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Nyasha Mauchaza
Nyasha is a Zimbabwean name of Shona origin which refers to ''grace, mercy, or kind-hearted,'' and is a unisex name borne by both male and female children. Nyasha can also be a nickname for those bearing names such as Nyashadzashe,] or Nyashadzenyu. Notable people with the name *Nyasha Chari (born 1980), Zimbabwean cricketer *Nyasha Chikwinya, Zimbabwean politician *Nyasha Gwanzura, Zimbabwean cricketer *Nyasha Hatendi (born 1981), American-English actor and producer *Nyasha Junior, American biblical scholar *Nyasha Matonhodze, Zimbabwean-British fashion model *Nyasha Mayavo (born 1992), Zimbabwean cricketer *Nyasha Michelle, Zimbabwean-British television personality *Nyasha Mushekwi Nyasha Mushekwi (born 21 August 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang Greentown. Career Born in Harare, Mushekwi started out playing for CAPS United in his homeland Zimbabwe. He won th ... (born 1987), Zimbabwean football player * Nya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare. The second largest city is Bulawayo. A country of roughly 15 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona language, Shona, and Northern Ndebele language, Ndebele the most common. Beginning in the 9th century, during its late Iron Age, the Bantu peoples, Bantu people (who would become the ethnic Shona people, Shona) built the city-state of Great Zimbabwe which became one of the major African trade centres by the 11th century, controlling the gold, ivory and copper trades with the Swahili coast, which were connected to Arab and Indian states. By the mid 15th century, the city-state had been abandoned. From there, the Kingdom of Zimbabwe was established, fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shona Language
Shona (; sn, chiShona) is a Bantu language of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It was codified by the colonial government in the 1950s. According to ''Ethnologue'', Shona, comprising the Zezuru, Korekore and Karanga dialects, is spoken by about 7.5 million people. The Manyika dialect of Shona is listed separately by ''Ethnologue'', and is spoken by 1,025,000 people. The larger group of historically related languages—called Shona languages by linguists—also includes Ndau (Eastern Shona) and Kalanga (Western Shona). Instruction Shona is a written standard language with an orthography and grammar that was codified during the early 20th century and fixed in the 1950s. In the 1920s, the Rhodesian administration was faced with the challenge of preparing schoolbooks and other materials in the various languages and dialects and requested the recommendation of South African linguist Clement Doke. The first novel in Shona, Solomon Mutswairo's ''Feso'', was published in 1957. Shona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Chari
Nyasha Chari (born 10 October 1980) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer. He played eleven first-class matches between 2000 and 2008. Career Chari was introduced to cricket at St Aiden's Primary School by coach Henry Motsi. His impressive all-rounder abilities secured him a scholarship to Prince Edward School. Notable performances during a school tour to England further established his potential. His cricketing journey includes representing the national Under-15 team, playing for Mashonaland age-group teams, and involvement with clubs such as Old Hararians Sports Club. Chari's first-class debut with the CFX Academy against Midlands was marked by a wicket with his fourth ball. Having trained at the MRF Pace Foundation under Dennis Lillee Dennis Keith Lillee, (born 18 July 1949) is Australian retired cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Chikwinya
Nyasha Chikwinya is a Zimbabwean politician with the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front. Career She was elected to the House of Assembly in 1995, representing the Harare North constituency, but lost her seat in the 2000 elections, coming in second with just 4,852 votes, compared to 18,976 for Trudy Stevenson of the Movement for Democratic Change. Her attempt in the 2005 elections to regain her seat representing the Harare North constituency was a failure, garnering only 5,134 votes to 11,262 for incumbent Stevenson. However, as of 2005, she remained head of Zanu-PF's women's league. In the 2013 general elections she became the Member of Parliament for Mutare South in Manicaland. In the aftermath of the election she made allegations of sexual harassment, violence, and discrimination against women during the primaries. In July 2015 she was appointed Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Development as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Other activities In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Gwanzura
