The Harare City Library, as part of its objective to promote literacy, reading, and literary activities, will next week host a public talk and discussion on “Getting Teens Reading.” The event will take place at the Book Café on Wednesday… read more

Two teachers were conducting lessons — one teacher on one end of the classroom and the other at the other end with about 20 pupils ranging from ages six to 15 all squeezed into the small room learning how to… read more

NewsDay-Eight months after Zimbabwe’s new Constitution was made law, efforts to harmonise pieces of legislation like the Education Act with the new charter have been nil although there are promises that it will soon be done. Among the different sectors… read more

The Standard-What has happened to our literature? asks Tinashe Mushakavanhu in the Bookworm column (The Standard January 26 to February 1 2014). The first of his many answers is to suggest that local publishers have killed it. As a local… read more

Zimbabwe Reads continued its collaboration with the Sabre Foundation to distribute over 30,000 books in 2013. The main shipment arrived in January and was distributed in the next few months. Major recipients were World Education and the network of 180… read more

The Herald-After successfully publishing his third Shona novel late last year, author and publisher Ignatius Mabasa looks forward to a bright year in his career. Mabasa, who launched his publishing house called Bhabhu Books with an aim of assisting Shona… read more

by Stanely Mushava, for the Herald Zimbabwean literature has a wealth of indigenous narratives which merit greater appreciation and a durable shelf life. At high tide, local languages cross-fertilised proverbial lore and individual creativity to create one of the proudly… read more

Close to one million orphans and vulnerable children that are supposed to benefit from the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) are likely not to attend school this year due to lack of funds, a government official said on Tuesday. Giving… read more