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Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza cleared of using AI to write prize-winning story
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After a month-long investigation it was concluded that Kundizeza’s story The Blue Fighter, which won the £10,000 Caine prize, was ‘human-written’ Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza has been cleared of using AI to write a prize-winning short story, after the prestigious Caine prize for African writers concluded that his entry was “human-written” after a month-long investigation. Kundizeza’s story The Blue Fighter , which charts the declining fortunes of a family after the father invests in
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Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza cleared of using AI to write prize-winning story
Rachel Savage in Johannesburg and agencies · 11/12/2026, 1:14:38 PM
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