Albert Nyathi

Educational background

Albert Nyathi studied for bachelor of arts degree from the University of Zimbabwe

Praise Poetry career

Albert Nyathi started praise poetry at a young age where he would sing praise poetry while herding cattle. His interest in poetry deepened at Msitheli [Secondary School] and Matopo [High School] then to the University of Zimbabwe.^[1]

Philanthropic Work

Albert Nyathi coordinated an event in which they donated textbooks to several schools in the Gwanda district area. The donation came as a result of the poor results that the schools had recorded with some schools recording as low as 0% pass rate. The schools that benefited from the donation were Kafusi and Madume Secondary schools while primary schools that benefited were Takaliawa, Makwoke, Zelezele, Mapate and Cobone.^[2]

In November 2021, with the help of Christ’s Hospital School based in England, Nyathi donated building material for the construction of Kafusi Secondary School girl’s hostel.^[3]

Controversy

Nyathi was once quoted saying that at one point he used to be an illegal border jumper crossing into Botswana.^[4]

Awards and Major Perfomances

• Zimbabwe National Poetry Award (1995)^[5]
• The group that Nyathi performs with (Imbongi) was chosen by the United Nations to represent African Music at the youth congress in Hawaii in 1999.

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