Opinion / Book reviews
Curtains: an anthology of poems
The Harare based poet and author, Takunda Chikomo made his first contribution to poetry with Curtains: an anthology of poems, published by TafaPrint P...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 09:28hrs | 244 | by Brian Maregedze
The Path to Power: A review of Arthur Mutambara's book
This is the second book in a series of three volumes that traces the leadership thoughts and philosophical disposition of Professor Arthur G.O. ...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:21hrs | 1706 | by Arthur Mutambara
Masiiwa Ragies Gunda, At the Crossroads: A Call to Christians to Act in Faith for an Alternative Zimbabwe
(University of Bamberg Press, 2018, pp. 113) Masiiwa Ragies Gunda's book is timely as the ‘Zimbabwe...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 10:19hrs | 405 | by Brian Maregedze
Zimbabwe Struggle, The Delayed Revolution: an Autobiography
The need to account for multiple narratives in the history of the liberation struggle compelled Andrew Ndlovu's autobiography to proffer his narrative...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 12:29hrs | 531 | by Brian Maregedze
Joshua Nkomo inspires book on separation of Matebeleland from Zimbabwe
THE quest by the people of Matabeleland to have a separate state has been brought alive by a new book by United Kingdom-based author David Hilton Barb...Published: 29 May 2018 at 13:10hrs | 1128 | by NewZimbabwe
Running with Mother explores Gukarahundi atrocities
Have you got a haunting or rather dangerous story to tell? Just give the task to a child narrator. Christopher Mlalazi's narrator in Running with Moth...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:59hrs | 1028 | by Beniah Munengwa
Mlalazi novel shows illegal immigrants' struggles
Zimbabwean writer and playwright Christopher Mlalazi has to date given us a taste of his imaginative writings in various forms but if one is to get a ...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:28hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Chigama's anthology examines the slipperiness of truth
One of Zimbabwe's most consistent spoken word artists, Batsirai Chigama, launches her first anthology in Harare on Friday, March 2nd. The poetry in he...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 07:44hrs | 348 | by Exist Digital PR
Mzilikazi: A Mountain Falls
Each of our public holidays has a special meaning - a particular reason for its existence. Heritage Day, which South Africans celebrate every year on ...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 09:17hrs | 2017 | by City press
Historian bares all
JOHANNESBURG - Upcoming and popular cultural activist, researcher and historian Arnold Mayibongwe Nkala is expected to drop his eagerly awaited debut ...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 12:34hrs | 1096 | by Vusmann
Ndaba Sibanda's Friendly Wars nominated for Best of the Net Prose
Ndaba Sibanda's short story Friendly Wars which is featured in the upcoming book Outrun has been nominated in The Best of the Net Prose 2016/2017 cate...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 15:33hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
No more plastic balls: An Epitomy of the captured African society
Indeed time flies. The world isn't getting any younger but growing more older and technologically advanced than it was back in the 18th century or eve...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 15:25hrs | 488 | by Wilson Chipangura
Pastor writes a guide to those seeking marriage
EAGLE Life Ministries' leader and prophet, Blessing Chiza, is set to launch a book focusing on marriage and counselling at the Zimbabwe Internatio...Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 17:41hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Men cheat more, women cheat better
Another Potential Zimbabwean Amazon BestsellerTwo-time Amazon Bestselling author, Kwapi Vengesayi, is a skilled and gifted writer who keeps yo...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 10:54hrs | 1789 | by Agencies
Ngenziwa ngumumo welizwe
This novel, Ngenziwa Ngumumo Welizwe (I was influenced by the political situation), is "inspired by one serious dimension of the ZAPU side of the war,...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 12:11hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Extract from 'The San Voices In Zimbabwe'
