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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

POVOKonvoTafadzwa Tarumbwa - November 19, 20140

Aura – Influence of Technology in the arts

Tafadzwa Tarumbwa takes a few minutes to talk to Aura Tha Poet Who is...

CreativityLinda Gabriel - December 14, 20160

State of Poetry in Zimbabwe

When I got onto the poetry scene around 2005, times were very exciting, there was some revolution...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - February 3, 20100

Who is Hope? POVOKonvo with Hope Masike

Tell us a bit about yourself?I grew up in a family of 9 children - 2 boys...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - September 16, 20140

Hip Hop Beef in Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Black Bird

What is the main motivation of beef in Zimbabwe I think a lot of...

POVOKonvoKonvo Staff - September 5, 20120

Captaining Zimbabwe – POVOKonvo with Tinotenda Mawoyo

Do you fancy yourself as a future captain of the Test team? - @ThatDarkChildYes I do.

POVOKonvoArchibald Mathibela - October 21, 20150

Rudo Chasi – The Journey of a Songstress

Tell us about yourself. Who is Rudo Chasi and her journey so far?I was born and raised in...

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...

POVOKonvoTafadzwa Tarumbwa - April 22, 20140

Elsa Q – The rise

TT: Can you start by introducing yourself?EQ: My name is Elsa Kamsoda. I am a Poet / Musician...

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...

POVOKonvoTafadzwa Gutsa - September 22, 20150

Tafadzwa Gutsa – Pioneering Industrial Design in Zimbabwe

You say industrial Design is unknown in Zimbabwe. Can you explain what it involves?Well, at its most...

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CulturePOVO Staff - October 10, 20090

Zimbabwe children’s games of the 90s – Hwishu

A ball game similar to cricket in concept where you have two teams, ‘X’ represents one team and the dots are...

MusicBatsirai Chigama - September 12, 20160

The Place Of Women Musicians In Zimbabwe

After a recent debate sparked by Tinashe Mutero’s article, “Is there a place for women among Zimbabwe’s Big Five,” this question may...

MusicKonvo Staff - February 3, 20100

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...

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...

Nehanda Re-ImaginedEugene Mapondera - June 14, 20220

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...

Hip HopBlack Bird - March 6, 20120

Zimbabwean Hip-Hop under Attack!

My take on the recent Lil Kim, Fat Joe and Ciara show in Harare is probably one sided, but it's a side...

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Culture

A discourse on Hip Hop in Africa

Akala - September 12, 2011 0

Living in London, I suppose my view of hip hop is skewed differently. The way hip hop was born in the Bronx is a mix of a very long tradition of Latino and African American poetry by...

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...

MusicBatsirai Chigama - September 12, 20160

The Place Of Women Musicians In Zimbabwe

After a recent debate sparked by Tinashe Mutero’s article, “Is there a place for women among Zimbabwe’s Big Five,” this question may...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

SocietyDesmond Munemo - February 14, 20150

The Marriage Ring

When a man and a woman come together to express their desire to spend the rest of their lives together and exchange...

TourismLuke Brown - November 24, 20140

Is Tourism in Zimbabwe Recovering?

In this article Luke attempts to discuss and answer some of the key questions relating to the current condition of Zimbabwe’s tourism...

Nehanda Re-ImaginedPatrick Mugadura - June 20, 20220

Chii Chamuri Kuona?

When l was creating the artwork l faced this problem- l didn’t know what Nehanda looked like. So l tried to find...

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...

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Music

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...

InterviewsPOVO Staff - December 23, 20210

#16WomenVoices – Mary Anibal

Who are you and Where are you from I'm Mary Anibal born and Bread in Harare, Zimbabwe on the...

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...

MusicBlack Afro - June 19, 20220

Nehanda (Song)

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

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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...

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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CulturePauline Goredema - January 25, 20090

Shona Proverbs – Tsumo

A proverb is a short pithy sentence expressing some general truth or sentiment. These proverbs are important sayings that express philosophy of...

FestivalsBaynham Goredema - May 21, 20130

What’s next with HIFA?

Ironically the theme for this years Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) was Whats Next? After the festival that is the...

WomanhoodAlexia Paradzai - September 15, 20140

Rewriting the Story for Zimbabwean Girls

For the past 6 months I have worked as an assistant grade 2 teacher at a local primary school. This means most...

SocietyKarolina Jeppson - June 23, 20150

New stories to be told

During three months this year, I stayed in the village of Kufunda, southeast of Harare. Kufunda is just 35 minutes by car...

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3D & AnimtionTafadzwa Tarumbwa - August 7, 20140

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