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Whose rising is it anyway?
Whose Rising is it anyway? This right to rise, to sing to dance, This right to say no, to say I won’t, to say enough, Whose right ...
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Her Zimbabwe call for artic…
Her Zimbabwe is currently accepting thought-provoking articles and creative fiction around a range of issues affecting women and men in...
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Are we peddling double stan…
I am glad that people are talking about the very serious issue of gender-based violence (GBV), and the tremendous work that Her Zimbabw...
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Fighting sexual violence in…
I have to admit that it is not easy for me to talk about this. Sexual violence is mainly a euphemism for rape, and I feel the urge to o...
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Taking the big leap
When I arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, as a freshman (first year) in August 2009, it seemed that I had already made the big leap; af...
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The curse of the 'Boss Lady…
The psycho ex-girlfriend, the nagging wife, the fruit cake aunty with her bazillion cats; women get a bad rap all the time! After all, ...
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For my locks...
Seven years ago, I was going through life; you know, the stuff you wish was over as soon as it began. But as you probably know, as some...
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Zimbabweans in the diaspora…
I am more Zimbabwean than you because… I am more African than you because… I am more woman than you because… People always want to c...
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204 cycles of pain
She wears a contorted face and writhes in pain at least once every month; that time of the month. For her, it all began at the age of 1...
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Questioning who I am; my st…
I smile wryly as I go through my freshman (first year) photos. It is hard to believe that just two years ago, I arrived in the United S...
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We need new names
I have meant to write this for many months. But the time to sit and be lucid in my thinking always seems to evade me. With life, as you...
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Kudzimba Kwazvo
Ko ini ndini ndadii? Ko, unondirwadzisirei zvakadai? Hausi iwe here wakauya kwandiri, Ukati unotambanudza ruoko kwandiri, Ndashaya...
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Ladies, are we faking the n…
So I have been natural for a full two years now and I am still pretty much in love with my hair. Unfortunately, like all great love aff...
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‘Vital Signs’- A Theatre Re…
Irreverent. Brutal. Thought-provoking. Laugh-out loud funny, yet also sobering. With its ensemble cast of three actresses playing 28...
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The harassment of the never…
I had an experience a few weeks back which made me livid. It's not the first time it's happened, and it most likely won't be the last. ...
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When our 'jokes' cost women…
The picture of Tinopona Katsande shows a bruised face, one eye swollen shut, her lip split. She looks miserable, hunched on a seat in t...
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He's just not that into me
“It’s hard being a man.” I remember my cousin making the statement when I visited him and his wife one Sunday afternoon; I suppose he...
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Coming into my own as a fem…
A few months ago, Barbara wrote an article for Her Zimbabwe documenting her journey into feminism and claiming her identity as a femini...
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Celibacy is a challenge and…
I am one of those women who love sex – which is hardly surprising considering that I have had the good fortune of having had a steady p...
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Lawrence, the Man; Lawrence…
About a year ago, on my now dormant blog, The Pen and I, I wrote a piece about my late father, Lawrence Tshuma, entitled ‘A Look at the...
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Man to Man; An Open Letter …
I have tried to remain silent about the Tino vs Brian Munjodzi issue for fear of unwarranted reprisal from the male folk; and possibly ...
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The Winter Freeze: A Poem b…
EARLY MORNING rush, crowds buzzing like honeybees, Ironically enough, nothing's sweet about this icy winter freeze. The cold blues bri...
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The Smoothie Life
Looking for a fresh and simple way to improve your diet? Well The Smoothie Life is something to consider. No, scratch that! It’s someth...
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