It was only much later when I was an adult did I come to the knowledge that Mbuya Nehanda was actually a spirit who possessed Charwe Nyakasikana. All Along I just thought that Mbuya Nehanda was her...
Charwe Nayakasikana, the Zezuru spirit medium of Mazowe popularly known as Mbuya Nehanda is arguably one of the most debated personalities of her era. Her profile is the subject of various interpretations, constantly redacted to suit contemporary...
Charwe typeface is a modern display futuristic typeface. The typeface is an imagination of what a modern-day typeface would look like if our culture played a central role in the digital world we live in now. Charwe...
“This job called greatness, you don’t choose it, You don’t pursue it, It comes to you like a Thief in the night and grips you onThe chest, right on your dear life.In a nutshell this job called greatness You don’t...
My artwork (Interrogated and Tortured) tells about the struggle and tragedy that Mbuya Nehanda the female Shona mhondoro faced during her lifetime, she was a spirit medium (svikiro) of the Zezuru people. In my artwork there are...
NehandaCharwe NyakasikanaIs a name l feel like l have knownFor ages,Or maybe forever!
She is a woman,As l am a woman.
She is a symbol,Whose storyGrew in me a rebellious nature.
Mbuya Nehanda struggled and lived a poor life for us to have peace and prosperity. She had a calling, she had a gift and she didn’t choose to live for herself but for the nation to have...
Mbuya Nehanda played a major role in the liberation of Zimbabwe thus to me, her statue is more or less like the famous Statue of liberty with just a few missing features. The artwork spots Mbuya Nehanda...