A WOMAN OF MANY HATS

IN the early 2000, Melody Banda was a broken soul. Working for a Bulawayo Law Firm as a Legal Secretary, the motherof-two silently prayed for a fresh start in a new environment.

In her own words, her life situation in Zimbabwe’s south west city was bad and called for a drastic change. Her wish would be granted in 2003 when she relocated to Botswana to start a new job. Since then, Banda has found herself once again through the support of her husband, Pastor Rabson Banda, able to pursue her passion of writing and has recently published a book. A singer, blogger, author, public speaker, mother and pastor, Banda is definitely on a roll. In this candid interview with Voice Reporter, KABELO DIPHOLO, the 47-year-old mother-of-two opens up about her upbrining in Bulawayo and her dreams for the future.

Good afternoon. As a talented individual, you’re known to wear many hats. How would you introduce yourself to our readers?

Thank you. I’d say I’m a pastor, publisher, author, a blogger, singer and a counsellor. I do counselling, together with my husband, and we also mentor young women in different facets of life. I’m also a public speaker, but most people know me as a professional singer. Above all, I’m a born again child of God and a mother-of-two; a boy and a girl.

You were born and raised in Bulawayo. Take us back to your days as a young girl growing up in Bulawayo.