LONDON – “Zuwa” provides a voice to a new self-awareness built upon the rocks of realisation, and an emotional release. Considering the magnitude of this voice on a journey so close to the heart and soul, I was mesmerised by the voice of the writer and singer Karen Stally. The former Miss Zimbabwe after having…
HARARE – Violence in Budiriro that saw members of Johanne Masowe eChishanu beating up police officers and journalists a couple of months ago is continually inspiring local scriptwriters. Vakorinde Studios has released a drama-comedy titled KuBudiriro tsvimbo nemboma capturing the Budiriro violence. The Shona drama-comedy was written by Collen “Vakorinde” Ziriro and Jimmy Mudereri Chadzinya…
HARARE – Award-winning comedian Carl Joshua Ncube will perform in UK, Canada and Australia after his current local tour. Ncube is among the cream of local comedians who have helped change the face of the local showbiz. Ncube said the tour will be part of the “Feel Good Zimbabwe” campaign, which is meant to celebrate…
MUTARE – Natioanl Art Gallery, Nag regional director Elizabeth Muusha has called on communities to appreciate art by local artists so as to give them the urge to want to create more exciting artefacts. Muusha told the Daily News during the Manicaland Show of Arts (Manisa) awards over the weekend that while the pieces entered…
HARARE – In a shocking turn of events, Miss Zimbabwe 2014 Thabiso Phiri, has stepped down a month into her reign under unclear circumstances. Phiri was crowned on June 14 in an extravagant event which cost a record half a million dollars. When contacted for comment, Phiri said she would disclose the reasons in due…
HARARE – Police yesterday clashed with vendors in Harare’s central business district, stopping a peaceful and worthwhile clean-up campaign the vendors had organised. Several police trucks loaded with anti-riot police descended on the estimated 2 000 vendors who had gathered in central Harare and dispersed them. The National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe said government was…
HARARE – The Harare Civil Court yesterday dismissed an application by a National Housing Delivery Trust (NHDT) trustee, seeking to bar businessman-cum-musician Energy Mutodi from accessing funds from the company’s bank account. The interdict was dismissed on the basis that the amount involved is above the Civil Court’s jurisdiction. Magistrate Brighton Pabwe had granted an…
PLUMTREE – Zanu PF national chairman Simon Khaya Moyo said the party would make good on its electoral promises of growing the economy and creating two million jobs by 2018, during the commissioning and handover of Plumtree Water Works on Thursday, The Zanu PF national chairman sentiments come at a time the nation is facing…
MUTARE – The Zimbabwe dollar (Zim Dollar) will not come back into circulation until the public regains trust in the eschewed currency, Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) president, Sam Malaba said. Malaba told a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) conference yesterday the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was not going to reintroduce the shunned currency…
HARARE – The Zanu PF Midlands provincial executive will soon conduct a disciplinary hearing for two of its legislators Masango Matambanadzo and Owen Ncube over a fist fight that occurred between them a fortnight ago. Jaison Machaya, the Zanu PF chairperson for Midlands Province told the Daily News yesterday that his executive would be summoning…
