HARARE – Prominent arts journalist and Oliver Mtukudzi’ publicist Shepherd Mutamba momentarily dumped his duties and engaged in his master’s trade through co-producing a birthday song for Tuku’s 60th bash. Mutamba co-produced the song with veteran jazz artiste Filbert Marova. Marova said, “I composed the song and it was co-produced by Shepherd Mutamba. A jazz…
HARARE – Prominent motivational speaker and author Rabison Shumba last week launched his new book, Fountain of inspiration Vol. 1. Launching the book at a ceremony in Harare Shumba said, “My life is dedicated towards the inspiration of others towards greatness. That is how I sum-up my purpose for existence. To do that, I speak…
KABUL – Up to 12 people are reported to have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a minibus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, Kabul. Eight South Africans were killed in the attack which took place on a major road leading to the international airport. Afghan insurgent group Hezb-e-Islami has claimed responsibility for…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his new wife Elizabeth Macheka have decided against taking a honeymoon and opted to spend the week in Zimbabwe. Tsvangirai, 60, and 35-year-old Macheka opted for a mock wedding last Saturday after the PM’s ex-lover Locardia Karimatsenga successfully challenged the planned wedding in court. It had been thought…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket coach Alan Butcher is confident of causing an upset in today’s ICC World Twenty20 opener against Sri Lanka only if the players can believe in themselves. The tournament gets underway at 15.30pm today with Zimbabwe taking on the host nation in a Group C opener at Hambantota. Zimbabwe will wind up…
BULAWAYO – Former Castle Premiership side Bantu Rovers are back on top of the Southern Region Division One log standings after a 3-0 victory over struggling Makhandeni on Sunday. Tshintsha Guluva displaced How Mine, who were shocked 1-0 by Rufaro on Saturday in Hwange. The Gold miners slipped to third place after their defeat while…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Attorney General Johannes Tomana has urged tough action against white commercial farmers defying orders to stop working their fields, and warned provincial courts against referring the evicted farmers’ appeals to the Supreme Court. The government’s top lawyer said Zimbabwe’s highest court was clogged with “frivolous appeals” by defiant white farmers, and warned…
HARARE – Dzidzai ChiShona 4: Bhuku Revana, By George Mujajati and S Manyere, Harare, College Press, 2012. 164 Pages ISBN: 978-1-77900-547-2 (Paperback) Zimbabwe has very few writers who survive on their writing. This is especially so when you look at those that write fiction. Looking at the catalogue of Zimbabwean writers, both male and female,…
HARARE – After four years of the Global Political Aagreement, Zimbabwe still finds itself on the crossroads due to a number of socio-economic issues, especially polarisation. While one would have thought that, by now, the country’s political leaders would be more inclined to work together for the betterment of society, they have spent most of…
HARARE – The clandestine purchase of arms is a sign that Zanu PF intends to use violence in the forthcoming elections, Welshman Ncube, leader of the smaller MDC has said. Ncube told the Daily News yesterday in a telephone interview that the acquisition of arms under a veil of secrecy was evidence that they are…
