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Pathisa Nyathi burial today
Prominent historian, writer, and cultural advocate Pathisa Nyathi, who passed away last Saturday at the age of 73, will be laid to rest today at Bulawayo's prestigious Lady Stanley Cemetery. The cemet...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Sue Nyathi's novel translated to Arabic
LOCAL best-selling fiction author from Bulawayo, Sukoluhle "Sue" Nyathi has achieved yet another milestone after her sophomore novel, The Gold Diggers was translated to Arabic by theatre director and ...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
She is a living LEGEND and a HERO!
Barbara Makhalisa, also known by her married name as Barbara Nkala, is a teacher, Zimbabwean writer, Ndebele translator, novelist, editor and publisher, one of the earliest female writers published in...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 09:02hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
'There is no freedom of expression' in Zimbabwe
TSITSI Dangarembga, born in 1959 in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), studied psychology in her home country and later at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin.Today she is one of t...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
All set for 2019 book fair
VETERAN author Stanley Nyamfukudza and renowned South African social scientist Simphiwe Sesanti will be the keynote speakers at this year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair set to run f...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Book Fair to shift focus
THIS year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) will shift focus from its traditional ways of looking at challenges faced by the industry and concentrate on milestones and opportuni...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Book Fair 2019 postponed
The Bulawayo Book Fair, one of ZIBF satellite book fairs which was supposed to be held at the Large City Hall from 31 May – 1 June 2019 has been rescheduled for 3 to 4 June 2019.The postpone...Published: 29 May 2019 at 20:09hrs | 3 | by Ndou Paul
Bulawayo Book Fair will be held from 31 May - 1 June 2019
The Bulawayo Book Fair will be held from 31 May - 1 June 2019 at the Large City Hall under The Zimbabwe International Book Fair 2019 "Footprints of the Book: Milestones & Opportunities".Th...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZIBF calls for papers ahead of this year's book fair
ZIMBABWE International Book Fair (ZIBF) interim chairman Jasper Maenzanise yesterday said this year's edition of the book fete will present stakeholders an opportunity to celebrate the milestone achie...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farewell Dr. Charles Muzuva Mungoshi
As I did farewell our champion, hero, mind liberator and academic warrior, I must admit that we have been left with a seat too high to occupy and a bar not that easy to reach. We shall write but the s...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 11:00hrs | 14 | by Tapiwa Kapurura
Call to declare Mungoshi national hero
The Zimbabwe Writers Association (ZWA), through the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ), has petitioned government to declare the late prolific and multi-award-winning writer Charles Mungoshi a n...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Book fair off to a false start
THE Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) got off to a false start on Wednesday when it opened its gates to the public with the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Paul Mavima, failing to t...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs #MeToo moment
Thirty years after her iconic debut novel, Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga is back with a final look at her heroine's harrowing journey through the Mugabe years, hoping to spark debate about viol...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 07:49hrs | | by AFP
Stench of sewage in cholera-hit Harare
Zimbabwe is struggling with its worst outbreak of cholera in a decade, which has killed at least 28 people. An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in the capital, Harare.L...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:40hrs | 9 | by BBC
Cholera outbreak, book fair postponed
THE annual Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) initially scheduled for September 26 to 29 at its ceremonial venue, Harare Gardens, has been deferred to a later date due to a cholera outbreak which...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kamba's wife dies
Dr Angeline Kamba wife to the first black vice chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe Professor Walter Kamba has died.She was 82.Dr Kamba died after a short illness at her home in Ho...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 19:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zodwa Wabantu, Zimbabwe's an unwanted sideshow
Zodwa Libram (Wabantu) is a plain 32-year-old South African woman who spots unkempt hair and her claim to fame is dancing to other artists' music, minus undergarments. Her differentiation, therefore, ...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:41hrs | 2 | by Conelia Mabasa
Bulawayo Book Fair 2017 Update
Bulawayo Book Fair 2017 Update...Published: 25 May 2017 at 07:03hrs | | by Book fair
Zimbabwe International Book Fair Call for Abstracts
On behalf of the Executive Board of The Zimbabwe International Book Fair Association, I wish to advise that the approved Theme for 2017 is – "Making the Book Pay!". We are, therefore, pleased to ann...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 13:31hrs | 2 | by Mr Blazio Tafireyi
Appointment of ZIBFA's new executive board
On behalf of The GENERAL COUNCIL of the ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR ASSOCIATION (ZIBFA), I do hereby officially announce to all our valued members, stakeholders, partners and supporters of th...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 10:12hrs | 2 | by Dr. Ruby Magosvongwe
It is the people, by being naive, who are keeping dictators in power
In his article on "How dictators stay in power" see The Zimbabwean newspaper, UZ Student Zivai Mhetu attributed the dictators' staying-power to how they create fictitious enemies to divert attention a...Published: 16 Sep 2016 at 18:50hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
The rise and rise of Bulawayo's motivational speaker
BULAWAYO'S young motivational speaker and writer, Njabulo Moyo continues to rise on the academic ladder, with his latest offering, Motivating the Inner Soul being well received by some of Zimbabwe's p...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 09:04hrs | 26 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
Mugabe comes face-to-face with gays
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will this weekend come face-to-face with gays and lesbians - whom he has publicly excoriated as being "worse than pigs and dogs" - when he officially opens the 18th Internation...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 14:23hrs | 1 | by Wongai Zhangazha
Zim gays hit catwalk at drag queen contest
HARARE - And the winner is ... Ezmerald Kim Kardashian.That was the stage name for a young man who won the title of Miss Jacaranda at a drag queen pageant in Zimbabwe. He refused to give his r...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 08:06hrs | | by AP - Gillian Gotora
Zim cops assault, arrest gays and lesbians in Harare
Forty-four members of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) were arrested yesterday and released on Sunday without charges.Four Zimbabwe police officers attempted ...Published: 13 Aug 2012 at 04:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi publishes new book ‘Lozikeyi Dlodlo - Queen of the Ndebele'
Bulawayo based author and educationist, Pathisa Nyathi has published a new book titled ‘Lozikeyi Dlodlo - Queen of the Ndebele,' under Amagugu Publishers.The...Published: 29 Mar 2012 at 22:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fulltext - Tsvangirai's speech, hand-over of the Prince Claus Award
PM Tsvangirai's speech on the occasion of the hand-over of the Prince Claus Award to the Book Café Cabinet Ministers here present ...Published: 09 Mar 2012 at 13:15hrs | | by MDC-T
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