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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Technology
Chris Muronzi

WhatsApp novelists use messaging app to write and sell books in Zimbabwe

The WhatsApp messaging app is has gained popularity among readers in Zimbabwe [Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters]

Harare, Zimbabwe – Sitting on a plastic chair, Kingston Dhewa stares intently at his smartphone, his thumbs jabbing furiously at the screen.

He stops briefly and looks up to attend to a customer at his outdoor fruit and vegetable stall in Budiriro 5, a busy, low-income suburb south of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare.

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