History

How Mbuya Nehanda Became Privileged As The Icon Of Our Collective Ethnic Spiritual Identity

Charwe Nayakasikana, the Zezuru spirit medium of Mazowe popularly known as Mbuya Nehanda is arguably one of the most debated personalities of her era. Her profile is the subject of various interpretations, constantly redacted to suit contemporary...

Africa day: The story of how a continent fell off the horse

In its inception the AU was a fit for purpose, a revolutionary oasis for all Africans in the struggle for self-determination. As a race under siege, facing down a common enemy, Africans mobilized for a unified pan...

Burundi political history and, their stand on the great Lakes

Burundi is a small country situated in the Central East of Afrika, being in the central East of Afrika and its map shaped as a heart Burundi is sometimes called the heart of Afrika. Burundi is neighbouring...

Defining Moments in Zimbabwe’s History post 1980

A collection of defining moments in Zimbabwe's history from 1980 - 2015. Marking 35 years of Independance.  1980- Zimbabwe attains independence from British colonial rule after 2nd Chimurenga, a war of liberation- Bob Marley...

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 by society. What I mean by that is, yeah there is some very negative hip...
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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...
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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...

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...