Nehanda Re-Imagined

She Rises

They may bury the corpse in a gravesite unmarked warehouse the remains in the backrooms of empire slander the name and the person demonise the sacredness

Nyakasikana T-shirts

The concept of the Tshirt design series shows Ambuya Nehanda Nyakasikana in bold and colourful style to fit in the ever-changing and vibrant culture of pop and streetwear the rays behind her back represent her Mane since...

Holy?

I grew up in a Christian society that drew a thin invisible line that separated us from our ancestors, their form of worship and labelled them ungodly. Our ancestors offered their supplications unto God through Spirit Mediums...

Nehanda | Kaguvi

Modern study of Zimbabwean spirit mediums and liberation war leaders Mbuya Nehanda and Sekuru Kaguvi

Nyakasikana

The portrait sought to highlight the importance of Mbuya Nehanda in the fight against colonization. Her role as a spirit medium spearheading morale and motivation assisted the liberation war heroes in their victory for independence. Nehanda (The...

Why Don’t We Hear From Nehanda Today?

Self awareness consciousness and alignment, like in crystals and conductors. If a things components are more aligned it means it/you can conduct more fluidly and effeciently. Sometimes we are out of alignment or (mis)...

Nehanda Rock Of Ages

Sculpted Busts of Historical western figures such as Churchill and Lincoln line the halls of the West-Wing and Oval-office while remnants of the, by -gone British Empire are celebrated in similar fashion across the United Kingdom.  Zimbabwean...

Nehanda Riddim

The Nehanda Riddim is a Zimbabwe dancehall compilation produced in December 2021. A riddim is an iunstrumental whereby various artists produce their songs using the same instrumental adding their unique touch to it. The Nehanda riddim featured...

The Story of Nehanda – A film

An original Zimbabwean film on the lost story of Charwe the spirit medium of Nehanda. Below are stills from The Story of Nehanda trailer. Watch Trailer

Nehanda On Wall

Nehanda on the Wall by Calvin Chimutuwah (130cm x 90cm, Oil on Canvas, 2021)
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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...