HARARE – Ignatius Chombo, the Local Government minister, has heaped lavish praise on Vice President Joice Mujuru, saying her liberation war credentials were impeccable. Chombo’s endorsement comes hard on the heels of a scathing attack on the VP by deputy minister of Foreign Affairs Chris Mutsvangwa, who claimed that the much-hyped downing of a Rhodesian…
HARARE – Flamboyant businessman Phillip Chiyangwa has taken delivery of his 2014 GL63 AMG, the first of its kind in Zimbabwe. The seven-passenger Mercedes Benz utility, which cost him $400 000, was handcrafted by Marco Feeber at the German firm’s home of supercars in Affalterbach. “Everyday we read about financial scandals… involving corporate executives and…
HARARE – Sungura music superstar Alick Macheso says his daughter’s wedding was as humbling as when the First Family invited him to the wedding of their daughter, Bona to Simba Chikore early this year. Last month, the sungura ace’s daughter Sharon wed Kudakwashe Munetsi at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton. The wedding was attended…
HARARE – Ever since the privacy of the phone booth was banished by cell phones nearly two decades ago, many Zimbabweans have been exposed for what they are — liars, and damn good liars they are. They do so unabashedly. There are those who lie with a smile on their faces. They are a little…
HARARE – With eight games remaining in the Castle Premiership, Dynamos face a game of huge significance in their quest for a record equalling fourth title when they face a lifted FC Platinum this afternoon. The showdown between the Premier League’s heavyweights will have a huge bearing on the destiny of the title with Dynamos,…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Under-19 rugby captain Alva Jnr Senderayi’s has been rewarded for his high work rate following his selection to represent Western Province Under-21s this weekend against Border at City Park. The former Falcon College loose forward will start on the bench as a replacement forward in a match his compatriot Tapiwa Tsomondo…
HARARE – Reuben Musambudzi says he would have been arrested had he followed his heart to join his boyhood club, Dynamos. The attacking midfielder cut his teeth at Dynamos juniors before reaching lofty heights with army side Black Rhinos. Musambudzi joined Rhinos as a youngster at the beginning of 1987, linking up with such great…
HARARE – Sungura music star Alick Macheso says he won’t rush to release his highly-anticipated album just for the sake of appeasing his impatient fans. Macheso said on Thursday before he left for a tour of South Africa that he was still in the midst of finalising the songs that would constitute the album. “The…
HARARE – We are sitting in one of Harare’s most fashionable cafes on the fringes of the city. It’s Friday and the cafe is undoubtedly busy, with overworked waiters and loud conversations around us. Opposite me is one of Harare’s critical thought leaders, Mutsa Samuel. The conversation has been brewing for a few weeks now….
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo-based gospel musician Abigail Mwembe will record live her third 14-track album titled Basking in His Glory at Bulawayo Theatre on October 11. The live CD and DVD recording, which is Mwembe’s first ever, will be done by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). Mwembe, who fronts a band called Bayandwa Baleza, told the…
