(19562015), writer Wiseman Magwa (born 1962), playwright Morgan Mahanya (born 1948), writer Onesimo Makani Kabweza (19391993), journalist and magazine editor J. Nozipo Maraire (born 1966), writer, entrepreneur, and doctor Dambudzo Marechera (19521987), actor Alexander McCall Smith (born 1948), Zimbabwe-born British author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Cont Mhlanga, playwright and theatre director Charles Mungoshi (19472019), writer Charles Mungoshi (19472019), writer Togara Muzanenhamo (born 1975), poet Angus Shaw (born 1949), journalist George Shire, scholar, political analyst, and cultural critic Wilbur Smith (born 1933), author of historical fiction Yvonne Vera (19642005), writer Others Chido Govera (born 1986), campaigner for sustainable farming Robert Martin Gumbura, former pastor and convicted criminal Mavis Moyo, Radio Zimbabwe (ZBC Radio 4) broadcaster References