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CultureMichael Mupotaringa - November 14, 20250

When Opportunists Borrow The Faces Of Victims

A call to protect truth as fiercely as we protect the vulnerable. There is an American woman named Roda...

Nehanda Re-ImaginedTafadzwa Tarumbwa - June 20, 20220

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...

Fine ArtMudiwa Marasa - June 20, 20220

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...

LiteratureNyadzombe Nyampenza - June 20, 20220

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...

Women Speak!

WomanhoodPOVO Staff - June 3, 20190

African Women African Bodies

The 21st century has seen the increase of organisations, activists and individuals rising up against the society...

Culture

A Trap called Blackness: The albatross of an Identity built on Reaction

Masimba Hwati - December 17, 2016 0

What were we before we were black?Blackness was constructed as an Antithesis to whiteness. Should we be studying blackness, should we be...

Creativity

A time to Project and Pro-Act new images, sounds and Narratives? Black Detroit

Masimba Hwati - February 8, 2016 0

I come from a school of thought that people gravitate towards that which is constantly projected before them. The Zezuru people in...

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MusicPauline Gundidza - June 20, 20220

Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda

POVO Afrika · Pauline - Handikanganwe Mbuya Nehanda Just a girl in the world and you had to be...

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Introduction to Nehanda Re-magined

POVO Staff - June 20, 2022 0

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

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Let The Dead Die

Ryan Chokureva - June 20, 2022 0

That’s it, that’s my take on the Nehanda statue fallout or fall-in. Let’s let the dead die. Let me illustrate something, to...

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Wigi yaMbuya Nehanda

Ignatius T. Mabasa - June 20, 2022 0

Vamwe mai nemwanasikana wavo vasvika pandiri naSamora naNyerere Vanditarisa vachizvitora mapikicha, mai vati, “Nehanda bho here?”

Nehanda Re-Imagined

Charwe Nyakasikana (C. 1840 – 1898)

Archibald Mathibela - June 20, 2022 0

Charwe Nyakasikana is a Zezuru spirit medium who was born in 1840, in the Chishawasha District of Central Mashonaland. She was a...

POVOKonvo

FilmRudo Chakanyuka - October 6, 20140

Rumbi Katedza – State of the Zimbabwe Film Industry

The Zimbabwe film industry, is there movement, is there development do we still have a pulse?Rumbi: We definitely...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - November 24, 20140

Zimbabwean blues & neo-soul musician – POVOKonvo with Raven Duchess

Tell us a bit about your history, (Where you are from, family, highlights outside of music)Born and...

Hip HopKonvo Staff - August 17, 20140

Whats Beef? – POVOKonvo with Kuda Musasiwa

What is the main motivation of beef in Zimbabwe? Nil. There is no real...

3D & AnimtionTafadzwa Tarumbwa - August 7, 20140

Nqobizitha Mlilo – A Passion for African Content

Tafadzwa Tarumbwa speaks to Google's Africa Connected finalist Nqobizitha Mlilo (Enqore) Nqo: I am an...

POVOKonvoPOVO Staff - June 23, 20140

Tateguru Clothing and the freedom of expression

Dialogue with Tofirei Makinya and Tinashe Mabeza the creators of the Tateguru clothing brand. 

Hip HopKonvo Staff - May 28, 20100

The future of Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Outspoken

POVO: what are your thoughts on the state of the nation and the future?OUT: I don't know where...

FilmCecile Murray-Louw - May 14, 20140

Karien Cherry – Leaping the Limpopo

Emerging writer/director Karien Cherry is raising the bar for student filmmakers as she casts the spotlight on...

POVOKonvoRaymond Muwaniri - November 26, 20140

Finton – Taking on Europe with his Guitar

Tell us about your background and how you entered into the music business?I grew up in Mutare,...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - September 5, 20120

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...

3D & AnimtionKonvo Staff - July 18, 20100

The birth of 3D animation in Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Nqobizitha Mlilo

POVO: Thanks for your time, can you give us a brief background about yourself NQO: I have been an...

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FilmCalvin Chimutuwah - July 12, 20130

Black middle class and fine art in Zimbabwe

Every time an artist makes something, he wants that piece to communicate and the question is who this person that the artist...

WomanhoodDoreen Anyijukire - October 28, 20150

Women rights infringement continues to stall

“I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. This however contrasts...

UncategorizedMichelina Adreucci - August 28, 20150

Redefining Interior Design With Zimbabwe In Mind

Traditional Zimbabwean houses consisted of a series of “huts”; each with their designated purposes and function. The traditional homestead comprised the parent’s matrimonial...

CultureMasimba Biriwashe - November 22, 20140

With You, POVO turns 10!

