Episode 2 / Samm Farai Monro
Samm Farai Monro AKA ‘Comrade Fatso’
“Bold, daring and very talented” - BBC Focus on Africa
“Sharp satire for troubled times” - The Economist
Comrade Fatso is Zimbabwe’s trailblazing political satirist, a leading activist for freedom of expression and a media disruptor in a country with very little democratic space. Comrade Fatso is co-founder of Magamba Network, one of Zimbabwe’s most dynamic organizations working on the cutting edge of arts, digital media, activism and innovation. Through Magamba, his award-winning media projects include the internationally acclaimed Zambezi News satire show, the weekly political news show The Week and the pioneering citizen journalism project Open Parly ZW. Comrade Fatso is also co-founder of the country’s longest running urban culture festival, Shoko Festival, and Zimbabwe’s first creative hub, Moto Republik. Comrade Fatso’s work has been highlighted and featured on CNN, the BBC, Channel 4 (UK) and The Guardian to name a few.
Comrade Fatso has won awards locally and internationally for his work, recently being named one of the 100 Great Zimbabweans by leading newspaper publisher AMH and having Magamba named by Nelson Mandela’s Elders as one of the Global 100 Sparks of Hope in 2018.
