Ruzvidzo Mupfudza... a picture to remember

I will soon do an obituary for my friend, writer Ruzvidzo Mupfudza who sadly passed on on 3 May 2010. In the picture above, it is a July weekend of 1993 and we are in Chiedza Musengezi's house in Malindela, Bulawayo.We are downing some wine after a good supper. The late Ruzvidzo Mupfudza is the dreadlocked man. I am in a UZ track top. Ignatius Mabasa is holding his chin.Our host has a white head scarf. We have taken time off from UZ where we are reading for our first degrees. Chiedza wants us to evaluate her new scripts and (as she says) 'tear them apart'. For the three of us, this is our first time in Bulawayo. We, who are living will not forget this weekend out in Bulawayo.

The 9th Nama Literary arts winners are...

Last night the 9th 'National Arts Merit Awards' (NAMA) from Zimbabwe's National Arts Council, were announced at a colourful ceremony in Harare. From the Literary category, David Mungoshi's The Fading Sun won in the Outstanding Fiction Book sub category. Brian Chikwava's Harare North won in the Outstanding First Creative Published Work sub category. Ignatius Mabasa's The Man, Shaggy Leopard and the Jackal won in the Outstanding Children's Book sub category.*** You may remember that on January 14 2010, I reviewed David Mungoshi's 'The Fading Sun' here.