HARARE – Mountain climbing, also known as mountaineering, is one of the most fascinating sports or hobbies in the imposing and scenic Nyanga area. Climbing the mighty Inyangani Mountain, which is the highest mountain in the country, is a breath-taking experience though challenging. Inyangani Mountain offers a challenging climb as it boasts of an imposing…
HARARE – Female dancehall sensation Lady Squanda is finally receiving due credit for her work as her song Rudo is receiving generous airplay on local radio. Lady Squanda, real name Sandra Gazi, has become a force to reckon with in the dancehall industry, even sending other male counterparts scurrying. Rudo is on the album The…
HARARE – Reggae musician Jah Prayzah has cut ties with Jazz 105, a club that shaped his musical career. The move though has not amused his long-time promoter Josh Hozheri. Real name Mukudzei Mukombe, the 25-year-old was a regular performer at the Harare joint and he performed there on Wednesdays for a period close to…
HARARE – Two schoolboy blunders from Zimbabwe opened the door for Mozambique to grab two away goals to edge themselves closer to a second round berth in the African Youth Championships qualifiers. The young Warriors, who enjoyed better possession throughout the match, had to twice rally from behind to give themselves a chance of salvaging…
MASVINGO – Women in rural Masvingo have taken the bull by the horns and are leading the way in fighting poverty. With their men out in the towns or having crossed into South Africa in search of elusive employment, women here have been forced not only to put food on the table, but to take…
HARARE – Over the years Zimbabwe has produced fine artistes such as Safirio Madzikatire aka Mukadota, Leonard Dembo, System Tazvida, Biggie Tembo, John Chibadura and Simon Chimbetu among others who had made an impact not only on the local showbiz scene but regionally. These legends managed to make it big in the music industry despite…
HARARE – Away from the hard-hitting eighthman that Tapiwa Tsomondo has come to be known for in the Zimbabwe Under-19 rugby team lays a soft hearted rising sports star. Whilst many rugby players are known to wail and gnash teeth to psyche up for a big match, Tsomondo says reading the Bible sets him into…
MASVINGO – Former Gutu South MP Shuvai Mahofa, one of the 25 Zanu PF officials accused of forcing their way into the lucrative Save Valley Conservancy, has accused fellow party member and Tourism minister Walter Mzembi of playing politics with the issue. Mahofa described Mzembi as a “small boy”. She described the Tourism minister as…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday met Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to discuss Zimbabwe’s progress towards the constitution-making process and other key reforms ahead of the Sadc summit meeting in Maputo next week. According to his spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka, the MDC leader, who is on a diplomatic offensive, met Guebuza to update him on…
HARARE – Cabinet has approved the hike in minimum capital requirements for banks to $100 million as proposed by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono. When the central bank boss announced the new requirements, there was a huge uproar from some bankers while some politicians even threatened to approach President Robert Mugabe and…
