Olivia Sibanda
Olivia Mahwaya Sibanda is a Zimbabwean novelist writing in [Northern Northern Ndebele language|Ndebele language|Ndebele]. In 2020 a manuscript of her third novel, at that point entitled Futhi Ya, won the inaugural Ndebele writing award from the Barbara Clara Makhalisa Nkala Literary Trust. She won $250 and help with the publication of her novel.
Life
Born in Filabusi, Olivia Sibanda was educated at Tshazi Secondary School. After pursuing another career, she started trying to write in 2012. Her first novel Ukuzala was published in 2017.Work by Sibande has been set for A-Level examination in Ndebele.