Cynthia Marangwanda

The Sacred Matriarchy Of Mbuya Nehanda

The name Mbuya Nehanda is often cloaked in myth and misconception. To some it is synonymous with a heroic and fearless warrior woman who gave her life for her people’s freedom. As D.N. Beach (1998) notes “the...

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

About Me

Cynthia Marangwanda is a Zimbabwean writer and poet. She is an established spoken word artist, page poet and published author. Her book “Shards” won a NAMA award in 2015 for Outstanding First Creative Published Work. She has shared her work locally and abroad, in places such as Namibia, Lesotho, The Netherlands and United States. Her poetry and writing mainly deal with themes of identity, African spirituality, cultural heritage, Afrocentric womanhood and revolutionary ideology. She holds an honours degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Women’s University in Africa.
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