POET WINS BIG AT PANAFES Excellence Awards By ZAMA NTEYI Zimbabwean poet, Obert Dube, wins poet of the year at PANAFES Excellence Awards. Photo supplied.
Zimbabwean Praise singer and poet, Obert Dube, is Africa’s Best Pan African poet of the year.
The announcement was made on Saturday at the 9th PANAFES Excellence Awards. The event was held in Cameroon at DK Hotel Douala.
The poem that made him win is called, Africa and it talks about Africa conquering the world. “The poem addresses all African issues without fear or favour,” he said.
“This is my biggest achievement and I am hoping to get even more awards. I am grateful to both the public and the judges. While I believe that anyone could’ve won I also believe that this award sets me apart from the rest. It means my work is starting to get recognised internationally which is what I’ve been praying for. I also believe that this is a start of greater things for me. I