Unofungei Fungai

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A blog by fungaijames

Blog description:

Words and images from a Zimbabwean writer, web designer & photographer

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Unofungei Fungai ranks 586 in Africa and 6 in Zimbabwe. According to site visitors it ranks 709, and 833 according to page views:

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Happy Birthday to the Zimbo Jam

Hey you, it’s been one crazy year. Shows, interviews, trips, thousands of words written, thousands of pictures taken. No money, just faith, just an urge to capture it all and tell it to the world. The sweetest Jam is this- to be able to do that which we are

A controversial Opera House

It is said the new Opera House in Oslo was a subject of much controversy during its planning and building stages. There were many who believed that the huge costs that came with building this architecturally indulgent structure were too great. Once it was complete however, everyone stopped and

The most scenic train ride in the World

They say the train ride between Bergen and Oslo is one of the most scenic in the world. The first time I went on this ride, in 2007, it was in winter so all I saw was frozen lakes, lots of snow and perhaps a glacier or two. Then

Winning a big literary prize

Perhaps it takes a really great story and lots of luck on your side. Luck being when the judges read your story in a favourable state of mind. Luck being when the judges relate to something in your story and hang on to it. Luck being when out of

HIFA Ballerina

A young ballerina dances at HIFA 2009- 7 Arts Theatre, Avondale.

Joburg with No VISA

I got into SA without a VISA. I so did! Just like that. It’s like a freedom that I ought not to be excited about- like the freedom to breathe and go to the toilet and eat the burger that I have just eaten so that I can exercise

Up in the clouds…

The man next to me has not finished his lunch. I am thinking what a waste. I am still hungry. The woman next to him has not done much justice to her food either. Agony. I look away and take in the awesome palatial masses of white vapour around

Waiting, waiting, waiting

I have been waiting now for almost five months. It will be 5 months on March 7th. No sign of a VISA. No sign that there will be a sign of a VISA- and yet they told me two months. What system is this, designed to keep people apart

The Susie Smith Memorial Prize 2009

Oxfam Great Britain established the Susie Smith Memorial Prize in 2008 to honour the life and work of Susie Smith who died in June 2006. Susie touched the lives of many people around the world in her 30-year career with Oxfam. In her later years with the organisation, she

i am missing you

i am missing you in agonized moments that tick by in painful tock motion ants that never stop neon signs that won’t go off flashing always keep waiting- soon keep waiting- soon

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