Not many knew of the unheralded Zanzibari author who has steadily produced 10 novels
In his lifetime, Lewis Nkosi arguably saw little effort in terms of intense engagement with his controversial critical inputs. In a review of a new anthology, Unathi Slasha tries to correct that
Dambudzo Marechera continues to nourish Zimbabweans’ cultural lives — and literary tourists from northern climes
Mbe Mbhele meditates on death and blackness on the occasion of his father’s funeral
Flora Veit-Wild’s memoir provides a disquieting look into the author’s relationship with Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera
Nolan Oswald Dennis’s digitial essay game, ‘a sun.black’, keeps all options available as it examines decolonisation
A new book on Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera draws on both actual and imaginary archives
The iconic concert to celebrate independence in Zimbabwe would prove to contain a warning
Kwanele Sosibo talks to Tinashe Mushakavanhu, the co-editor of Some Writers Can Give you Two Heartbeats, about the impetus behind the book
Clockwise from top left: Maurice T Nyagumbo, Ruth Nomonde Chinamano, Josiah Tongogara, Jason Ziyaphapha Manyika, Johanna Nkomo and Robson Manyika. The stamps appear in the book as a way of writing Zimbabwe’s lesser known political figures into the canon
Tinashe Mushakavanhu has an imaginary conversation with Dambudzo Marechera
With Zimbabwe on the brink of turning 40, a new book takes an unconventional route to putting the country’s post-liberation canon into perspective
As Zimbabwe prepares for Independence Day on April 18, Charne Lavery looks at one of that country’s greatest literary sons.