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- 1 2 3 Hope Mkunte, Zambia's Nancy Handabile wins Multi-Choice Southern Africa top 8 actress and film director accolade, December 2, Lusaka Times, 2018.
- ↑ Farayi Mungoshi, The Patriot, Lord of Kush: Ignorance no defence, 8 August 2019.
- ↑ Stanbic's Anakazi celebrates Filmmaker Nancy Handabile, Stanbic Bank, 16 May 2019.
- ↑ Nancy Handbile gets recognition, Zambia Daily Mail , 19 May 2019.
