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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...

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

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

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

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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

The humble neophyte – POVOKonvo with Outspoken

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

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...

Tinotenda Mawoyo – Cricket politics and development In Zimbabwe

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

Watsamba M’Diou – HIFA 2013

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Kuda Musasiwa – Whats Beef?

What is the main motivation of beef in Zimbabwe? Nil. There is no real...

Outspoken – The future of Zimbabwe

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

David Chinyama – State of visual arts in Zimbabwe

What is your take on the visual arts in Zimbabwe?David: As of this year with the changes that...

Nqobizitha Mlilo – The birth of 3D animation in Zimbabwe

POVO: Thanks for your time, can you give us a brief background about yourself
NQO: I have been an...

Black Bird – Hip Hop Beef in Zimbabwe

What is the main motivation of beef in Zimbabwe I think a lot of...

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It is no wonder that Edith we Utonga is one of few musicians in very high demand...
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I Choose Wisdom

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