Joyce Jenje-Makwenda

USenzeni ....Ultimately victory, an enlightening, empowering story of pain, sorrow, trial, and tribulation that sees three generations of women stand up to be counted The book is written in mostly in spoken Zimbabwe Ndebele with a fusion of not so standard Ndebele (old Zulu) and some township lingo (slang). Where old people are communicating, the conversations are in old Zulu (closer to standard Ndebele), and where the young people are communicating, it will be in spoken Ndebele or Township Lingo. slang).Umlobiuthanda ukwazisaabazabala ibhukuleliukuthi lalotshwangolimi lwesiNdebele esikhulunywayonsuku zonke.Kalibhalangwa ngabayithiyi Standard Ndebele.Umlobi waqalisaukubhala ibhangclirikhthi zama1980's.Indabale igalisangomnyakaka 1983ikwela ngesikhathi.Umlobi uthandanjaloukwazisa ababaliukuthiimali eyasetshenziswayo yimaliabantu ababeyisebenzisakulezo nsuku.Abanye bengabonaangani yimalielutshwane kodwangalezonsuku yimalieyayinengi okwamagama. Abacubunguli balolugwalobalungisa okwakumele kulungiswekodwa okwakungasoze kuphazamiseisiNdebele engisitshilo esikhulunywansuku zonke.Ulimialumi ndawoinye njengabantulaboabami ndawoinye.Kasibaleni ibhuku.

The novel is dedicated to all women who have gone through oppression because of the traditional divorce token "Gupuro" and other related issues. This book is a result of in-depth research undertaken by the writer who looks at the various ways in which women are abused through the divorce token. The book is written in mostly spoken Shona, with a fusion of standard Shona, spoken mostly by the older generation and Township lingo (slang) spoken by mostly the young people.Munyori anoda kuzivisa vaverengi kuti bhuku iri rakanyorwa nerurimi rwechiShona chinotaurwa nevanhu mazuva ese. Harina kunyorwa neiye yatinoti Standard Shona. Munyori akatanga kunyorwa bhuku iri mugore ra1997, achitarisa nguva yekuma 80's. Nyaya iyi inobvira mugore ra1984 ichikwita nenguva. Munyori anoda kuzivisa vachaverenga bhuku iri kuti mari yakashandiswa imari yemakore iwayo. Mitengo yedzimba yakanga iripamari iyoyo yakanyorwa mubhuku iri. Vamwe zvingavanetse vachiona kunge sokuti imari diki asi imari yakanga yakawanda chaizvo nguva idzodzo, zvikuru vechidiki vanogona kutadza kunzwisisa vakuenzanisa nemari yanhasi. Ndinoda zvakare kuti nditi vakaongorora bhuku iri vakagutsikana netsananguro yandakavapa pavaiwongorora bhuku iri, sezvo pekutanga vainetsekana neShona yandataura kare kuti hayisi Standard Shona. Vakagadzirisa zvavakaona zvaida kugadziriswa zvakanga zvisinga kanganise manyorero andaida. Ndinotaurira izvi kuti vakawongora bhuku iri vasazopinzwa munyatwa nevaverengi. Semunhu akakurira mutownship yekuMbare ndinoda kunyora Shona yandakakura ndichitaura.

Joyce Jenje Makwenda started researching on the History of Women Politicians of Zimbabwe in the early 1990's and has been writing articles in the newspapers, magazines and journals. Joyce has interviewed around 65 women and her research goes as far back as the pre-colonial era to today.

Netsai is a hard-working woman, who spends sleepless nights sewing clothes to sell for a living in her four-roomed crammed house. Joyce Jenje-Makwenda takes the reader to a mid-1980s-Zimbabwe, when there was an upsurge of an African middle class, and an exodus to the former, predominantly "Europeans Only" upper-class suburbs. Netsai and her husband, Herbert also have a dream; to buy a house in one of those suburbs and live happily with their children. But, what does money buy them?Joyce Jenje-Makwenda was born in 1958 in Mbare Towmship in Harare.She is a researcher, writer and producer. For the past 30 years or more she has been involved in research in the areas of music, popular culture, media, politics, women's history and gender issues. Joyce has made some notable achievements with her artistic work across the board, winning a number of awards since the early 1990's.

"Demystifying Taboos and Sex.. The Mother of All is Humanity is a daring, entertaining, thought-provoking, mind-awakening, eye-opening, instructional, motivational compilation of articles written by the award-winning producer, journalist, artist, ethnomusicologist, scholar, archivist, historian, researcher, lecturer, Joyce Jenje-Makwenda, who has spent over 3 decades of her career documenting subjects as diverse as urban culture, music, politics, education, religion, media, fashion, sex, sexuality, cultural and taboo issues, and women's histories and empowerment elements she deftly weaves into this book The forty-eight stories, originally published from 2009-2011 and in 2015 -2016 demystify the world of sex, sexuality, and relationships from a contemporary perspective but also with strong bent on exploring African traditional mores, practises, rites of passage, beliefs, and teachings With multilingual sharp wit and creative prowess, Jenje provides 'real-life anecdotes' using fun and colourful euphemisms for describing aspects of this all-important leisure time activity where experimentation, exploration, adventure, and age-old techniques sensitively merge with the emotional, romantic, physical, and sometimes conflicting universal aspects love. While here - the mother of all humanity is an 'ancestor' - to embrace, enjoy, and celebrate, each story raises critical social, practical, cultural, moral, educational, and traditional issues in a way that one should definitely not miss." Nomsa Mwamuka"This is an amazing book Full of humour but discussing serious issues. It's a must-have book. Joyce Jenie Makwenda has addressed a lot of problems that break relationships and marriages and how to remedy the situation. Put out in a very interesting artistic way. Lots of interesting topics also about virginity. Yah People go through a lot in silence then it breaks the marriages later on." Louis Mhlanga

THE WOMEN MUSICIANS OF ZIMBABWE DIARY chronicles the journey of women musicians from 1930's. The diary celebrates women musicians in different types of genres; from jazz, traditional music, jiti, afro pop, gospel, urban grooves, the list goes on. While jotting an appointment you get to know women who have contributed to the development of music in Zimbabwe from 1930's. You can put your own year, date on the diary.