This year we are celebrating 10 years since the inception of the POVO journal, and we have decided to kick it up...

UncategorizedTafadzwa Gutsa - May 23, 20130

How do we as designers and artists see ourselves

Purpose is the driver of all things great and out of it comes determination. How do we Designers /...

POVOKonvoRobert Machiri - September 28, 20140

Mafriq and Xtra Large – Influence of music in Zimbabwe

In the quest to find out what Zimbabwean 'yute' is up to and how it is contributing to the socio-political landscape, we...

Music

POVO Afrika · Black Afro - Nehanda Zvakatangira pana Nyamhita, mwanasikana waMutapaMazuva avo ohushe waivazadza nemasimba kaKusvikira pana Charwe uyo akava neruzivo rukuruNehanda nyakasikana, waifamba uri mavariUchivaratidza gwara rakanaka rokufamba naro

HIFAKonvo Staff - February 3, 20100

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...

CultureAkala - September 20, 20110

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...

MusicHenry Makiwa - July 13, 20140

Time to harvest the low-hanging fruit in Zimbabwe

THIS time last year, our agency, The Peoples Hub had been engaged to cater media and publicity work for a modelling event...

CultureAkala - September 12, 20110

A discourse on Hip Hop in Africa

Living in London, I suppose my view of hip hop is skewed differently. The way hip hop was born in the Bronx...

Video News

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UncategorizedBrian Gondo - March 12, 20120

Zimbabwe’s Hubs of Innovation

The last few months in Zimbabwe has seen the launch of two Tech Hubs, namely Hypercube and Muzinda Umuzi. To be pedantic...

WomanhoodRumbi Katedza - December 3, 20140

Jenipher’s Story

It is a hot April day when I arrive in the Matebeleland North capital of Lupane. It’s my first trip to the...

ObituaryPOVO Staff - November 9, 20140

In Memory of Paul Brickhill (1958 – 2014)

Paul Brickhill had accepted an invitation and was excited to contribute to the Anniversary issue of the POVO Journal, and this was...

PoetryMarcia Nonkululeko Tladi - March 6, 20140

God Bless Our Men a prayer for Afrika’s Sons

Let God grant us freedom from pecuniary chainsLest our children thirst though this land is fatLet God shine her generosity and help...

UncategorizedElton Mjanana - August 2, 20110

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...

FestivalsPOVO Staff - May 9, 20130

HIFA 2013 – Engage!

Despite this year’s HIFA theme being titled Engage, nothing could be further from the stated objective. The low audience turnout and entertainers...

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Music

MusicRaven Duchess - June 15, 20220

Nehanda

POVO Afrika · Raven Duchess - Nehanda Hmmm Haaa Hmmm haaa Ancient one spirit spirit whisperer

MusicBlack Afro - June 19, 20220

Nehanda (Song)

POVO Afrika · Black Afro - Nehanda Zvakatangira pana Nyamhita, mwanasikana waMutapaMazuva avo ohushe waivazadza nemasimba kaKusvikira pana Charwe...

CultureAkala - September 20, 20110

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...

Hip HopKonvo Staff - May 20, 20100

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...

Sport News

CultureMichael Mupotaringa - November 14, 20250

When Opportunists Borrow The Faces Of Victims

A call to protect truth as fiercely as we protect the vulnerable. There is an American woman named Roda...

SocietyOrlinda Mapa-Tsoka - May 19, 20200

Discovering my life’s purpose and calling

Life doesn’t always turn out the way one envisions it. Sometimes it turns out for the best and sometimes, well not so...

CultureMasimba Hwati - December 17, 20160

A Trap called Blackness: The albatross of an Identity built on Reaction

What were we before we were black?Blackness was constructed as an Antithesis to whiteness. Should we be studying blackness, should we be...

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UncategorizedBaynham Goredema - November 11, 20090

Design Education in Zimbabwe 1980 – 2000

Design education in Zimbabwe is the nucleus for the development of design in Zimbabwe. The more educated the community and designers are...

Fine ArtMarjorie Wallace - April 3, 20150

Zimbabwean ceramic designer

Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and studied at Michealis School of Fine Art in Cape Town. Taught in various schools and the Harare...

WomanhoodRudo Chakanyuka - December 17, 20140

Mudzimai

I was walking through the Avenues one sunny morning, taking in the sights and sounds as I went along – the nurses...

Fine ArtArchibald Mathibela - June 12, 20180

The Jetlag Inyathuko Travelogue series – Sharing experiences

Njelele Art Station is an eclectic, Bohemian rhapsody of sorts neatly tucked away from the hustle and bustle of central Harare city’s downtown...

TV

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - September 16, 20140

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