Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Aaron Chiundura

Aaron Chiundura whose real name was Chiundura Moyo before he adopted the name Aaron is an award winning prolific novelist, playwright and actor. Moyo predominantly writes in Shona on the basis that his message is relevant to those who understand the Shona language.

Check out the ten things you didnt know about Aaaron below

1. Aaron  was born in 1950 in Gweru .

2. Moyo went to school when he was 15, he attended Shoe Shine and Connermara Primary Schools. For his secondary education, he was enrolled at Mambo High School where he was nicknamed ‘two-boy’ because he was one of the oldest pupils at the school after being rejected at St Patrick, Ascot and Bumbirwu schools because of his age.This influenced him to alter his date of birth to 1954 instead of 1950.

3. After completing high school, Moyo began to work at Clifford Farm and he later relocated to Salisbury present day Harare where he was employed as a garden boy.

4. Moyo is a bachelor who states that he is married to his work though he has sired two children out of wedlock with Stembeni Makawa and an undisclosed woman.

5. He holds a Bachelors Degree in English and Communications from the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU).

6. Moyo began his career when he was still in primary school. He was inspired by his father who used to tell his children folklores and the now defunct Literature Bureau which toured schools educating pupils on the importance of writing.

7. In 1969, whilst still at Connermara, Moyo wrote his first short story entitled ‘Mahwekwe NaSarudzai Patsime’ which he sent to a programme entitled ‘Mabhuku NeVanyori’ which was organised and done by the Literature Bureau and was aired on the then Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation (RBC-African Service). In 1970, Moyo’s story was read on air.

8. In 1987, Moyo joined ZBC and he subsequently produced his first local drama ‘Chioko Muhomwe’. Moyo was then awarded a scholarship by ZBC to pursue his studies because of the success of ‘Chioko Muhomwe’.

9. Moyo then sent his manuscript for his novel which he had entitled ‘Sarai Mugarike’ to Mambo Press but Moyo was dismissed as an amateur novelist.

10. Aaaron also presented his dramas on radio shows and some of these radios dramas include Kudzidza Hakuperi and Regai Dziveshiri Zai Harina Muto amongst others. Studio 263 which was the country’s first soap was the brain child of Moyo who had initially named it MuHarare Hamurarwe and Tiriparwendo which was a traditional drama was also produced and written by Moyo.