BULAWAYO – ZPC Kariba took another tumble in their title chase after falling 3-2 to their second Castle Premiership defeat of the season to a spirited How Mine yesterday. The gold miners opened the lead through Timothy January before Elvis Meleka equalized for ZPC to send the teams to the half time break at one…
HARARE – Red Fox proprietor Robert Zhuwao, who is among African promoters who intend to bring Jamaican reggae band Morgan Heritage to Africa, says the Ebola outbreak has forced them to plan anew the pending tour. Zhuwao said the Ebola scourge has necessitated the removal of West Africa from the planned tour expected to take…
HARARE – Dub poet Albert Nyathi and Imbongi Arts will mark the 20th anniversary of the poem and song Senzeni Na at the Book Café on September 12 through a multi-lingual 90-minute musical production. The musical production of the song written by Nyathi in 1993 following the assassination of South African nationalist Chris Hani, will…
HARARE – Top South African gospel group, Worship House, will perform at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) tomorrow. The popular gospel group will share the stage with local stars Mathias Mhere, Sebastian Magacha, Flem B, Trymore Bande and Gift Mahlupeka. Before sharing the stage with Worship House, Mhere and Mahlupeka are set to entertain…
BULAWAYO – Production designer Blessing Masora last week escaped death by a whisker after she was hit by a commuter omnibus in Mpopoma. Masora, 27, who has been active in the arts industry for over a decade was discharged from hospital after spending almost two weeks fighting for her life. The Amakhosi Academy graduate, who…
EDITOR — Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) would like to applaud the concerted efforts by Members of Parliament who moved a motion concerning the rot in the education sector. RTUZ would like to extend its gratitude to the efforts by Joseph Chinotimba, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga and Settlement Chikwinya among other MPs in ensuring that the…
HARARE – Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited (Atlas Mara) plans to inject $100 million into pan-African banking group ABC Holdings (ABCH)’s three major subsidiaries. ABCH’s chief executive, Douglas Munatsi, said the funds will boost capital levels of the group’s Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe units. “Atlas Mara has committed an additional $100 million into the group and…
HARARE – Among the South African journalists of the pioneering Drum magazine I admired the most was Lewis Nkosi, one of whose most popular books was Home And Exile. But he also wrote a novel, Mating Birds, which featured a love affair between a white woman and a black man in apartheid South Africa. It…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) awards are back after a seven-year hiatus. There is every reason for celebration by those who follow music and musicians themselves. Curiously, the released Zima nominees have generated debate due to the fact that they are largely dominated by unheralded artistes. The case in point is the relatively…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s highest decision making body, the politburo, on Wednesday upheld the Youth and Women’s League election results, keeping alive vice president Joice Mujuru’s bid to retain her post as second secretary. Led by President Robert Mugabe, the politburo, as expected, rejected a last-ditch attempt by the losing rival faction reportedly led by…
