Harare International Festival of the Arts

Woman of Note

For a long time, women in the entertainment industry have been sidelined. Some believe that their lack of progress could be mainly attributed to their lack of unity of purpose in the music industry. Not so in...

The State of the Nation – POVOKonvo with Masimba Hwati

We are stitting at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe where we will be talking to Masimba Hwati about his work. Hi Masimba, how are you doing?I am okay thank you very much. I...

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 easier to work with a live band because you are working with live emotions. I...

Who is Hope? POVOKonvo with Hope Masike

Tell us a bit about yourself?I grew up in a family of 9 children - 2 boys and 7 girls. The spirit of sharing was very important as was working hard because we had to look after...

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 permanent band members. Theresa plays recorder, Elijah on bass and Dunmore plays the Jembe. I...

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 Hope, it’s very easy to lose hope in a country like this, and so many...
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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...
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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...

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...

Introduction to Nehanda Re-magined

The Nehanda Re-Imagined initiative is a project to revive and re-imagine depictions and the legacy of Mbuya Nehanda in their plurality and...