The Statue of Mbuya Nehanda is a bronze monument of a Zimbabwean Shona spirit medium and heroine of the 1896-1897 First Chimurenga war against British colonists.
The monument is erected at the intersection of Samora Machel Avenue and Julias Nyerere Way in Harare's central business district.
[4][5] The 3-meter high statue crafting was guided by a photograph of Mbuya Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana that was supplied by the National Archives of Zimbabwe.
[8] The idea of making and constructing this statue project sparked public debate and criticism from public figures and analysts like Fadzayi Mahere and Tsitsi Dangarembga questioning the government's priorities in its decision to spend an undisclosed amount of money on the statue while the economy and health system are in a state of collapse.
[9][10] More criticism emerged when the statue had to be remade after the original sculpture was rejected for not looking enough like Mbuya Nehanda.