Sekai Nzenza
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Sekai Irene Nzenza Kanhutu is a Zimbabwean writer, cultural critic and politician.[1]
Biography
She was born in rural Zimbabwe, where she trained as a nurse, before doing additional nursing studies in England and subsequently going to live in Australia.[2] She held senior positions in Melbourne and Los Angeles.[3]
Her semi-autobiographical first book, Zimbabwean Woman: My Own Story, was published in 1988. Her book Songs to an African Sunset (1997) describes her return to her family's village in the early 1990s.[4][5] She has a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Melbourne.[6][7]
Sekai wrote a weekly column for The Herald newspaper from 2011 to 2018,[8] often returning to the theme of Zimbabweans reclaiming their cultural heritage and village roots. She entered politics as the Member for Chikomba East in Zimbabwe's 2018 harmonised elections.[9] She was appointed as Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare on 7 September 2018.[10]
Bibliography
- Zimbabwean Woman: My Own Story, London: ISBN 978-0946918218.
- Songs to an African Sunset: A Zimbabwean Story, Lonely Planet Publications, 1997. ISBN 978-0864424723.
References
- ^ "Sekai Shand". AustLit. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present, London: Jonathan Cape, 1992; Vintage, 1993, p. 855.
- ^ "Contributors", in Philip Darby, From International Relations to Relations International: Postcolonial Essays, Routledge, 2015, p. xii.
- ISBN 978-0864424723).
- ^ (30 October 2003) "Life Matters: Feature Interview: Dr Sekai Nzenza-Shand", Radio National
- ISBN 978-0415947350).
- ISBN 978-1932361148).
- ^ Nzenza, Sekai, "A farewell to readers of my column", The Herald, 16 May 2018.
- ^ Matabvu, Debra, "Chikomba East ready for Dr Nzenza", The Sunday Mail, 15 July 2018.
- ^ Butaumocho, Ruth, "Nzenza: People’s servant with heart of gold", The Herald, 26 September 2018.
External links
- Sekai Nzenza page at The Herald.
- "4TH COMMITTEE MEETING OF MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY" (PDF). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Sekai Nzenza". Pindula. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- The Zimbabwe Independent (29 April 2022). "Nzenza must act beyond rhetoric". The Zimbabwe Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2022.