Zimbabwean women in industry
by Lagerström, Birgitta, Made, Patricia
fromWomen of Africa
"18 april 1980 kunde den nya staten Zimbabwe utropa sin självständighet efter många års kamp mot den vita minoritetsregimen. Under två månader i början av året vistades författaren på olika platser i landet som deltagare i den grupp observatörer som hade att övervaka de zimbabwi…
This retrospective offers a first hand account on internal conflicts in ZANU during the 1970s, which resulted in the defeat of its left wing. Chung's narratives include her experiences in two guerrilla camps. She recalls her encounters with the charismatic Josiah Tongogara, a le…
"Fay Chung grew up in a Chinese family in Rhodesia in the 1950s and 1960s. In Zambia, she joined the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), and took part in the radicalisation of the nationalist rising, which led to Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. The memoirs of Fay Chung give…