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In 1980, Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army members hold a rally before the independence elections. Photo: AFP
AUTHOR

Oh, to be ‘free’ in Zimbabwe

Revisiting a book written in 1989 is an opportunity to review the country’s history

  • Farai Mudzingwa
8 min read
COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE

South African ‘chick-lit’ heads to the big screen

Nozizwe Cynthia Jele’s ‘Happiness is a Four-letter Word’ is the first book by a black female author to be adapted into a film.

  • Mpho Tshikhudo
5 min read
Paths of glory
AFRICAN WRITERS

Paths of glory

Two notable books by two remarkable women.

  • Percy Zvomuya
6 min read
COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE

Commonwealth Writers’ Prize winners

The overall winners of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize were announced on May 18.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read