HARARE – The Zimbabwean team might be young but they do have enough firepower to upset any major team in the World T20 starting with hosts Sri Lanka tomorrow. The guy that both the Zimbabwe team and their fans would be looking up to will be no other than their captain, Brendan Taylor. Taylor has…
HARARE – Once in a while the boys have to go out, and last Friday was no different as I and a few journalists friends attended Leonard Zhakata’s billed showcase slated at Harare’s Jazz 105. The place was already getting full when we arrived around 10pm as Sister Jean Masters took control of the stage…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe cricket team paid the prize of make-shift preparations for the ICC World Twenty20 after losing both warm-up matches last week in Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe succumbed to defeats to Ireland and Bangladesh, which gives them little hope when they start their campaign against the hosts Sri Lanka tomorrow in Hambantota. The locals,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s wobbly Global Political Agreement (GPA) that formed on the basis of coalition arrangement has survived four turbulent years amid a litany of failures. Mavambo/Kusile Dawn president Simba Makoni said it is difficult to assess the GPA which culminated in the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) because it has not…
HARARE – Plush Rain Tree Lodge in Harare was the place to be on Saturday, at least for invited guests as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai wedded his fiancée Elizabeth Macheka at a colourful ceremony punctuated by splendour, pomp and fanfare. The wedding began shortly after 2pm when the Prime Minister arrived for the event accompanied…
JOHANNESBURG – Firebrand politician Julius Malema has been barred by police from addressing striking miners at South Africa’s Marikana mine. Some 2,000 miners had gathered at a stadium near the mine, some 60 miles (100km) north-west of Johannesburg. Strikes have already halted production at several gold and platinum mines in the resource-rich country. South African…
MUTARE – Private drivers engaged by the government to provide transport services during the 2012 census period who have remained unpaid have taken their case to the lawyers for redress. The 14 drivers who provided transport services to the CMED Private Limited between 18 and 27 August 2012 in Manicaland Province have not been paid…
HARARE – Combative Youth Indigenisation and Empowerment minister Saviour Kasukuwere has lashed out at foreign-owned banks and gave a stark warning “swim or sink.” Known as “Tyson” in political circles, the youthful minister told a Zimbabwe Economic Society organised discussion that foreign donors have to learn to work with the government or stop what he…
HARARE – Dynamos began their defence of the Mbada Diamonds Cup with an unconvincing 4-2 penalty victory over Quelaton in the first round at Rufaro Stadium yesterday. Rodreck Mutuma, who has fallen out of favour with the DeMbare fans, was the hero after he converted the last spot kick in the shoot-out to send the…
HARARE – As you enter the Dominic Benhura stone sculpture studios in Greendale, Harare, a gigantic abstract piece titled “Kakombe” greets you. The sculpture’s story is not easy to read, but as the heavily dreadlocked artist, Stanford Derere explains to you the dynamics surrounding this creation, you feel enriched. After 27 years of sculpting and…
