HARARE – Through the story of Talent and voices of Zimbabwean women leaders, a new film titled A Stitch in Time highlights the plight of the ordinary Zimbabwean woman in the struggle against cancer, and challenges us as a society to put our heads together for a holistic approach against this scourge. A key character…
HARARE – The Celebration Ministries International is giving an early Christmas to orphans from different homes by giving them a place at their Christmas Foretold concert. Celebration Ministries’ Pastor Bonnie Deuschle said they were going to give the orphans something to enjoy and love by watching the Christmas play on Friday December 6. “We will…
HARARE – Harare’s nightspot, Holly’s Hotel will until Sunday provide dance showcases featuring some of the best dancers on the showbiz circuit. Tucked between Mbare and the city centre, Holly’s is popular with its nightlife and this week will present pole dancers Zoey, Bev, Coco and Ladols on different nights. Today, the joint presents upcoming…
HARARE – A new play that explores the untold cultural and religious collisions caused by colonialism in southern Africa and the reverberating effects still felt in the region has opened. The Convert opens on the December 10 at the Prince Edward Beit Hall and runs through to the December 24 2013. Come and meet these…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) has finally managed to reach an agreement with local commercial station ZiFM following the signing of a contract on November 22. Zimura director Polisile Ncube said as an organisation they were pleased with the outcome. “We signed the contract on November 22, with ZiFM. “They started broadcasting in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe plans to sell at least half a million diamond carats worth approximately $37 million in Antwerp this week. Francis Gudyanga, the Mines ministry’s permanent secretary, yesterday said preparations were at an advanced stage for the country’s officials to depart for Belgium —the centre of global diamond trade. He said Zimbabwe was set…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will not back down on its 51/49 percent indigenisation threshold as foreign firms have extracted minerals worth much more than their investments in the country, Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa insists. The country’s indigenisation policy — passed into law in 2010 — compels all foreign-owned firms to cede majority stakes to black locals….
HARARE – Only 10 companies out of the 74 listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) are still in “good shape”, says the local bourse’s chairperson Eve Gadzikwa. This comes as several firms have voluntarily delisted in recent months as the biting liquidity crunch has made public listing expensive while the strict conditions are difficult…
HARARE – That Zimbabwe no longer has the luxury to pay lip service to deforestation is now a reality. The indiscriminate destruction of trees, combined with other environmental tragedies, is now hitting where it most hurts — the stomach. While the farming season used to start around October, this is no longer the case. The…
HARARE – From lowly beginnings as a school drop-out, Vice President Joice Mujuru has risen to power and become a leading candidate to succeed the president. Mujuru’s camp is ecstatic following an emphatic victory last weekend that saw the camp crushing their rivals in the Zanu PF provincial polls. Candidates aligned to the Mujuru faction…
