Nyashadzashe Chikumbu

Oct 26, 2024 | thestandard.co.zw | Nyashadzashe Chikumbu |Miriam Mangwaya |Nyasha Gorogodo |Burzil Dube

When Three Sevens Clash is a love letter to an icon, a praise to performance, an ode to an era and homage to memory, a collection of twelve essays, written with such mastery and careful detail that exceeds even the slightest hint of impropriety — the central essays written by Farai Mudzingwa, Brian Chikwava, and Musaemura Zimunya are a celebration of the life and work of Thomas ‘Mukanya’ Mapfumo—the godfather of Chimurenga music known for his distinctive voice and slow moving style with a...

Sep 26, 2024 | thisisafrica.me | Nyashadzashe Chikumbu |Andrew Chatora

Title: Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Short StoriesAuthor: Andrew ChatoraPublisher: Kharis PublishingPages:188Published: 2024Zimbabwe as a literary country isn’t particularly famed for its short stories, or its short story writers, its poets, yes, its novelists, yes, its essayists, of course—but rarely and far between are its short story writers. The short story as an art form and storytelling medium has been neglected and ignored, uncharacteristically, because of its capabilities.