HARARE – Struggling Zimbabwe fashion industry members recently met in Harare to discuss the way forward for their trade under the auspices of newly-formed Harare Fashion Council. Beryl Kanyowa, the council’s head said their idea is to prioritise fashion trade in Zimbabwe to ensure its contribution to the economy. The forum brought out important insights…
HARARE – Ever-rising dancehall queen Lady Squanda real name Sandra Gazi is performing at City Sports Bar in Harare tonight in a show promising to be the gig of the week. Lady Squanda has more than 20 songs under her belt including Sadza, Dancehall Doctor and Neshungu, a collaboration with Freeman among others. She said…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association has sensationally disbanded the whole national team and sacked coach Rahman Gumbo along with his entire technical bench, it emerged yesterday. Zifa wielded the axe during a crisis board meeting in Harare on Wednesday night. The sweeping measures have been taken two weeks after the Warriors’ disastrous failure to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe must go for fresh elections by June next year, South Africa’s top foreign chief said yesterday sparking a battle with President Robert Mugabe who is escalating his push for a March 2013 poll. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa’s minister of International Relations and Cooperation, said President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and…
HARARE – Urban grooves forerunner Leornard Mapfumo is set to release an album that is set to end his two year lull. The Maidei hit-maker said the 10-track album Road to Israel is set to be explosive as it features international musicians. However, he could not reveal names of the foreign musicians. “I featured renowned…
HARARE – Gospel-lovers and the Christian community witnessed an unforgettable show by the Loveworld Music Ministry (LMM) team with gospel sensation Sinach Kalu in the lead last Friday in Harare. Award-winning artiste, Sinach performed for the first time in Zimbabwe at Harare International Conference Centre supported by her full team. A capacity crowd was left…
HARARE – Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda says he is ready for a probe team set up by Local Government minister to investigate his council, as he has nothing to hide. Ignatius Chombo, the Local Government minister, last week set up a probe team that will investigate all council tenders for the past 24 months as…
HARARE – Punchline Entertainment leading woman, Lady Squanda was involved in a car accident along Glenara Road on Saturday, in a case attributed to negligence and drunken driving of the other party. The dancehall sensation was travelling with her manager Hillary “Punchline” Mutake, her boyfriend DJ Stayera and Mutake’s brother Grant. Three of them sustained…
HARARE – Supa Mandiwanzira, who was controversially awarded one of two commercial radio licences, has said it is his democratic right to support a political party of his choice but insisted this would not influence his station’s programming. Mandiwanzira’s ZiFM and Star FM, owned by the state-run Zimbabwe Newspapers group, were awarded licences to run…
