Dr. Barbara Makhalisa | |
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| Born | Barbara Clara Makhalisa-Moyo 1949 (age 74–75) Zimbabwe |
| Other names | Barbara Nkala |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, novelist, publisher, editor |
| Spouse | Shadreck Nkala |
| Children | Three |
| Website | www |
Barbara Makhalisa (born 1949),[1] also known by her married name as Barbara Nkala, is a teacher, Zimbabwean writer, Ndebele translator, novelist, editor and publisher, one of the earliest female writers published in Zimbabwe.[2] She is the author of several books written in Ndebele, as well as in English,[3] of which some have been used as school textbooks.[4] Barbara is married to Shadreck Nkala. They have three adult children and six grandchildren.
- ^ Emmanuel Chiwome, "Makhakisa, Barbara", in Simon Gikandi (ed.), Encyclopedia of African Literature, Routledge, 2003, pp. 432–433.
- ^ "Nkala: A loved elder of literature", The Herald (Zimbabwe), 1 March 2017.
- ^ Margaret Busby (ed.), Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent (Jonathan Cape, 1992), pp. 618–21, 993.
- ^ Pamela Shumba, "President caps 2,388 at Nust", The Chronicle, 14 November 2015.