HARARE – Work-related accidents in Zimbabwe have surged by 30 percent in the third quarter as trade unionists blame government’s reluctance to monitor Chinese businesses. Labour unionists say there has been a recent spate of worker abuses in Chinese businesses which are escalating mainly because government has turned a blind eye. Speaking at a conference…
HARARE – Dancehall “doctor” Freeman is scheduled to perform at the Zula Bar in Cape Town on October 6. Freeman, who stormed onto Zimbabwe’s entertainment scene with the song Joina City is moving ahead and gaining popularity. He is currently on demand and is one of the most-played musicians at the moment. His songs are…
HARARE – South African sports teams, due to the country’s proximity to Zimbabwe, have a huge following in this country. Their cricket side, the Proteas, exudes a combination of confidence, ruthlessness, talent and ability which at times is close to brilliance. But take them to an International Cricket Council (ICC) event, and you see this…
HARARE – Superstar musician Oliver Mtukudzi will grace the 16th edition of Poetry Africa Festival set for Durban, South Africa from October 15-20. Tuku, whose 60th birthday in September was matched by the release of his 61st-album, last performed at Poetry Africa in 2006 and this giant of the music world will certainly set the…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti has fled his office while government business is grinding to a halt as police fail to act on war veterans who besieged the new government complex for two days running. The war veterans, who are fiercely loyal to President Robert Mugabe and have in the past been accused of…
JOHANNESBURG – Veteran peace campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been awarded $1m (£620,000) by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for “speaking truth to power”. The London-based Foundation called the cleric “one of Africa’s great voices for justice, freedom, democracy and responsible, responsive government”. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his campaign against apartheid….
HARARE – All roads will lead to Chikwanha Hotel for Mr Ugly Chitungwiza pageant set for October 14. Hilarious Apama Styles frontman David Machowa fondly referred to as Apama in the showbiz circles is the main man behind the event. “All is set for the pageant and we are calling for more interested contestants,” said…
HARARE – One of Zimbabwe’s greatest musicians to emerge from Bulawayo, Lovemore Majaivana was honoured at the Mporiro Arts Festival held in Canterbury, United Kingdom (UK) last weekend. Majaivana was granted a Life Time Achievement Award in the music industry in absentia. His cousin Ralf Mguni received the award on his behalf. The festival is…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s insurance sector is set for positive transformation with the introduction of the country’s first SMS-based vehicle insurance product by Zimnat Lion Insurance. The product, called insure&Go, which was unveiled to the Zimbabwean motoring public last month, gives motorists the convenience of going to a wide range of supermarkets nationwide and buying a…
HARARE – A fawning clique in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC is reportedly pushing for the adoption of his face as a party symbol “for elections purposes only”. The move is not only likely to plunge the 13-year-old movement into unnecessary divisions, but also borders on deification of the MDC leader, analysts said this week….
