HARARE – Economic Planning secretary Desire Sibanda says there is need for stakeholders in the economy to synchronise policies for the 2013 National Budget in order to meet the Medium Term Plan (MTP) targets and objectives. “We need to come up with policies which can be considered for the 2013 National Budget. “National policy…
HARARE – Elizabeth Macheka, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife, is expected to be the guest of honour at the Ikebana Japanese Flower Arrangement Show in Harare next week. Amos Masango, the Japanese Embassy spokesman, said the October 29-30 event is more than just about flowers in a vase and it will feature experts from the…
BULAWAYO – Amakhosi Cultural Centre has turned over a new leaf to their artistic menu with rhumba music concerts now officially lined up for every Friday — good news to rhumba music enthusiasts in Bulawayo. Dubbed Amakhosi Friday Rhumba Night was officially launched last week at the institution and will be running on Fridays from…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Writers Association (ZWA) will tomorrow hold their bi-monthly meeting at the British Council tackling the current constitution-making process. It will be held under the theme, “Unpacking the Copac draft constitution for writers and artistes”. Guest speakers will be writer and lawyer Petina Gappah and the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Law Professor;…
HARARE – The Protest Arts International Festival (Paif)’s fourth edition kicks off tomorrow with the aim of promoting awareness on protest arts. Protest art is defined as in broad terms as creative works by activists and social movements. Social movements produce works like signs, banners, posters, and other printed materials used to convey a particular…
HARARE – F time national arts merit award-winning gospel musician Blessing Shumba is set to release his latest album Shongwe on Monday but already unscrupulous dealers are cashing in on a fake album titled Munotichengeta — Blessing Shumba 2012. Munotichengeta was released recently under the name of Shumba and is reportedly doing well on the…
HARARE – A 20-year-old housemaid who allegedly breastfed her boss’ seven-month-old baby has appeared before a Harare magistrate. The maid, Lovety Katiyo, yesterday appeared before magistrate Olivia Mariga on charges of ill-treating a minor. The court heard that early this month, Katiyo’s employer left for work leaving the baby under her care. According to state…
HARARE – Economist Erich Bloch says Bulawayo has potential to regain its industrial hub status, owing to existence of vast mineral resources and the city’s strategic positioning for trade. “Currently, there is a tendency among people to despair and say that Bulawayo is dying because a larger percentage of companies are closing down. “Though we…
HARARE – The Premier Soccer League have thwarted BancABC’s planned sponsorship for Sunday’s Castle Premiership match between Dynamos and Highlanders because it violates the Premiership’s sponsorship agreement with Delta Beverages. BancABC, the sponsors of Dynamos and Highlanders, on Thursday tabled a $15 000 winner-take-all prize for the potential title decider at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday….
HARARE – “I want people to remember me as someone whose life has been helpful to humanity. We hope and believe that the best way of limiting the usurpation of power by individuals, military or otherwise, is to put the people in charge. Between fractions, between clans, plots and coups d’etats can be perpetrated. “Against…
