HARARE – After many years of near-misses, the album Syllabus has propelled dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu to the top of Zimbabwe’s music industry. Despite being the son of late music legend Simon Chimbetu, Sulu’s rise to the top was far from a bed of roses. The 31-year old musician who picked up three 2012 National…
HARARE – A capacity crowd thronged Harare’s City Sports Centre and thousands had to make-do with large TV screens in the overflow area for Christ Embassy’s reverend Tom Amenkhienan conference on Friday. An exuberant expression of joy met with the visiting reverend as he took to the alter following the powerful gospel ministration by international…
HARARE – High Court Judge Justice Charles Hungwe left the country two weeks ago for South Africa, taking a break from work due to what his family say is intense pressure at work. Justice Hungwe, who is expected to return home this week together with his wife, has been under media spotlight for the past…
HARARE – Ten people were injured when a minibus that was fleeing from municipal authorities burst tyres and overturned after municipal cops threw spikes in Harare’s Central Business District. The injured were rushed to Parirenyatwa Hospital. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident. Eyewitnesses said the incident started along Harare Street and Albion Street when…
HARARE – With the harmonised elections on the horizon, Zimbabweans await to see how the two new radio stations, Star FM and Zi FM will cover political parties fighting it against Zanu PF. Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) which used to enjoy a monopoly within the broadcasting sector has over the years refused to air campaign…
HARARE – It is official; Zimbabwe is now 33 years old. In 1980, I was 20 and a student in the United Kingdom so I did not witness first-hand the experience and real time excitement of independence. Notwithstanding, I am fortunate to have been a part of the entire post-colonial experience and, therefore, competent…
HARARE – Business is brisk for some residents in Kuwadzana and Dzivaresekwa, who are selling water as shortages deepen. Scores of youths in several high-density suburbs have taken advantage of the situation and are earning a living from the water shortages. The water dealers are selling water to tobacco farmers at sales floors at $1…
HARARE – More Zimbabweans are sinking into poverty compared to the situation at the beginning of the decade, figures released yesterday show. According to the latest Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) survey for 2011/2012, cases of extreme poverty have however, reduced. In a document entitled Poverty and Poverty Datum Line Analysis in Zimbabwe 2011/12, Zimstats…
HARARE – Industry and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube’s MDC has accused coalition government principals of sidelining his party and Sadc from the country’s election processes. The principals, President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Arthur Mutambara on Tuesday agreed to set up a committee to come up with an election roadmap that…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has so far earned $280 million from 75,3 million kgs of flue-cured tobacco sold since the opening of the 2013 tobacco selling season mid-February. This is a 24,25 percent increase from last season when a total 59,6 million kg worth $225 million were auctioned during the same period. This year’s tobacco prices…
