Chitungwiza Mushamukuru

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Sprawling to the south east of the revered Harare�there is a place millions call home, Chitungwiza as in that olden track, �mushamukuru, wakaenda kupiko, Chitungwiza.� It is Zimbabwe�s biggest village, that became a town, that became a city, that became our own Soweto� Zimbabwe�s biggest suburb yet also Zimbabwe�s Hollywood. It has produced or groomed Zimbabwe�s creatives and creative industry from film, by the book, poets, musicians, entertainers, academia, media practitioners, sculptors and those involved in other visual arts. In this anthology, Chitungwiza Mushamukuru: An Anthology from Zimbabwe�s Biggest Ghetto Town, we have work from 1 artist and 11 writers who have called this Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe home, or have wrote home about this place, or have created artworks which highlight the culture, identity, lives, and position Chitungwiza in these matrixes or beyond those highlighted above.

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• Publié par: Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781779296160
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Chitungwiza Mushamukuru An Anthology from Zimbabwe’s Biggest Ghetto Town

Edited by Tendai Rinos Mwanaka

CHITUNGWIZA MUSHAMUKURU: * An anthology from Zimbabwe’s Biggest Ghetto Town Edited by Tendai Rinos Mwanaka

Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd, Chitungwiza Zimbabwe * Creativity, Wisdom and Beauty

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Publisher: Mmap Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd 24 Svosve Road, Zengeza 1 Chitungwiza Zimbabwe [e-mail] https//mwanakamediaandpublishing.weebly.com Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookscollective.com ISBN: 978-1-77929-598-9 EAN: 9781779295989 ©Mwanaka 2019Tendai Rinos All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher DISCLAIMER All views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views ofMmap.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Contributors bio notes……………………………………………….v Introduction…………………………………………………………ix Inking Tales of Chitungwiza:Prosper Kavunika…………………….1 Zengeza 2 Shopping Centre: 24 October 2019: Tendai Rinos Mwanaka…………………………………………………………….11 THE SAID KILLS:Clesirdia Nzorozwa…………………………….13 Days of the sun:Tanaka Chidora…………………………………...15 Dawn at Chigovanyika: 29 September 2019:Tendai Rinos Mwanaka…………………………………………………………….31 CHIGOVANYIKA:Wilson Tinotenda Waison………………………33 Just one:Oscar Gwiriri………………………………………………33 The Rapture of Pastor Agregate Makunike:Masimba Musodza…...35 Chitungwiza:Johannes Mike Mupisa…………………………………49 Chitungwiza:Tendai Rinos Mwanaka………………………………..52 Run and smile cracked heels:Clesirdia Nzorozwa………………….68 NJAMBANJA:Charity Makarutse…………………………………..71 Even the Drop is no more!:Chenjerai Mhondera…………………….77 KwaSeke:Oscar Gwiriri……………………………………………...80 Half is Full:Clesirdia Nzorozwa……………………………………...82 Inzwa Chitungwiza:Johannes Mike Mupisa…………………………83 DUNGWIZA:Wilson Tinotenda Waison……………………………...85 LEGENDS:Wilson Tinotenda Waison……………………………….87 Ghetto- Stiletto:Mandhla A Mavolwane…………………………….89 Roots:Mandhla A Mavolwane……………………………………….90 The Flag-raiser:Mandhla A Mavolwane…………………………….92 Photographs:Tendai Rinos Mwanaka - Tilcor road………………………………………………………...3 - Zengeza 4 last turn-off to Town Centre………………………….6

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- Roadside carpentry shop…………………………………………7 - Children playing motor racing…………………………………..8 - Illegal forex traders (black market) at Zengeza 2 shops………..9 - Town centre……………………………………………………...10 - Zengeza 2 Main Musika………………………………………....11 - Dawn at chigovanyika…………………………………………...14 - Flea market………………………………………………………18 - Roadside traders…………………………………………………25 - The Setting Sun and the rolling world………………………….30 - Alter of Transfiguration at Pagomba Apostolic Churches…….34 - Preeparing for Candle Mass at St Agnes Catholic Church Zengeza……………………………………………………………37 - Seeking God……………………………………………………...42 - Standing under…………………………………………………..46 - One of the million churches in Pagomba………………………49 - Pagomba sewage burst………………………………………….51 - Mubvumira Street, the pothole that became a ditch…………..53 - Jecha way…………………………………………………………61 - The broken roads we traverse…………………………………..70 - Chikwanha market………………………………………………72 - Fetching water…………………………………………………...76 - When water returns……………………………………………...79 - When it rains……………………………………………………..81 - Seke-Harava dam………………………………………………..83 - Hunyani river…………………………………………………….85 - I can dream of the road too!.......................................................87 - Street sweepers…………………………………………………..88 - In memory of Karen Majoni…………………………………….91 - Father and son…………………………………………………...93 Publisher’ list: Mixed Forms and Genres series…………………94

