The Herald (Harare)
Government-owned newspaper published in the capital city.
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August 03
Zimbabwe: Happy Moments At Book Fair
Although writers and related stakeholders were disappointed by the last-minute cancellation of this year's much-awaited ZIBF Literary Evening, there were happier moments which hung… Read more »
July 03
Zimbabwe: Kutyauripo Redefines the Historical Novel
"What I think a novelist can teach is something very fundamental, namely to indicate to his readers, to put it crudely that we in Africa did not hear of culture for the first time… Read more »
May 30
Zimbabwe: Do We Still Need Book Reviewers?
Throughout history, book reviewers have sometimes been comically off the mark in their assessments. A New York Times reviewer described Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita as "dull, dull,… Read more »
March 09
Zimbabwe: Libraries Must Adapt
The library, one of the foremost cultural sites, is ceding its influence to digital technology as visits edge downward in different parts of the world. In Zimbabwe, lukewarm… Read more »
March 07
Zimbabwe: After Marechera - Subversion, Reinvention
Zimbabwean literature's millennial strivings are occasionally seen as tending to experiment, although the majority of cases can be put down to importation and repetition. Either… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Search for Home in Zimbabwean Literature
THE quest for home and a sense of belonging is the substance of Zimbabwean literature. This is not a sweeping assertion that makes one liable to oversimplification of matters.… Read more »
February 29
Zimbabwe: Eppel Vs Muzanenhamo - Stylish but Cryptic
Literature Today Book: Textures Authors: John Eppel & Togara Muzanenhamo Publishers: amaBooks (2014) ISBN: 978-0-7974-9498-5 When the muses refuse to smile on a poet, he runs… Read more »
February 08
Zimbabwe: Huchu's Intriguing Mental Journeys
I admire the parallel process arrangement of this novel. Three separate stories running together like three fine novellas from one shelf, only "confluencing" together at the very… Read more »
January 25
Zimbabwe: Tuku Files - Humanising the Superstar
While Mutamba has the material to premise his judgments on, his heavily editorialised narrative does not present Tuku the human as opposed to the saint, but the convict as opposed… Read more »
January 18
Zimbabwe: Masters and Disruptive Innovators
Muchuri explores inordinate greed and taking of power over the defenceless by society's privileged. Most of the problems in the novel are caused by the worship of money and power. Read more »
January 11
Zimbabwe: Politics of Inequality in Africa
Book: Inequality Read more »
January 06
Zimbabwe: Novel Exposes Church Wolves
Religion has become a subject of interest for fiction writers in Zimbabwe. The probe being made through the written word seemingly intends to expose the demise of true worship.… Read more »
January 04
Zimbabwe: Counter-Extremes of the Black Identity
The post-prophetic US is characterised by increasing repression and stratagems of co-optation by the political and corporate establishment. Read more »
December 28, 2015
Zimbabwe: Missing Angles in Development Narratives
The Bright Continent Author: Dayo Olopade Publisher: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 978-0-547-67831-3 The United Nations (UN) solicits European entries for a poster design competition to… Read more »
December 21, 2015
Zimbabwe: Chimurenga Maverick's Journey
Book: Lion Songs Author: Banning Eyre Read more »
December 07, 2015
Zimbabwe: Caging Elephant in the Digital Room
Literature Today Book: The Digital Disconnect Author: Robert W. McChesney Publisher: New Press (2013) ISBN: 978-1-59558-891-3 Read more »
November 23, 2015
Zimbabwe: A Man of Many Colours
- "Thomas' (Mapfumo) career was certainly compromised, if not ruined, by his move to America," notes Banning Eyre in his new book on the musician titled "Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Zimbabwe: Chingozie Obioma's Star-Crossed Fishermen
The Fishermen Author: Chingozie Obioma Publisher: Pushkin Press (2015) ISBN: 978 0 992918 25 5 "The Fishermen", a notable debut by Nigerian novelist Chingozie Obioma, multiphases… Read more »
October 29, 2015
Zimbabwe: The Eye Has No Limit
You can stand in front of a mirror and see yourself ugly when in actual fact you are beautiful -- but your sight might be compromised due to the poor lighting in the room the… Read more »
October 19, 2015
Zimbabwe: Madmen and Introverts - Zim's Visual Artists
Mawonero/Umbono Edited by Ignatius Mabasa Publisher: Kerber Verlag (2015) ISBN: 978-3-86678-937-1 Read more »
October 14, 2015
Zimbabwe: Teamwork Wins Any Battle
The sun got tucked into the thick dark blanket of the night, and the music of chilled evening dressed us in our jackets. As the light lit up the way - our hearts where welded in an… Read more »
October 12, 2015
Zimbabwe: Creating Monsters Out of Saints
Some call them a menace, as they extend their unwelcome hands to them for alms and leftover food; others have no kind words for their unkempt, scarecrow appearances, with their… Read more »
September 30, 2015
Zimbabwe: Power of Convincing Confidence
Charles Mungoshi Jnr. Versatile Fufu The sun split the world apart with scorching heat, melting and messing the make-up on her face. The hours spent on that bedroom mirror vanished… Read more »
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