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Tateguru Clothing and the freedom of expression

Dialogue with Tofirei Makinya and Tinashe Mabeza the creators of the Tateguru clothing brand.
 POVO: Give us some background about yourselves and how you created Tateguru.
TOFI: My background is basically graphic design. I always wanted...

Karien Cherry – Leaping the Limpopo

Emerging writer/director Karien Cherry is raising the bar for student filmmakers as she casts the spotlight on the familiar reality of the Zimbabwean refugee influx. She talks to Cecile Murray-Louw about why her Honours year shortfilm, I...

Elsa Q – The rise

TT: Can you start by introducing yourself?EQ: My name is Elsa Kamsoda. I am a Poet / Musician and released my first album in 2009 called Stand up tall. This was followed by a project called Wotoshinga (fight...

Watsamba M’Diou – HIFA 2013

René Desalmand, Matchume Zango, Rolando Lamussene, Alex Pedro and Djibra Mussa are Watsamba M’Diou, a Mozambican-Swiss band who describes their music as African-Crossover. I caught up with the band after their electrifying performance at the HIFA Global...

Cricket politics and development In Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo

Can you give some insight as to the playing opportunities for those who haven't broken into the franchise system? - MingWe have 5 franchises across the country, each with its own club league. Those players who are looking...

Captaining Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo

Do you fancy yourself as a future captain of the Test team? - @ThatDarkChildYes I do. Is Captaincy something you relish, and that comes naturally to you, or is it a role which was rather pushed...

Zimbabwe crickets opening batsmen – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo

We had the privelege of talking to Tinotenda Mawoyo, Zimbabwe crickets' opening batsmen. He agreed to answer question from fans from the Cricket Zimbabwe Fan page, Zimbabwe Cricket Forums and Twitter. Batting with Tinotenda Mawoyo

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 am great thanks. POVO: Can you give us a brief background about Aura?AURA: I was born Aura, which...

The genesis – POVOKonvo with Edith WeUtonga

It is no wonder that Edith we Utonga is one of few musicians in very high demand in Zimbabwe today. A female bass player, a band leader at that, is harder to come by than a female...

Future of animation in Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tafadzwa Tarumbwa

POVO: How does it take you to complete a 30 second advert? 
TAF: because of time constraints and the simplicity in some of the scripts I was given three days to do as much as possible. In that...
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