Thursday 2nd October- yes that was the date. The venue was The Book Café. The crowd was really writer studded: Shimmer Chinodya, Blessing Musariri, Fungai Machirori, Sabina Mutangadura, Rumbi Katedza, Chief K Masimba Biriwasha, Ethel Kabwato, Vivienne Ndlovu, Outspoken and Comrade Fatso were some of the faces I recognised.
I spotted two University of Zimbabwe Arts Faculty lecturers, Memory Chirere and Ruby Magosvongwe (I will keep my promise).
The reason that we were all here drinking free wine and meeting old buddies and fellow artists was the launch of Weaver Press’s two newest books- Laughing Now and Women Writing.
^ Award winning film maker and writer Rumbi Katedza with Weaver Press editor Irene Staunton at the launch on Thursday. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on October 6th, 2008 with no comments.
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I was taking photos at the Combined Schools Choir concert last week Thursday, when something really cool happened. I made a mistake- and out came a fantastic photograph. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on October 1st, 2008 with 1 comment.
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^ Who needs a pharmacy?
Don’t worry doctor, we’ve got it covered.
Written by fungaijames on September 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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I’m getting married in the sun! But I’ll put my make up on in the the dimly lit rooms of a township in Zimbabwe. I’m getting hooked up in the rain! But I’ll be beautiful through the day! I’m getting married with the wind as witness. Make sure my tiara is firmly set.
Quickly, quicky, with that mascara! I want to rush out tinofara!
Written by fungaijames on September 19th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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When the sun sets in Zaka- it sets everywhere else.
Written by fungaijames on September 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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It’s a new day for Zimbabwe. Out in the dust the children play. Still hungry. Still teacherless. Still pocket moneyless. We are waiting for the ink from the signing to seep through the paper, seep through the meetings and meetings- through to their tummies.
Written by fungaijames on September 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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It doesn’t take much to set up a hair dressing salon here. Women can be seen on street corners, out at the flea markets and in backyards nimbly transforming each other’s hairdos into objects of wonder. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on September 17th, 2008 with no comments.
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They are looking for answers. In expensive church buildings on Sundays, praying loudly. Out in the open dressed in white. In the pages of Holy books. From the pulpits of charismatic preachers. On TV channels dedicated to matters of the spirit. On tapes and CDs and DVDs. (more…)
Written by fungaijames on September 15th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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Swimmers Kirsty Coventry (L) and Heather Brand with sprinter Brian Dzingai.
Written by fungaijames on September 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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Kirsty Coventry Fans share a joke at the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee offices in Belvedere, Harare. 27th August 2008.
Written by fungaijames on September 11th, 2008 with no comments.
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Unofungei? Unoitei? I capture the stories that often escape the lenses of big media. I record the life of a pregnant nation. This is a door into the country that I love. These are my thoughts. These are my memories... 
