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Trust Mutekwa
August 14, 2020
Trust was born into a family of twelve children, and, as the fifth child, he enjoyed bullfighting with his siblings and friends from nearby villages. As their mothers met to make clay pots with their daughters, the sons would create clay bulls. “The nicer your bull was, the more other…
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MaNtombi Idah Charunda
August 14, 2020
Mantombi never thought she would live to have a family of her own. Her mother was the lesser of her father’s two wives because she could not give her husband living sons. “My father hated us. My paternal grandmother hated us. We were that we are useless because we are…
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Gardigan Muganhu
August 13, 2020
His mother raised Gardigan in Mhondoro, Mashonaland West Province. He was born in the Chihota Communal Area near Mahusekwa business center in Mashonaland East Province. “I was born during my father’s dying days and he named me Gardigan Tajambwa-nekurwara Muganhu.” Tajambwa ne kurwara is a Shona phrase that means “the…
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Loice Musongwe
August 13, 2020
Loice grew up with her extended family in her home village in the Bindura district. She loved swimming and the swimming competitions they had in the river against the boys. “It didn’t matter if you were a boy or girl. We were brothers and sisters, nothing more.”As with any family…
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Marian Mushandu
August 7, 2020
At the age of 15, Marian grew up in one of the most volatile environments in Zimbabwe’s history- as was the nature of the conflict. It is at this tender age that Marian fell pregnant.”I had no idea what to do as I had yet to develop my own opinions…
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Letwin Mubaiwa
July 18, 2020
At 27, Letwin Mubaiwa needs her husband’s assistance to communicate with her family or friends. Born into an underprivileged family, she cannot read or write, nor can she estimate her own age. Her parents barely made ends meet, and there wasn’t enough food or clothing to cater for her and…
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Kundai Chihuri
July 18, 2020
In 2014, Kundai Chihuri took over her parents’ responsibilities at the age of 9. In search of better employment opportunities, her parents’ immigrated to South Africa leaving Kundai to care for her two younger siblings, Haley (4) and Tanatswa (2). Abandoned and without a source of income, the three children…
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Patricia Mudzingwa-Murwisi
July 18, 2020
Patricia was born into a family of 8, in Gutu, Zimbabwe, and has fond memories of the traditional games she used to play with her agemates back then. “Back then, we could go to the river and swim with the boys without fear. Today, boys and girls cannot do the…
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About Whispering Silence
June 30, 2020
There is nothing more uncomfortable than silence: Nothing more telling than silence
The ongoing COVID-19 induced lockdowns have pushed people into the darkness of silence. We are unable to speak as we don’t know what to say. Is true? Will it ‘do no harm’?. Storytelling has been at the heart…
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Dubai Rugby Sevens: The Africa Sevens champions are all set to claw through Pool A rivals
November 25, 2018
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Written & Photographed by: Charmaine Chitate for the APO Group Africa Newsroom
HARARE, Zimbabwe, November 25, 2018/APO Group/ –
On Saturday 24 November 2018, the Zimbabwe Cheetahs had their last match simulation fixture against club side Old Georgians RFC as part of a joint preparatory session ahead of the 2018…