In the House with Fela Kuti, by Christy Alexander Hallberg
Christy Alexander Hallberg is the author of the award-winning novel ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’ (Livingston Press, 2021) and host of Rock is Lit, the first and only podcast devoted to rock novels, from...
View ArticleZimbabwe Welcomes Visionaries in the Arts for Global Annual Conference
Khumbulani Muleya Organizers and participants of the conference The 7th Artizen International Conference on Art for Social Transformation, held in Harare from November 3 to 7, focused on unearthing...
View ArticleIIFF 2023 spotlights women’s stories of resilience
Story by Khumbulani Muleya The International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF) 2023, themed “Women of Hope,” took place in Harare from November 28 until December 2, while the Bulawayo edition is...
View ArticleNights in Kampala by Owen Mushabe
It’s my first time in Kampala; this city that’s as cacophonous as a hen yard. Traders selling their merchandise by the roadside seem to be in a contest to see who can sing in the loudest tone as they...
View ArticleThe Nyanga Writers Retreat Sets Example
Story by Beaven Tapureta From left: Beaven Tapureta, Dr Jonathan Brakash, Tendai Huchu, Stanley Mushava and Blessing Musariri Some writers go on retreats with a specific structure which subtly or...
View ArticlePhilani Nyoni’s Latest Collection Challenges Accepted Truths
Reviewed by Beaven Tapureta Poet Philani Nyoni The Testament of Black Jesus (2024), an epic by the award-winning protest poet Philani Amadeus Nyoni, presents a black saviour who, according to the...
View ArticleBlood Matters by Mwenje Mafuta
Joram was about to exit the hut when his father’s wife said he couldn’t leave yet. She had an urgent issue to discuss with him. He stopped, wondering what could be more urgent than all the things they...
View ArticleZimbabwean Writer Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya’s Impactful Literary Journey
Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya (TNN) is one of renowned Zimbabwean writers who write in Ndebele and English. She was born in Matebeleland South Province in Zimbabwe to a Ndebele father and Shona mother. She...
View ArticleHarusiyi’s homecoming
A Short Story by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure It has been a year since Harusiyi died. The homestead is brimming with progeny from all over the country and abroad for magadziro aHarusiyi, the Karanga...
View ArticleMma Madu Is a Patient Woman
Chidima Anekwe Chidima Anekwe is a Nigerian-American short story writer and essayist and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee. She is recently graduated from Yale University, where she studied English...
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