Her name was Motshwa Moyo and she was the driving force in San culture and language reclamation, reinvigoration and revitalization. Motshwa Moyo is no...Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 07:10hrs | 572 | by Davy Ndlovu Motshwa, the San Storyteller
Abalobi Bakithi Sebebuye Bagadla Njalo
8 kuLwezi 2016 Salibonani. Inhlanganiso esungulwe ngoMabasa ka-20...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 11:24hrs | 702 | by M. Vodloza
Sharon's time with Zimbabwe's Presidential Elephants
Sharon Pincott's third book Elephant Dawn has recently hit the shelves. "Every now and then a book comes along that breaks through the wallpap...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 11:16hrs | 632 | by Agencies
Manyika launches second book
USA-based writer Sarah Ladipo Manyika has published a second novel titled "Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun" (2016, Cassava Republic Press) w...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 06:40hrs | 364 | by Beaven Tapureta
Book Review: 'No More Plastic Balls and Other Stories'
The last analysis of the anthology 'No More Plastic Balls and Other Stories' was almost a success to the purpoted audience who received the piece with...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 20:12hrs | 8699 | by Wilson Chipangura
BOOK REVIEW: 'No more plastic balls and other stories'
Living in this world especially soon after the turn of the millennium has been a double edged sword experience.Born frees like me might have m...Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 16:55hrs | 6812 | by Wilson Chipangura
He was my Facebook friend
To befriend a world record holding criminal was something that sounded strange to me and my own.That when I realised it after being summoned f...Published: 29 Sep 2015 at 23:05hrs | 4164 | by Wilson Chipangura
Murder mystery: The Death of Rex Nhongo
THIS novel comes with two mysteries attached, one substantial, the other superficial.The big mystery is the author's identity. Gender-neutral,...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 07:31hrs | 6528 | by Michaela Wrong
Empower the girl first before she gets married Pt 2
Taken from eBook "Sweetmother"I changed to another dress and it was a sign that we had to prepa...Published: 08 Jun 2015 at 13:06hrs | 5190 | by Nomazulu Thata
Evil destruction caused by Zimbabwe farm invasions of 1999
Coleen the daughter of a Zimbabwean white farmer: Evil destruction caused by Farm invasions of 1999Ta...Published: 29 May 2015 at 16:05hrs | 6282 | by Nomazulu Thata
She defied convention and broke the glass ceiling - Part 1
My name is Sister Bernadette. My actual birth name is Siboniso. I was born in 1957 in Bulawayo at Mpilo Hospital. My father worked in the industries a...Published: 25 May 2015 at 14:14hrs | 6176 | by Nomazulu Thata - taken from eBook: 'Sweetmother'
Book on Matabeleland Killing fields will leave readers in tears
Johannesburg - A former Rhodesian policeman says the mass murder of civilians in Matabeleland by the Fifth Brigade forced him to quit the force and em...Published: 09 Apr 2015 at 14:00hrs | 6120 | by Thabo Kunene
Extracts from the eBook: 'No evil shall she fear'
Michelle Obama was making a speech at the Democratic Party Convention towards the 2008 elections. She was talking about how both she and her husband m...Published: 21 Mar 2015 at 16:12hrs | 4035 | by Nomazulu Thata
New book reveals how American schools and prisons conspire to disenfranchise black Americans
The Chains of Black America: The Hammer of the Police, The Anvil of the Schools by Michael Holzman, is a desc...Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 06:56hrs | 3335 | by Staff Reporter
MDC Official Publishes a world class book
Shephard Dube of the Welshman Ncube led MDC recently published a book titled “Better Than Wall Street: The Land of Milk and Honey via Amazon. ...Published: 10 Dec 2014 at 11:47hrs | 4467 | by Staff Reporter
Sigiya ngolwethu launch
Uzophendula uthini.mhla zikubuza ezakho ingane "kanti baba abanye bathi besukuma bevikela ulimi lwabo wena wenzani?Ontanga yenu bathi bezi...Published: 21 Sep 2014 at 08:35hrs | 1756 | by Staff Reporter
