Tawanda Mudzonga
She/Her | Writer, Editor, Journalist | Harare, Zimbabwe
Tawanda has worked in media for over fifteen years. She was the Editor of Zimbabwe’s first feminist website, Her Zimbabwe as well as of groundbreaking independent newspaper, Harare News. Her essays were published in the anthology “Letters From Africa” in 2015. Her work focuses on the dynamics of politics and culture and has appeared in True Africa, Women’s eNews, The Mail & Guardian and The Guardian UK. In 2023 she was the host of the BBC World Service audio documentary “Women Writing Zimbabwe”.
Selected work
Danai Gurira's Zim Baby Comes of Age
The Continent, 2025
Dancing With Jinns: Black Women Write on Taboo
Cassava Republic Press, 2026
Walking Dead actor Danai Gurira inspires African playwrights with Zimbabwe workshops
The Guardian, 2024
Zimbabwe, She Wrote: The Women Telling Their Country’s Story for a New Era
The Guardian, 2023
Letters from Africa
The Pigeonhole, 2015
Who I Am
When Three Sevens Clash, 2023
Courage Shines in Zimbabwe, Even as Hope Fades – Women's eNews
Women's Enews, 2009
A ‘whites only’ Luxury Store in Harare Transformed into Arts Centre for All
The Guardian, 2022
Terror in Our Homes; Violence Against Women in Zimbabwe
On The Issues, 2008
The Documentary, Women Writing Zimbabwe
BBC World Service, 2023
Grace Mugabe: Feminist Icon or Political Menace?
TRUEAfrica, 2015
Chiwoniso Maraire's Ancient Voice Silenced Too Soon
Mail and Guardian, 2020