be...

Creativity

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

Masimba Hwati - February 8, 2016 0

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

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MusicPauline Gundidza - June 20, 20220

Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda

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

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Introduction to Nehanda Re-magined

POVO Staff - June 20, 2022 0

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

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Let The Dead Die

Ryan Chokureva - June 20, 2022 0

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...

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Wigi yaMbuya Nehanda

Ignatius T. Mabasa - June 20, 2022 0

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

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Charwe Nyakasikana (C. 1840 – 1898)

Archibald Mathibela - June 20, 2022 0

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

POVOKonvo

POVOKonvoRobert Machiri - September 28, 20140

Mafriq and Xtra Large – Influence of music in Zimbabwe

In the quest to find out what Zimbabwean 'yute' is up to and how it is contributing...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - September 5, 20120

Captaining Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo

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

POVOKonvoTafadzwa Gutsa - September 22, 20150

Tafadzwa Gutsa – Pioneering Industrial Design in Zimbabwe

You say industrial Design is unknown in Zimbabwe. Can you explain what it involves?Well, at its most...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - October 17, 20140

Talking Photography – POVOKonvo with Tamuka Mtengwa

What made you choose to study Fine Arts?Ha ha , its actually quite a common question.You will...

HIFAKonvo Staff - February 3, 20100

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...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - February 3, 20100

Who is Hope? POVOKonvo with Hope Masike

Tell us a bit about yourself?I grew up in a family of 9 children - 2 boys...

POVOKonvoTafadzwa Tarumbwa - April 22, 20140

Elsa Q – The rise

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

FilmCecile Murray-Louw - May 14, 20140

Karien Cherry – Leaping the Limpopo

Emerging writer/director Karien Cherry is raising the bar for student filmmakers as she casts the spotlight on...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - October 12, 20110

From film to slam poetry – POVOKonvo with Aura the Poet

POVO: I am here with Aura at the Crowne Plaza for POVO, Aura how are you doing?AURA: I...

POVOKonvoTamuka Mtengwa - December 6, 20160

Ntsiki Mazwai – No Taboos and Sacred Cows

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

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CultureAkala - September 20, 20110

Beware of taking the historical context out of hip hop

What we've got to be very careful as hip hop artists is that we don’t allow rap to held as a scapegoat...

PoetryDudu Manhenga - August 9, 20150

Littered Souls

More than theyMore sick than theyWe still blame theyWe are manyThey are fewLittered souls Dirt we don’t mindBoys are...

WomanhoodBatsirai Chigama - November 15, 20140

Fibroid Society

Almost three years ago I experienced extreme pain in my left lower abdomen. I could not run long distances. I could not...

Fine ArtTinashe Isaac Katandawa - June 17, 20220

Interrogated And Tortured

My artwork (Interrogated and Tortured) tells about the struggle and tragedy that Mbuya Nehanda the female Shona mhondoro faced during her lifetime,...

CultureRaymond Muwaniri - January 13, 20140

Future of Traditional Leaders in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has state lands which the government is responsible for and communal lands in rural areas where traditional leaders are responsible. These...

Fine ArtMarjorie Wallace - April 3, 20150

Zimbabwean ceramic designer

Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and studied at Michealis School of Fine Art in Cape Town. Taught in various schools and the Harare...

Music

Hope The Musician – POVOKonvo with Hope Masike

Konvo Staff - February 3, 2010 0

Give us a bit of background about yourself, your music genre and how it all started.We began as a group of four permanent band members. Theresa plays recorder, Elijah on bass and Dunmore plays the Jembe. I...

CultureAkala - September 12, 20110

A discourse on Hip Hop in Africa

Living in London, I suppose my view of hip hop is skewed differently. The way hip hop was born in the Bronx...

MusicHenry Makiwa - July 13, 20140

Time to harvest the low-hanging fruit in Zimbabwe

THIS time last year, our agency, The Peoples Hub had been engaged to cater media and publicity work for a modelling event...

Hip HopKonvo Staff - May 20, 20100

The humble neophyte – POVOKonvo with Outspoken

POVO: So what was it like performing with the band for the first time?  Outspoken: I have had the band since 2007. It’s...

InterviewsPOVO Staff - December 23, 20210

#16WomenVoices – Mary Anibal

Who are you and Where are you from I'm Mary Anibal born and Bread in Harare, Zimbabwe on the...

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FestivalsOutspoken - September 24, 20110

Challenges of organising a festival in Zimbabwe

OutspokenI don’t know, now that we at this stage they've kind of all dissolved, but we will remember them I mean, yeah...

SocietyShona Tiger - November 22, 20140

A Love letter to Zimbabwe

Oh, Zimbabwe! Country of my heart! I don’t know anymore where I stand with you. Could you ever love me like I...

PoetryBatsirai Chigama - October 11, 20140

Paradox to a Child

There is something aboutHarare in spring that reminds meOf my motherHarare in spring is...BellismaShe is fresh and regalThe smile of her Jacaranda...

Fine ArtNyasha Mutamba - June 15, 20220

The Gidi (Gun) Uprising

Mbuya Nehanda played a major role in the liberation of Zimbabwe thus to me, her statue is more or less like the...

Nehanda Re-ImaginedJohnson Mugabe - June 15, 20220

Holy?

I grew up in a Christian society that drew a thin invisible line that separated us from our ancestors, their form of...

SocietyMasimba Biriwashe - August 16, 20140

Keeping Heads Up in Harare

A FEW years ago, a friend challenged me to keep my head up when walking down the streets of Harare. He even...

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Music

MusicKonvo Staff - February 3, 20100

Hope The Musician – POVOKonvo with Hope Masike

Give us a bit of background about yourself, your music genre and how it all started.We began as a group of four...

HIFAKonvo Staff - February 3, 20100

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 the album is even titled...

InterviewsPOVO Staff - December 23, 20210

#16WomenVoices – Mary Anibal

Who are you and Where are you from I'm Mary Anibal born and Bread in Harare, Zimbabwe on the...

MusicPauline Gundidza - June 20, 20220

Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda

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

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CultureMichael Mupotaringa - November 14, 20250

When Opportunists Borrow The Faces Of Victims

A call to protect truth as fiercely as we protect the vulnerable. There is an American woman named Roda...

SocietyOrlinda Mapa-Tsoka - May 19, 20200

Discovering my life’s purpose and calling

Life doesn’t always turn out the way one envisions it. Sometimes it turns out for the best and sometimes, well not so...

CultureMasimba Hwati - December 17, 20160

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

What were we before we were black?Blackness was constructed as an Antithesis to whiteness. Should we be studying blackness, should we be...

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FilmElton Mjanana - July 7, 20120

The Reel story of Africa

African cinema, through its highs and lows has existed from as far back as I can remember. I have had my fair...

FestivalsPOVO Staff - May 18, 20130

HIFA 2013 – Whats Next at HIFA

Despite this year’s HIFA theme being titled engage, nothing could be further from the stated objective. The low audience turnout and entertainers...

CultureTinashe Muchuri - October 21, 20150

Kuchava riniko…?

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

3D & AnimtionTafadzwa Tarumbwa - August 7, 20140

Nqobizitha Mlilo – A Passion for African Content

Tafadzwa Tarumbwa speaks to Google's Africa Connected finalist Nqobizitha Mlilo (Enqore) Nqo: I am an animator, visual effects artist, creative/TV...

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Hip HopKonvo Staff - October 6, 20150

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