, ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁John ▁Cal der . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁Z imb ab we , ▁she ▁returned ▁there ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Culture ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Culture , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁the ▁C urr icul um ▁Development ▁Unit ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁Ministry . ▁ ▁Ba ob ab ▁Books ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Sta un ton ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Lew in ▁co - f ounded ▁Ba ob ab ▁Press , ▁" which ▁rapidly ▁acquired ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁exc iting ▁literary ▁publish er ", ▁and ▁during ▁her ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁there ▁the ▁company ▁published ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁fiction , ▁non - f iction , ▁poetry , ▁children ' s ▁books , ▁art ▁books ▁and ▁text books . ▁Ba ob ab ' s ▁list ▁included ▁pri zew in ning ▁work ▁by ▁such ▁authors ▁as ▁Chen j era i ▁H ove ▁( N oma ▁Award ▁for ▁Publishing ▁in ▁Africa ) ▁and ▁Sh immer ▁Ch in ody a ▁( w inner ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Writ ers ' ▁Prize , ▁Africa ▁region ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁post hum ous ▁work ▁of ▁D amb ud zo ▁Mare ch era , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁Y v onne ▁V era ' s ▁fiction . ▁While ▁at ▁Ba ob ab ▁Books , ▁Sta un ton ▁compiled ▁the ▁first ▁Z imb ab we an ▁or al ▁history ▁with ▁narr atives ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁liber ation ▁struggle , ▁M oth ers