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Born on November 29, 1979 in Kadoma, Maja was the fifth of seven children, four girls and three boys.
His Father Benson Maja Muchetura was a truck driver who plied southern African routes and his mother Dorothy Chipisa was a nurse at Chakari Hospital. Both his parents are now late.
Maja attended Dalny Mine Primary School from 1986 where he was to stay for just four years before moving to Waverly Primary School where he completed his primary education.
Maja went to Rimuka 3 Secondary School from Form One to Form Four before moving to Jameson High School in 1997 for Advanced Level studies.
“I have always had an interest in writing and when I was in high school I used to write short stories and plays for the school drama club.
“I was a member of the school drama club, the chairperson of the debate team and the chairperson of the Scripture Union”, Maja said.
In1999, Maja enrolled at the University of Zimbabwe where he read for a Bachelor of Laws. Now a practicing lawyer, Maja enrolled at the University of Pretoria for Masters of Laws in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa in 2007.
He started writing his first book Trials and Temptations which was published in 2009.
The book is about the biblical perspective of trials, tribulations and temptations, expanding on why people go through trials and how to overcome them.
“I was inspired to write the book by what I went through in life when we where growing up. Our family was not so well up and that meant that our life was not so rosy.
“What made my life more complicated was when I lost four of my family members including both parents.
“When I became a Christian I realised that it carried a lot of challenges with so little resources to deal with them. Though it took a long time to overcome my problems, I decided to document my problems and the possible solutions so as to inspire someone who might be facing similar problems,” added Maja.
This year he has published another book titled “A Compendium of Key Human Rights” a book which documents on the right to freedom of expression.
“I wrote this book to enlighten the people on the rights such as the right to freedom of expression so that people can use them within the confines of the laws of the world without abusing that right”, he said.
The book is like a desk reference book for government departments, law students, practicing lawyers and the general public who might be interested in knowing what the law says pertaining to their rights.
Maja who once wrote articles for The Herald on minority languages and how they should be incorporated in the recent Copac draft constitution, says he has managed to balance being a pastor, a lawyer and writer despite everyone associating lawyers with lies.
He added that he managed to stick to his Christian background while practicing law and being an author.
Maja recently established the Maja Foundation an organisation whose main aim is to assist upcoming authors in publishing and marketing their books.
The organisation, Maja said, was born out of realisation that many people can write but their major challenge was meeting the publishing costs.
“We want to promote a reading and writing culture and make books cheaper and accessible to the general public, because the only hurdle in publishing a book is the money that is needed to ensure the completion of the process and finding a publisher who is willing to give it a try,” added Maja.
A senior Pastor at “I Am Fellowship” Maja is Married to Florence and they have two children Eliora (7 years) and Netania (5 months). He is currently reading for a Doctor of Laws in Human Rights.
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