BULAWAYO – Tatenda Calvin Nyamidzi believes he has what it takes to stake a claim on the competitive Zimbabwean hip-hop scene dominated by the likes of Junior Brown and Tehn Diamond. The 21-year-old musician, known by his music peers as Calvin Treazy, is determined to lead hip-hoppers in the City of Kings challenge Harare’s stranglehold…
HARARE – At least 156 professionals will descend on Harare next month for the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open title, which has been bankrolled in excess of half a million dollars. Zimbabwe’s premier golf event will run from April 7 to 13 at Royal Harare with a pre- qualifier and the traditional pro-am tournaments running from…
JOHANNESBURG – Kingdoms come, and kingdoms come to an end. This scenario is playing itself out in the English Premiership where defending champions Manchester United are being made to look very ordinary. It’s scary. They might have salvaged some pride on Wednesday night when they overcame a 2-0 first leg deficit to defeat Olympiakos 3-2…
KUALA LUMPUR – The second day of an international search for a missing Malaysian airliner has concluded without any sightings of debris in the southern Indian Ocean. The operation is due to start again on Saturday with extra vessels joining the search, Australian officials say. Five aircraft took part in Friday’s search for flight MH370,…
HARARE – Madzibaba Godfrey Nzira, the late spiritual leader of a Johanne Masowe Wechishanu faction who died in October 2011, will always be associated with the 42-year sentence he was slapped with for rape. Nzira was convicted of seven counts of rape and one of indecent assault involving two women at his shrine. Though 10…
HARARE – Sungura star Alick Macheso will bid his fans farewell at Pamuzinda tonight before leaving for South Africa where he will stage several shows. The musician’s farewell party will also feature zora star Leonard Zhakata, dancehall musician Shinsoman and Dino Mudondo. After the Pamuzinda concert, Zhakata will perform at Tapera Bar in Kambuzuma tomorrow….
HARARE – Gospel musician Sebastian Magacha has assembled a 15-member Pan-African group featuring several nationalities. According to Magacha, the praise and worship group that has been fittingly named African Praise, is composed of Zimbabweans, Congolese, Zambians and Kenyans. “It is a group with a difference because we have decided to take a different route from…
BULAWAYO – Jazz group, The Outfit Band, will launch their 10-track debut album titled Smile at Horizon Club in the City of Kings on March 28. After several years on the Bulawayo music scene, the contemporary jazz group has finally plucked up the courage to give the world a glimpse of what they are capable…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is considering a platinum refinery construction proposal by South Africa-based Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats), businessdaily has learnt. Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa yesterday said he met Implats chairperson, Khotso Mokhele, this Wednesday to discuss the modalities of the miner’s intention to set up the billion-dollar facility in Zimbabwe. “We had an interesting meeting….
HARARE – FBC Holdings (FBCH) is finalising a $10 million import facility with PTA Bank (PTA), its chief executive John Mushayavanhu said. He told businessdaily that it would be available shortly. “In 2013, we got $15 million from Afrexim Bank, a trade finance line of credit for a year and $8 million from PTA. This…
