The image of Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana is bitterly etched into the collective consciousness of Zimbabwe. It comes from a photograph that was taken by the British South Africa Company (BSAC) police, who sentenced and executed her without...
The name Mbuya Nehanda is often cloaked in myth and misconception. To some it is synonymous with a heroic and fearless warrior woman who gave her life for her people’s freedom. As D.N. Beach (1998) notes “the...
“Blasphemous!” My husband teases me about the stained glass style I have chosen for this piece on Mbuya Nehanda. We both share the understanding that comes from a religious upbringing. I grew up in a Catholic family,...
The sun-scorched on relentlessly, making the entire savannah a mirage. Shapes fabricated by the heat dancing to and fro. She shades her eyes with one hand, wondering if can go on any further.
She...
NehandaCharwe NyakasikanaIs a name l feel like l have knownFor ages,Or maybe forever!
She is a woman,As l am a woman.
She is a symbol,Whose storyGrew in me a rebellious nature.
When I got onto the poetry scene around 2005, times were very exciting, there was some revolution going on so we were more like comrades doing our poetry for a cause, we wanted our voices to be...
I started asking for and donating books in Zimbabwe back in late 2010. I was traveling along the Mutare to Masvingo road with my family. It was a hot day and we were near the Marange diamond...
An excerpt from aspiring author Takudzwa Gezi's debut book They Never Come Back
Two years had gone by since my aunt had left and she still put in effort to call and talk to the...
People often ask why Zimbabweans speak of a repressive government when freedom ‘of’ expression is guaranteed in the Constitution and articles such as mine can be published. However, they often overlook that freedom ‘of’ expression does not...