Nyasha Gwanzura (born 14 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team. In August 2021, Gwanzura was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their three-match series against Thailand. She made her WT20I debut on 30 August 2021, for Zimbabwe against Thailand. In October 2021, Gwanzura was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland. The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe also gained WODI status from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2021. She made her WODI debut on 9 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland. In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier The 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in November and December 2021. The tournament was the final part of the qualific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Hatendi
Nyasha Hatendi (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer. Early life and education Hatendi was born on 14 September 1981 in Washington, D.C. Hatendi grew up in three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ... in London. Filmography Films Television Video games Radio Performances Theatre Awards and nominations See also * List of African-American actors References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatendi, Nyasha 1981 births Living people People from Washington, D.C. Male actors from Washington, D.C. Alumni of Peterhouse Boys' School People educated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Junior
Nyasha Junior is an American biblical scholar. Her research focuses on the connections between religion, race, and gender within the Hebrew Bible. She holds a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. She was associate professor at Temple University before moving to the University of Toronto in the department for the Study of Religion. She was a visiting associate professor and research associate at Harvard Divinity School for the 2020–21 academic year. Early life and education Nyasha Junior grew up in Florida. Her family was very involved in the church, serving as ushers, pulpit speakers, and choir members. Junior initially pursued a career in public policy, earning a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Administration from Princeton University. In her mid-twenties she made a career switch to Bible Studies. She earned a Master of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion and completed her PhD in Old Testament at Princeton T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Matonhodze
Nyasha Matonhodze is a Zimbabwean- British fashion model. Career Matonhodze won the Elite Model Look UK contest in 2009. She signed with Elite Model Management, and walked for brands including Louis Vuitton, LOEWE, and Emmanuel Ungaro in her debut season. She also walked for Marc Jacobs, Dior, and Michael Kors. She closed Balenciaga. At age 16, she appeared in a Louis Vuitton campaign, photographed by Steven Meisel. The ensemble campaign also starred Daphne Groeneveld, Anais Pouliot, Fei Fei Sun, Zuzanna Bijoch, and Gertrud Hegelund. Matonhodze has been on the cover of ''Love'' magazine. She has also appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Teen Vogue ''Teen Vogue'' is an American online publication, formerly in print, launched in January 2003, as a sister publication to ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', targeted at teenagers. Like ''Vogue'', it included stories about fashion and celebrities. Since ..., and '' V''. She was ranked on models.com's "Top 50 Models" list in 2011. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Mayavo
Nyasha Mayavo (born 1 October 1992) is a Zimbabwean first-class cricketer who plays for Mid West Rhinos. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Logan Cup for Mid West Rhinos, with 550 runs in seven matches. In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series. In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup. In May 2023, he was named in Zimbabwe A's squad for their first class match series against Pakistan A. He made his T20I debut against Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ... in October 2023. References External links * 1992 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Mid West Rhinos cricketers Cricketers from Bulawayo {{Zimbabwe-cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasha Michelle
Nyasha Michelle is a Zimbabwean-British television personality, broadcast-video journalist and producer at the British Broadcasting Corporation. Background Michelle was born and in Harare, Zimbabwe. She then moved to the United Kingdom where she studied TV journalism at City University and has a BSc degree in international hospitality and tourism management from Surrey University. Nyasha Michelle began her journalism career as a radio presenter at WPB Radio on a show called FM Radio 101 in US. She then started television presenting in 2015 on Christ Embassy's Loveworld TV where she presented on Totally Addicted show as well as her show called ''Living Boldly''. In 2017 Michelle joined the BBC as an assistant for a primetime programme ''The One Show''. She assisted on over 100 shoots across the UK. In 2018, she was on the camera crew for a shoot on the PBS documentary, ''When Harry Met Meghan''. In 2019 she became a producer and reporter for "BBC What’s New" which she began pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
