SPOTLIGHT: 1980 FREEDOM AT LAST!
Photo Collection
Historical Impressions: Powerful Photographs of the election preparations and election day
FEATURED IMAGES
Retrospective: 18th April 1980 – Independence Day of Zimbabwe
1980 ELECTION DAY
1980 PARLIAMENT PARADE IN HARARE
1980 PREPARATION FOR THE ELECTIONS
1980 JOSHUA NKOMO
1980 PARADE IN MATABELELAND
1980 Faces of a free Nation
Colorful Impressions of the Elelction in 1980
We need your help!
For us to capture the historical context and display some of the best-documented images we need your assistance to catalogise the remaining images.
For example:
- Volunteers to write articles about the Kalanga culture and their involvement in the liberation struggle
- Raise funds for printing images for the exhibition
Project Objectives
- to display and exhibit 500, the first batch of the thousands of images of the liberation struggle captured by the late Zenzo Nkobi
- to honor and commemorate the sacrifice made by Zimbabweans during the struggle
- to highlight the historical significance of ZAPU’s contribution in the country’s liberation
- to initiate a process of open dialogue, discussion and debate on the various issues surrounding the liberation struggle.
Get In touch with the Project Managers
Mrs Tina Nkobi
Tel. +31 643600 921
Email: info@zenzo-nkobi-heritage.org
Web: https://zenzo-nkobi-heritage.org
Mr Felix F Silundika
Tel. +966 530 930 271
Email: info@tgsilundikaculturalcommunitycentre.org
Web: https://tgsilundikaculturalcommunitycentre.org
Beneficiaries
Even though the people of Bulilima District are the direct beneficiary of this project, Zimbabweans in general will find connection with the war time experiences of the brave men and women who played a part in the country’s liberation. Academics and researchers will find a wealth of material to help their research. Bulilima District will benefit directly from the local and international tourism this project will generate.
Expected Outcomes
The general key deliverable of this project is to create an enlightened society which is conscious of the sacrifices made during the war of independence; a society that is proud of its history.
Too often is Africa’s image linked to pain, poverty, misery …
but Africa is not only that..
Malick Sidibé