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Chigumadzi’s brave search for the forgotten heroes of Zimbabwe’s history

In 'These Bones Will Rise Again,' Panashe Chigumadzi talks about spirit mediums and spiritual manifestations without qualifiers or excuses. She states them, not as things that may exist, not as myth or lore, but as one who is convinced that they are.  This is a truly courageous book; a young Zimbabwean, raised in South Africa, on a part of the continent where Christianity is the de-facto religion and where traditional religion is looked down upon as backward, somehow manages to put that lens aside and see things through different eyes.

Ghost haunts the President

It’s a day before elections, the president is being bothered by rogue ministers, hectic schedules and a ghost of his past actions. Sound familiar?  Well its fiction – a fictional 23 minute film titled ‘Ghost of Actions Past’.

Unjustly barred from visiting Zimbabwe

In this day and age, where information is instantly and widely accessible, and ignorance and narrow-mindedness is a shameful thing, we still have misrepresentations and inaccuracies in the way certain things are framed and depicted in media. I recently invited my best friend for a one month trip to Zimbabwe, where she was going to make the most of her time and engage in an internship, but was astonished by her parents’ response.

Tuku Receives Honorary Doctorate

In addition to being Zimbabwe's most renowned and internationally recognised cultural icon of all time, Oliver Mtukudzi was this afternoon conferred with an honorary doctorate from Great Zimbabwe University (GZU).