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Culture
Michael Mupotaringa
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November 14, 2025
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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...
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Nehanda Re-Imagined
Tafadzwa Tarumbwa
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June 20, 2022
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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...
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Fine Art
Mudiwa Marasa
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June 20, 2022
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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...
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Literature
Nyadzombe Nyampenza
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June 20, 2022
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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...
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Women Speak!
Womanhood
POVO Staff
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June 3, 2019
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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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Culture
Culture
A Trap called Blackness: The albatross of an Identity built on Reaction
Masimba Hwati
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December 17, 2016
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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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Creativity
A time to Project and Pro-Act new images, sounds and Narratives? Black Detroit
Masimba Hwati
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February 8, 2016
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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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Music
Pauline Gundidza
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June 20, 2022
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Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda
POVO Afrika · Pauline - Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda Just a girl in the world and you had to be...
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Nehanda Re-Imagined
Introduction to Nehanda Re-magined
POVO Staff
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June 20, 2022
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The Nehanda Re-Imagined initiative is a project to revive and re-imagine depictions and the legacy of Mbuya Nehanda in their plurality and...
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Nehanda Re-Imagined
Let The Dead Die
Ryan Chokureva
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June 20, 2022
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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...
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Nehanda Re-Imagined
Wigi yaMbuya Nehanda
Ignatius T. Mabasa
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June 20, 2022
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Vamwe mai nemwanasikana wavo vasvika pandiri naSamora naNyerere Vanditarisa vachizvitora mapikicha, mai vati, “Nehanda bho here?”
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Nehanda Re-Imagined
Charwe Nyakasikana (C. 1840 – 1898)
Archibald Mathibela
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June 20, 2022
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Charwe Nyakasikana is a Zezuru spirit medium who was born in 1840, in the Chishawasha District of Central Mashonaland. She was a...
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Robert Machiri
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September 28, 2014
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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...
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POVOKonvo
Konvo Staff
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September 5, 2012
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Captaining Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo
Do you fancy yourself as a future captain of the Test team? - @ThatDarkChildYes I do.
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POVOKonvo
Tafadzwa Gutsa
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September 22, 2015
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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...
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POVOKonvo
Konvo Staff
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October 17, 2014
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Talking Photography – POVOKonvo with Tamuka Mtengwa
What made you choose to study Fine Arts?Ha ha , its actually quite a common question.You will...
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HIFA
Konvo Staff
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February 3, 2010
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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...
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POVOKonvo
Konvo Staff
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February 3, 2010
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Who is Hope? POVOKonvo with Hope Masike
Tell us a bit about yourself?I grew up in a family of 9 children - 2 boys...
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POVOKonvo
Tafadzwa Tarumbwa
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April 22, 2014
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Elsa Q – The rise
TT: Can you start by introducing yourself?EQ: My name is Elsa Kamsoda. I am a Poet / Musician...
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Film
Cecile Murray-Louw
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May 14, 2014
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Karien Cherry – Leaping the Limpopo
Emerging writer/director Karien Cherry is raising the bar for student filmmakers as she casts the spotlight on...
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POVOKonvo
Konvo Staff
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October 12, 2011
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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...
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POVOKonvo
Tamuka Mtengwa
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December 6, 2016
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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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Culture
Akala
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September 20, 2011
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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...
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Poetry
Dudu Manhenga
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August 9, 2015
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Littered Souls
More than theyMore sick than theyWe still blame theyWe are manyThey are fewLittered souls Dirt we don’t mindBoys are...
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Womanhood
Batsirai Chigama
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November 15, 2014
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Fibroid Society
Almost three years ago I experienced extreme pain in my left lower abdomen. I could not run long distances. I could not...
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Fine Art
Tinashe Isaac Katandawa
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June 17, 2022
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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,...
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Culture
Raymond Muwaniri
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January 13, 2014
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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...
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Fine Art
Marjorie Wallace
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April 3, 2015
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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...
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Music
Music
Hope The Musician – POVOKonvo with Hope Masike
Konvo Staff
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February 3, 2010
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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...
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Culture
Akala
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September 12, 2011
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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...
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Music
Henry Makiwa
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July 13, 2014
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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...
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Hip Hop
Konvo Staff
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May 20, 2010
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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...
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Interviews
POVO Staff
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December 23, 2021
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#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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Festivals
Outspoken
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September 24, 2011
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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...
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Society
Shona Tiger
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November 22, 2014
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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...
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Poetry
Batsirai Chigama
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October 11, 2014
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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...
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Fine Art
Nyasha Mutamba
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June 15, 2022
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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...
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Nehanda Re-Imagined
Johnson Mugabe
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June 15, 2022
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Holy?
I grew up in a Christian society that drew a thin invisible line that separated us from our ancestors, their form of...
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Society
Masimba Biriwashe
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August 16, 2014
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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
Music
Konvo Staff
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February 3, 2010
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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...
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HIFA
Konvo Staff
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February 3, 2010
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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...
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Interviews
POVO Staff
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December 23, 2021
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#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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Music
Pauline Gundidza
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June 20, 2022
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Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda
POVO Afrika · Pauline - Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda Just a girl in the world and you had to be...
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Sport News
Culture
Michael Mupotaringa
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November 14, 2025
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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...
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Society
Orlinda Mapa-Tsoka
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May 19, 2020
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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...
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Culture
Masimba Hwati
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December 17, 2016
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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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Film
Elton Mjanana
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July 7, 2012
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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...
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Festivals
POVO Staff
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May 18, 2013
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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...
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Culture
Tinashe Muchuri
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October 21, 2015
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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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3D & Animtion
Tafadzwa Tarumbwa
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August 7, 2014
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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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TV
Hip Hop
Konvo Staff
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October 6, 2015
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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 have chosen to cross the...
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Culture
POVO Staff
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October 26, 2009
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Zimbabwe children’s games of the 90s – Nhodo
This game normally consists of about 10 pebbles in a circle or shallow hole. Players sit around the circle with their own...
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Womanhood
Chiratidzo Chiweshe-Saruro
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October 7, 2014
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Deborah, the Game Changer
Sometimes even ‘woman’ is a label, a ceiling you have been given, and unless you see yourself beyond someone else’s notion and...
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Society
Penny Yon
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March 6, 2016
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The Real Backstage Story
A spotlight pierces the dark stage to focus on an elegant figure, cool, confident, alluring, alight, alive, adorned in a stunning creation...
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