Africa Matters

Zimbabwean author to turn book into cartoon series

EUROPE-BASED Zimbabwean academic, writer and poet Mthulisi Ndlovu (27) is set to publish a children’s book titled Maria Goes To Africa, which he says is based on Afrocentric history paying more attention to Zimbabwe. Ndlovu told NewsDay Life & Style that the book series, to be published in July by Ubuntu Afro-Publishers in collaboration with a Europe-based publisher, will…

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Zanzibar’s Biubwa Amour life ideals were woke and radical

Biubwa Amour’s biography written by journalist Zuhura Yunus. PHOTO | COURTESY The title of the book could be political but Mwanamke Mwanamapinduzi, the story of Biubwa Amour Zahor, 84, is about a fearless and determined woman who overturned cultural norms and changed her life, which is till today culturally revolutionary. From the story, as told by renowned journalist Zuhura…

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