NoViolet Bulawayo shortlisted for Guardian first book award 2013
The Booker-shortlisted novelist NoViolet Bulawayo is among five writers shortlisted for this year's Guardian first book award.Bulawayo's We Ne...Published: 16 Nov 2013 at 06:04hrs | 2229 | by Guardian
'Herbert Wants To Come Home'
UK-based Zimbabwean author Masimba Musodza has launched a serialised first edition of a new horror novel, Herbert Wants To Come Home. This is the stor...Published: 28 Oct 2013 at 04:57hrs | 3307 | by Masimba Musodza
Running With Mother: Reliving Gukurahundi
It's been a long-standing promise to myself that I should get round to reading the novel 'Running With M...Published: 19 Aug 2013 at 09:55hrs | 3259 | by Fungai Machirori
New book by Vince Musewe: None but Ourselves - imprisoned by our liberators
My country, Zimbabwe, is a beautiful country endowed with unimaginable natural resources including humble talented people, whose lives have been turne...Published: 14 Jul 2013 at 11:27hrs | 3469 | by Vince Musewe
Zimbabwe: The Blame Game
Tendai Rinos Mwanaka is back with another sizzling non-fiction novel titled 'Zimbabwe: The Blame Game.' Zimbabwe: The Blame Game is a cycle of...Published: 08 Jun 2013 at 20:48hrs | 2198 | by Moyo Roy
Book review: The Chimurenga Protocol, Defending Zimbabwe's sovereignty
The term chimurenga or revolution has been in use for generations now and this column would not have started at a better juncture than looking at Dr C...Published: 08 Apr 2013 at 05:12hrs | 2852 | by Staff reporter
Serializing Nguni Novel Igazi Labafo: Chapter 3
ISAHLUKO 1 ...Published: 27 Mar 2013 at 07:13hrs | 4523 | by Titshabona Malaba Ncube
Serializing Nguni Novel Igazi Labafo: Chapter 2
ISAHLUKO 1 ...Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 23:19hrs | 4540 | by Titshabona Malaba Ncube
Bulawayo24 Serializing Nguni Novel Igazi Labafo
An opportunity has arisen for ardent Ndebele/Zulu readers scattered around the globe to smoother their mother language reading passion and yearning. A...Published: 11 Mar 2013 at 10:14hrs | 3823 | by Moyo Roy
New Kindle book release 'Mmba Mama'
"Mmba Mama" is one of the latest releases launched on Amazon Kindle. Written by Phindiwe Nkosi (27), a South African writer, "Mmba Mama" stems from an...Published: 07 Jan 2013 at 10:41hrs | 2986 | by Phindiwe Nkosi
Betty Makoni's official autobiography - Never Again - finally out
The wait is over, Betty Makoni's official autobiography, Never Again, not to any woman or girl again is finally out. This will bring one compl...Published: 29 Jun 2012 at 15:50hrs | 3151 | by Betty Makoni
Former Bosso technical advisor's book now on sale
Keutsepilemang Ndebele a Professional Football Coach and Football Coaches Instructor, holding an international Advanced Diploma of Foreign Coaches an...Published: 06 Jun 2012 at 09:05hrs | 2765 | by Moyo Roy
Exciting Ndebele-Zulu novel goes e-book
The long awaited Ndebele/Zulu novel Igazi Labafo is now available to download as an e-book on the popular book selling website Smashwords. Th...Published: 10 May 2012 at 14:20hrs | 7399 | by Alois Sibanda
Mugabe's War Machine, From saviour to oppressor
...Published: 10 May 2012 at 12:15hrs | 2638 | by Paul Moorcraft
80 percent of Our Thinking is Unconscious
Learning, behaviour & change takes place in the unconscious mind Dubai, UAE May 2012: The unconsci...Published: 08 May 2012 at 14:18hrs | 2052 | by Susan Furness
A story of armed mayhem
In the recently published novel, The Guns of Matabeleland, the author, Skid Masuku displays incredible imagination.This is an action packed sc...Published: 29 Apr 2012 at 10:39hrs | 2740 | by Corine Saunders
New Book review: InsideOut Enneagram; The Game-changing Guide for Leaders
Author: Wendy Appel Title: InsideOut Enneagram; The Game-changing ...Published: 09 Apr 2012 at 06:16hrs | 2662 | by strategicsolutionsonline.com
Before you judge Africa, please tour!
...Published: 21 Mar 2012 at 06:51hrs | 2104 | by Tapiwa Kapurura
Snippet from the book 'What Highlanders need right now': The Balanda brothers.
Mandla Balanda tinkled me with his game, like his brother Clement. They caressed the ball with their feet.Mandla's trickery included a backfl...Published: 24 Feb 2012 at 19:18hrs | 1608 | by Tse Ndex
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