by Rutendo C. Chigora
University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2015
It wasn’t just a journey through history; it wasn’t rooted in the present nor was it an espousal of the future. It was an amalgam of all these times and the people scattered across the years – some only remnants of body and soul; others – us [...]
BY ANYWAY IMMACULATE BRENDA KAPINGIDZA
l sat helpless,useless and stunned in the searing hot sun. l never felt its effect for there l was only in flesh with a heart stabbed as if by a lance. Gone was my spirit with my broken dreams. So painful was the sound of his words! l was left clinging [...]
This is a VERY powerful and inspiring documentary created by Zimbabwean writer, Energy Maburuste. The title means “Hope.” The Oscar-winning documentary was shot during the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential elections and, unlike many news outlets at the time, focuses on a small band of youth who refuse to succumb to the country’s deteriorating economic and political [...]