“A life of shades and strokes”: an interview with John Mahove
Zimbabwean realism painter is keeping his head down in pursuit of a God given talent. The hermit who walks in a less populated avenue for a man of his..
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Zimbabwe Fashion Week UK: Everything you need to know
Birmingham plays host to Zimbabwe Fashion Week UK this year, with emerging designers from Zimbabwe showcasing their designs in this first of its kind..
Munya Mataruse Joins Tuku on US Tour
Upcoming Pakare Paye Arts Centre guitar prodigy, Munya Mataruse, has expressed his excitement at being asked to join Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi on his latest tour of the United States and Canada. African musical giant Tuku’s seven stop tour will take him and his band to venues in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts in the US and Ontario in Canada. Tuku and his band, accompanied by Mataruse, arrived in the United States on Wednesday and are now in Hanover, New Hampshire where their first show was set for last night, January 29. Tuku opened the Norton-based Pakare Paye Centre in 2004 as a... Continue Reading
Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe tackles Gender Commission Bill inadequacies
By Evans Muranganwa – An umbrella body of women organisations in Zimbabwe, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe is concerned with some provisions of the Gender Commission Bill. Speaking to this publication, Chairperson of Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe Virginia Muwanigwa said though they acknowledged the coming in of the bill, there exist many flaws in some provisions which she said need to be addressed. “The Bill does contain very strong and good provisions but however it needs to be strengthened so that it may contribute to the achievement of gender equality in Zimbabwe,” she said. She said recently they were holding meetings... Continue Reading
Zimbabwean author, No Violet Bulawayo lures crowd to Chinua Achebe Legacy Series
By Dennis Kabatto – Dozens of die-hard African literature aficionados and book lovers thronged into Sheppard Hall at City College New York (CCNY) in Harlem Thursday for Zimbabwean author, No Violet Bulawayo’s lecture at the conclusion of the Fall 2014 Chinua Achebe Legacy Series. The lecture series presented by the Black Studies Program and launched in September this year was created to pay tribute to the late Mr. Achebe, a Nigerian academic, critic, writer and a former visiting professor at City College, said Dr. Cheryl Sterling – director of the Black Studies Program, and a Professor in the English Department... Continue Reading