Reprinted from New Zimbabwe.com-Former Big Brother UK star Makosi Musambasi has marked her 33rd birthday by launching her new book, ‘Self Love – The Ultimate Choice’. Makosi launched the 200-page book in Abuja, Nigeria, where she is based on September… read more
Archived posts, September, 2013
San fight to save dying language
Southern Eye-FORTUNE MBELE The San community in Zimbabwe is pushing for the documentation of Tshwao language saying it faces extinction. Tshwao, also known as Khoisan in the new Constitution, is currently spoken by less than a third of the estimated… read more
Zimbabwe Reads helps Bhabhu Books to partner with global e-book distributor
Worldreader, an US NGO that provides digital books to children and families in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing nations using e-reader and existing mobile phone technology, recently signed new digital publishing deals with Bulawayo-based Ama Books and Weaver Press from Harare. We were approached by… read more
ZIBF schedule out
The Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) has set the schedule for this year’s event running under the theme (ZIBF@30: Enabling Creativity, Writing, Publishing and reading for Africa’s Growth.” “Most crucially, we remain committed to our enduring objectives and to ensure… read more
Local writer releases motivational anthology
Bulawayo motivational author, Njabulo Moyo, has published his second motivational anthology, Sketches from My Soul. The literary piece, a follow-up to his widely-read debut motivational anthology, African Sketches, is a collection of inspirational poems that cuts across all age groups… read more
Jesesi carries Charles’s dream through
When Neria arrives at her late husband’s house and tries to unlock the main door, she breaks down after realising her in-laws have changed the keys. Clad in her black mourning dress, Neria hopelessly falls down and weeps deeply. This… read more
Attic Library’s escape route for bookworms
“It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book . . . from the reading of ‘good books’ there comes a richness of life that can be obtained… read more
Book Fair dates announced
It is important for the literary and book sector to embrace new technologies as the changing society and technological revolutions around us demand an adjustment in order to remain relevant, a leading academic and writer says. Speaking at a press… read more