Ivy Chibanda

By Ivy Chibanda My heart bleeds when i think of my nation, I don't think any other nation has a miserable people as much as my nation does. One can only wish for the night to be longer as day brings nothing more than more problems.…
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Ivy Chibanda - "My heart bled as I read the story of Samantha Mhlanga, who was one of the women who were abused in Kuwait."
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By Ivy Chibanda Nine years later, with vivid memories lingering, she narrates her ordeal about what she went through at that time. There are scars on her body that remind her of the man she used to love dearly but had the weirdest way of…
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By Ivy Chibanda Nowadays, people fear to express their feelings or doubts on any prophets’ miracles as the next person might be an avid follower of that particular prophet and saying anything that threatens their faith might leave you…
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By Ivy Chibanda My dear brothers and sisters The holidays are almost over and I am sure you can’t wait to go back to school. Opening day is going to seem short as everyone will be eager to share their experiences during the vacation:…
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It’s around 7pm and I am walking with my friend to the nearby campus, I hear a girl crying and I look ahead, there she is, screaming and crying, the guy is pulling her and trying to calm her.
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The buzz of my landlord’s fridge is what I hope to hear when I wake up, and when I don’t hear it, it might be because it has decided to ‘rest’ for a moment, or it means ZESA has definitely done what it does best, cutting power.
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By Ivy Chibanda I used to have a clear picture of my future, of what I wanted to be and who I was going to become. I would finish my high school, graduate with an Honors degree, get employed and complete my masters so that I would live a…
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I am not as thrilled to go to the city centre nowadays, I have to think twice. I have to try and map my way before I get there because there’s a lot of congestion in town, both from the cars and the people.
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An average twelve year old is at school right now, in class, doing her math, content or reading a passage in ‘Nhaka Youpenyu‘ so that she writes her nzwisiso. She probably isn’t concentrating much because she is thinking of the weekend, the…
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