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		<title>William Kamkwamba:  Victor, not victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bryan mealer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is William Kamkwamba.  He&#8217;s not Zimbabwean but the video is incredibly inspirational, so we&#8217;re happy to hijack anything with a crazy feelgood factor for Africa.  We&#8217;re sure that there are loads of people doing stuff this innovative and smart &#8230; <a href="http://www.fontanians.com/william-kamkwamba-victor-not-victim">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Mwenda: Forget poverty reduction, it&#8217;s time for wealth creation.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We really, really liked this TED talk by Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda from 2007. He was talking about Africa, in general, not Zimbabwe in particular, but it all translates.  Some good stuff and jaw-dropping statistics in here. Top 10 highlights include: &#8230; <a href="http://www.fontanians.com/andrew-mwenda-forget-poverty-reduction-its-time-for-wealth-creation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwean Writer: What am I free from if I cannot enjoy the benefits of freedom?</title>
		<link>http://www.fontanians.com/tinashe-mushakavanhu-what-am-i-free-from-if-i-cannot-enjoy-the-benefits-of-freedom</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[An Elegy for Easterly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bones]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Waiting for the Rain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have any interest at all in modern Zimbabwean literature, there&#8217;s a good chance you have come across one of Tinashe Mushakavanhu’s offerings on the net. He edits Sentinel Literary Quarterly, an international journal.  We particularly like Mazwi, Mushakavanhu&#8217;s online portal &#8230; <a href="http://www.fontanians.com/tinashe-mushakavanhu-what-am-i-free-from-if-i-cannot-enjoy-the-benefits-of-freedom">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>And…we’re back!</title>
		<link>http://www.fontanians.com/and%e2%80%a6we%e2%80%99re-back</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The protracted silence is a tricky one to explain but perhaps the best way to put it is this: In our research, we have encountered two types of people doing it in Zimbabwe right now: those who are earning their &#8230; <a href="http://www.fontanians.com/and%e2%80%a6we%e2%80%99re-back">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Doon Estate: We Still Make Stuff, Y&#8217;Know&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Doon Estate in Msasa – on the eastern outskirts of Harare &#8211; is an odd place. On the surface, it looks like a bustling farmers’ market selling everything from homemade confectionaries to traditional African batiks to authentic European antique &#8230; <a href="http://www.fontanians.com/doonestate">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwean Blogger: Meet Joe Black</title>
		<link>http://www.fontanians.com/zimbabwean-blogger-meet-joe-black</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We weren’t sure it was appropriate for people to be witty and charismatic in Zimbabwe anymore.  There’s oppression and cholera around these parts, you know.  It’s like taking a bunch of starving kids to a pro-bulimia rally.   You just don’t do it. <a href="http://www.fontanians.com/zimbabwean-blogger-meet-joe-black">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwean Director: Test Us and See How Far We Go</title>
		<link>http://www.fontanians.com/trevor-chidzodzo-test-us-and-see-how-far-we-can-go</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to know how to describe Trevor Chidzodzo.  And we suspect its best not to try as the temptation  to embellish might prove a little hard to resist. He’s a slight, dreadlocked man who thinks like a warrior and &#8230; <a href="http://www.fontanians.com/trevor-chidzodzo-test-us-and-see-how-far-we-can-go">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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