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Defining Moments in Zimbabwe’s History post 1980

A collection of defining moments in Zimbabwe's history from 1980 - 2015. Marking 35 years of Independance.  1980- Zimbabwe attains independence from British colonial rule after 2nd Chimurenga, a war of liberation- Bob Marley...

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 the last communication we had with him as he stated his reasons why he would...

Heart Art Paintings

Heart Art came to me in Canada as a method of striving to survive when I found myself at Walmart one night after waking up with a heavy heart, at my wits end. From that night painting has...

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...

HIFA 2013 – Whats Next at HIFA

Despite this year’s HIFA theme being titled engage, nothing could be further from the stated objective. The low audience turnout and entertainers didn’t help matters. The billed acts were barely known in Zimbabwe. However, with POVO’s debut...

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 didn’t help matters. The billed acts were barely known in Zimbabwe. However, with POVO’s debut...

HIFA 2012 – A Show Of Spirit

A Show of Spirit, points to both the vibrant nature of HIFA, and the passion and aspiration of audiences. We are celebrating the capacity of the arts to impart courage, compassion and determination,...

21 Crazy Myths from Zimbabwe

The reason for most of these myths was to teach and warn against certain practices which may have been detrimental especially to children or were just bad manners. Unfortunately they became engrained in the minds and created...

Babylon

A Bobo lion Babylon won’t give me a visa.Cause I'm a toi toi teacher prooza partistaAnti capitalista i'm the counter culture.Rooted in the spirit like a Shona sculptureRefuse to lose, use, used to propaganda.X on the ballot...

Hifa 2011 – The Engagement Party

“The Engagement Party,” stressed community engagement. With the them being engagement, it was only fitting that 2011 was the year that we decided to proactively engage the POVO family which had grown considerably. We were seeking to get more people...

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