HOUSE OF MUTAPA Striving To Inspire
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ue and some incredible changes have taken place… and more must come. Rising photographer and our Arts&Culture feature Lionel Kanyowa talks a little to his US and UK experience of racism. Further, it’s in times like this when teaching our young about our rich and vibrant cultures becomes really important and that’s why it was great to talk with children’s author Portia Mushambi.
‘So, in retrospect in 2015, not a single person got the answer right to, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now?”’ The retroscope is indeed a wonderful thing because now at the halfway mark of 2020, who could have foreseen what we have seen this year? The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we live in ways we could not have imagined. Guest author and transformational adviser, Vonayi Nyamazana, reflects on how she and we can use this and any period of great uncertainty to our advantage. Tafadzwa Kadye and Fungai Marima share another way of dealing with uncertainty – through charity. Young community champions in Mbare and the UK helping others in need with The Gogo Project is a sure way to bring some stability to the chaos. We also feature another community champion, one that advocates for mental health for migrants in Australia, Tandi Kuwana.
In all this upheaval, a little golden nugget then came our way in the form of Cook Off, the first Zimbabwean film to stream on Netflix. On the face of it, many would have thought it had just happened. But we at HoM know that when it comes to making history, there’s always a backstory; we had to find out how a low-budget Zimbabwean film goes on to win multiple awards and stream on the world’s leading internet-based entertainment site. To find out, read our interviews with Eugene Zimbudzi, Tendi Chitima, Tendai Ryan Nguni, the icon of Zimbabwean cinema Jesesi Mungoshi, Tom Brickhill and Joe Njagu. Let me give you a little hint… think commitment to one’s craft, passion, vision and taking risks… all things anyone can do.
The conversation on institutional racism, racial inequality and white privilege also suddenly became very loud and urgent after the murder of African-American George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer back in May. One month after his death, US and worldwide protests against racism contin-
Read all this and more in our mid-year issue. Enjoy and always, always be inspired! Rhoda Editor-in-Chief & Strategy Executive
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