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About the editor: Tendai Rinos Mwanakais a Zimbabwean publisher, editor, mentor, thinker, literary artist, visual artist and musical artist with over 30 books published. He writes in English and Shona. His work has been nominated, shortlisted and won several prizes, that has also appeared in over 400 journals and anthologies from over 30 countries, and translated into Spanish, Serbian, Arabic, Bengali, Tamil, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian, Russian, Romanian, French and German. Contributor’s Bio Notes Clesirdia Nzorozwais a female poet, hip hop artist, song, short story and script writer aged 21. Her Nationality is Zimbabwean. She has poems that have been published in the ZimbabweanNew Standard Newspaper several times. Poems such as The Slums, Primrose, Don't you forget etc. Egypt and Afrika are two of her pieces which also featured in the'Don't Give Up Africa'anthology by different poets from VaChikepe and the 100 sailors,'Best New African Poets 2018' a compilation from all around Africa by Tendai Mwanaka these are available on Amazon. She also appears on ZTV spoken word programme reciting her pieces titled Afrika, Jingle bells etc Johannes Mike Mupisa is a published novelist, academic writer and poet from Mwenezi. He has three books used in the new curriculum that isGwatakwata Renhetembopoetry setbook -ZJC (Secondary book Publishers (2016);A practical approach to History Studies (2019) Secondary Book Press andA practical approach to Herirage Studies book 4(2018). Mupisa resides in Tengera Village in Mwenezi. Johannes

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Mike Mupisa got published in several poetry anthologies inclusive of Taura Izwi/Khuluma Izwi/ Speak a Word (2017) comprising of Starbrite finalists. The book was published by Secondary Book Publishers in 2007. Mupisa did not only contribute but also edited the anthology. Wilson Tinotenda Waisonis the chief editor at DEEM LITERATURE ORG. A poet, as well as a prose writer. To present day he has been featured in many online magazines and journals, DEEMS being one of his compilations in 2019. His poem VOICES featured in Writing politics and knowledge production Vol 1Tendai Mwanaka, by featured short stories and poetry in Ghetto symphony Mandhla by Mavolwane. Mandhla A Mavolwaneaka Ashley Swiiss is a poet and a spoken word artist who writes and performs to entertain, educate and enlighten the masses on the issues affecting our past, present and future. He is currently studying for an undergraduate honours degree in Psychology at the Midlands State University. In terms of his artistry his poems have been published inBest New African Poets 2016, 2017 and 2018 anthologies, Africa, UK and Ireland: Writing Politics and Knowledge Production Volume 1, Zimbolicious Volume 3, Koffi Annan Tributes 2019 and other numerous anthologies. He published his first anthology calledGhetto Symphony which can be found on African Books Collective and Amazon. Tanaka Chidorais a poet, literary critic and academic who teaches Creative Writing and Theories of Literature in the Department of English at the University of Zimbabwe. His first poetry anthology is titledBecause Sadness is Beautiful? (2020). Some of his works appear in Zimbolicious(Volume 4),The Standard’s Gourd of Consciousness poetry corner (Zimbabwe), and Mbizo Chirasha’sBrave Voices Poetry Journal. Tanaka is currently working on two novels, the first an auto-fictional memoir of his childhood in Mbare, and the second a collection of a Chitungwiza commuter’s diaries. ‘Days of the Sun’ is Tanaka’s first short story. Award-winning author, David Mungoshi, has described Tanaka’s writings as vivid, subversive and scatological.

