“ZIBF has profiled Zimbabwe internationally on an annual basis, through the international exhibitions that have been running for more than thirty years since its inception in 1983. We are therefore calling upon all stakeholders to help in retaining and safeguarding this longstanding legacy,” he said.
BY WINSTONE ANTONIO
THE Zimbabwe International Book Fair Association (ZIBFA) has launched a fund-raising campaign to rebuild its grass-thatched gazebo which was gutted by fire on Saturday.
Enacted in the early days of the first decade of Zimbabwe’s independence, the gazebo and its vicinity were used annually by any country that was chosen to focus for showcasing their books and other cultural materials on rotational basis.
The late iconic Nigerian novelist and poet, Chinua Achebe alongside Luis Bernardo Honwana of Mozambique and others showcased their literary oeuvre and addressed the media during their first visit to Zimbabwe.
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