Books
Die With Me
In her latest poetry book, ‘Die With Me’, Zimbabwe’s much-loved Princess of Mbira, Hope Masike explores spirituality through horror poetry.
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August 21, 2023
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August 21, 2023 
Books
Chinongwa the Child Bride
The thought of her husband having designs on her niece was forever present on Tete Shorai’s mind. She was the only wife and though he had never expressed any desire to have more, Shorai felt it was better and safer not to tempt fate. This, therefore, was a small sacrifice for her peace of mind once her niece had been found a man of her own.
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March 21, 2023 
Books
There are no perfect families – an interview with Sue Nyathi
Sue Nyathi debunks ‘the myth of the perfect family’ in A Family Affair In her latest novel, which took her…
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March 1, 2021 
Books
Trapped, the highly anticipated, second novel by Valerie Tagwira
“An economy that is spiraling downwards traps everyone within it, so that they are slowly driven by the impulse to survive rather than to make a difference, give back, or do something that will better society as a whole, although they never become cynical nor lose their desire to do more for society, their families and themselves,” says Dr Valerie Tagwira as she narrates about her latest book, ‘Trapped’.
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July 23, 2020 
Opinion & Advice
The fight against Gender-Based Violence: BEYOND 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM
Yesterday, December 10 marked the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The anti-GBV campaign takes place annually between November 25 and December 10 and is coordinated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. Activists’ world-wide use this period strategically to call for the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence.
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December 11, 2019 
Books
The Cross-over Generation Reflects
Touch of Grace was the place to be on Friday December 7, at the launch of the book ‘Township Girls: The Cross-Over Generation’.
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December 11, 2018 
BooksFeatured
15 years later, Chimamanda’s debut echoes religious fervour & domestic violence in Zimbabwe
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tackled the dual-headed beast of domestic violence and religious fervour with her 2003 debut, Purple Hibiscus. Reading it now, one is struck by how much of her story pertains to everyday occurrences in present-day Zimbabwe.
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September 7, 2018 
FeaturedMovers & Shakers
How a Zimbabwean girl, married off at 11, became an international warrior for education
How does a girl, married off at eleven years old, mother of three by the time she's eighteen become an internationally renowned humanitarian and motivational speaker? One Zimbabwean woman did just that. This is her story...
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February 19, 2018 
BooksFeatured
Bongile, Journey to Redemption (Book Review)
When we first meet Bongile she is on a bus feeling desperate for one final chance, just one more opportunity to undo all her wrongs and start all over again. She is thirty three years old, HIV positive, unemployed, homeless and with five children from four different men--life looks bleak for the emotionally exhausted and troubled woman.
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January 17, 2018 
BooksFeatured
Book Review: The American Dream, at any cost.
Imagine escaping the ‘dark’ continent of Africa, migrating to a nation known for its abundant opportunities, land of milk and honey, better yet, the land of the free and home of the brave. But once there, not free enough to leave in order to bury your own father when he dies.
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December 18, 2017