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Oscar Gwiririborn on 15 June 1975 at Honde Valley, was Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe. He is a published writer featured in three anthologies;Shaurai Nduri Dzazuro Nedzanhasi, Gwatakwata reNhetembo,andHodzekoYenduri.He is a Certified Forensic Investigation Professional, and holds a Master of Science in Strategic Management Degree, Bachelor of Business Administration, Associate Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Diploma in Logistics and Transport, Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health, and a multiple of United Nations Peacekeeping Certificates. Oscar likes writing in Shona language so as to promote the Zimbabwean literal heritage. He is interested in Haiku. Prosper Kavunikaa social commentator whose expresses is himself through poetry and short stories. Born in the dormitory town of Chitungwiza, he did both his primary and high school in the same town. Much of his work has been published in online magazines such asTuck magazine, poetry cornervarious journals published through and Miombo publishing. Chenjerai Mhonderais a rabbi, the dissident reporter and Lord of Controversies. He is the author of HURRICANE Tortures of Now (Zimbabwe), Hurricane To The World (Nigeria), Manifesto#Anthology of Peace (Nigeria), A Case of Love and Hate (Zimbabwe), Masasi aChinoz (Zimbabwe), ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONSCIENCE (Nigeria). His works appear in publications; online journals and blogs, magazines and anthologies. Among the lot - includingBest New African Poets (BNAP) 2015 Anthology, BNAP 2016 Anthology, BNAP 2017 Anthology, BNAP 2018 Anthology, Zimbolicious Poetry Vol. 1 (USA, 2016), Zimbolicious Poetry Vol. 2 (Cameroon, 2017), Better Than Starbucks Vol. 3 Issue 3 (USA, 2018), Tribute to Penny (Zimbabwe, 2018) Mupakwa weRwendo (Zimbabwe, 2018), Author's Birthday (Bhavhadhe ReMunyori, Zimbabwe, 2018), Art-Plus-Hope-Poetry Anthology (SA, 2018), Scarlet Anatomy (Nigeria, 2019), Nationalism Anthology, Africa vs North America Vol. 2 (2019)…

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Masimba Musodzawas born in Zimbabwe, and lived in the Unit C neighbourhood of Seke, Chitungwiza. He is the author ofMunaHacha Maive Nei? Shavi Rechikadzi, Aquilina and theDead Eye Detective Agency stories. His stories have been published in magazines and anthologies such asTrends, Bookends, StoryTime, Creep, AfroSFV3 and theManchester Review. He is a chartered member of the African Speculative Fiction Society. He lives in the UK

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Introduction prawling to the south east of the revered Harare…there is a Zimbab S we’sbiggest village, that became a town, that became a city, place millions call home, Chitungwiza as in that olden track, “mushamukuru, wakaenda kupiko, Chitungwiza.” It is that became our own Soweto… Zimbabwe’s biggest suburb yet also Zimbabwe’s Hollywood. It has produced or groomed Zimbabwe’s creatives and creative industry, some say single handedly- from film, by the book, poets, musicians, entertainers, academia, media practitioners, sculptors and other visual arts etc… Forgive me for name dropping these: Alec “Baba wa Shero” Macheso, Nicholas “Madzibaba” Zhakaria, Leonard “Musorowenyoka” Dembo, Charles Mungoshi, Charles Charamba, Jesesi Mungoshi, Nicholas Mukomberanwa and his brothers, Marshal Munhuwumwe, Mechanic Manyeruke, “Mr Chitungwiza” himself John Chibadura, and the latest Zimdancehall sensations. Yet it’s a very difficult place to live in as it is one of the country’s poorest urban areas; it is hard to grow up in, hard to break out from, hard to love…and yet, we love it to bits. It is the hotspot of and one of the biggest shapers of post-independence Zimbabwe’s political dispensation, and when it explodes, only military tanks and security’s “high handed” responses have been able to cool it down. It sprawls from Manyame river banks in the north all the way to Dema rurals in the south, from Manyame banks in the east all the way and beyond Nyatsime river to the west, encompassing Seke, Zengeza, Natsime, St Mary’s and Manyame park township suburbs, thus it explodes with human habitation. In this anthology,Chitungwiza Mushamukuru: An Anthology from Zimbabwe’s Biggest Ghetto Town,we have work from 1 artist and 11 writers who have called this place home or wrote home about this place or created artworks that highlighted the culture, identity, lives,

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