Denford Magora was born in
Harare
Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...
,
Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
. He is a novelist, playwright, analyst, advertising/marketing professional, politician and spokesman for
Simba Makoni
Simbarashe Herbert Stanley Makoni (born 22 March 1950). is a Zimbabwean politician and was a candidate for the March 2008 presidential election against incumbent Robert Mugabe.Fanuel Jongwe"Ex-minister takes on Mugabe", AFP (''The Times'', Sout ...
, presidential candidate in the Zimbabwe elections held in March 2008.
Writing career
Magora first became known in the early 1990s after his play, ''Dr Government'', was banned by the government of
Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe (; ; 21 February 1924 – 6 September 2019) was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. He served as Leader of th ...
. Magora himself was harassed by state security agents and this eventually led him to move to the United Kingdom, where he wrote the novel ''Dancing Under A Stormcloud'', published by
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (established 1949), often shortened to W&N or Weidenfeld, is a British publisher of fiction and reference books. It has been a division of the French-owned Orion Publishing Group since 1991.
History
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. He is also a columnist with ''The
Financial Gazette'', writes analysis and opinion articles for the ''
Zimbabwe Independent
''Zimbabwe Independent'' is a private weekly newspaper published from Harare, Zimbabwe, by Alpha Media Holdings. The company also publishes '' The Standard'' and ''NewsDay''.
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* The Standard
* NewsDay
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'', ''
The Standard
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* The Standard (band), an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon
* ''The Standard'' (novel), a 1934 novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia
* ''The Standard'' (Tommy Flanagan album), 1980
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'' and the ''
Mail & Guardian
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'' of
South Africa
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. He maintains a blog on which he writes news, opinion and analysis articles on Zimbabwe.
Political career
Magora's political career seems to have started seriously with his involvement in the campaign of Simba Makoni, when he was appointed spokesman and frequently commented on the presidential elections of March 2008. Prior to this, he did not identify with any political party, but was often criticised by readers of his articles for his criticism of
Morgan Tsvangirai
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (; ; 10 March 1952 – 14 February 2018) was a Zimbabwean politician who was Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. He was president of the Movement for Democratic Change, and later the Movement for Democrati ...
, the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe who beat Mugabe in March 2008 but failed to get enough votes to take office.
Open letter to Simba Makoni and his spokesman, Denford Magora
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References
Zimbabwean writers
Living people
People from Harare
Year of birth missing (living people)
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