"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" - this famous quote from George Orwell's satirical novel has found such resonance in Zimbabwe that author Petina Gappah has ...

The University of Zimbabwe on Friday launched the first ever Chinese- Shona dictionary alongside five other books as the country's oldest institution of higher learning moves to advance intercultural ...

In an effort to decolonise minds, Zimbabwean writers are translating popular English novels into Shona, one of the country’s main local languages. Two books by Zimbabwean novelist, playwright and ...

Have you never asked yourself why even the editor of this paper feels he has to translate every word of Shona a contributor or reporter uses into English? OK, I know: because then we'd have to ...

Through the Shona translation, Gappah said they had been able to bring added depth, meaning and humour for readers as their characters use the different Shona dialects spoken around Zimbabwe. "In the ...

LEARN Shona, an initiative aimed at preserving the Zimbabwean language and culture by Tarisiro Fundira, a Zimbabwean living in the diaspora, has collaborated with pop star Takura Shonhai in a new ...

ZANU PF MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba has demanded the teaching of mathematics and some school subjects in Shona and Ndebele arguing this was the best way students not gifted in the English ...

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Editor's note: From April 13-19 2021, Blessing Sibanda will be hosting the @DigiAfricanLang rotating Twitter account, which explores how technology can be used to revitalize African languages. Read ...