HARARE – Sungura musicians have hit out at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) for excluding Zimbabwe’s most popular music genre from this year’s edition that began on April 28 and will end on Sunday. William Tsandukwa, the manager of sungura kingpin Alick Macheso, told the Daily News that the Tafadzwa singer is…
HARARE – Gospel musician Fungisayi Zvakavapano-Mashavave has closed a boutique she opened in Harare’s central business district barely six months ago. The shop named House of Nasya specialised in ethnic wear for women particularly evening gowns, casual wear and outfits for special events. While conforming that she had indeed closed shop, Fungisayi who is also…
HARARE – Controversial Zimdancehall artiste Lady Squanda says she is peerless and as such should never be compared to any Zimbabwean female chanter. The emergence of a new crop of female chanters like Darula, Empress Shelly, Bounty Lisa, Ninja Lipsy and Juwela has prompted some Zimdancehall fans to predict the end of Lady Squanda’s reign…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga says they will not hesitate to sue recently crowned national beauty queen Emily Kachote if investigations prove that she lied about the existence of her nude pictures. Kachote’s nude pictures were leaked via social media last week in violation of a contract the new Miss Zimbabwe signed…
HARARE – The sacking of Saul Chaminuka by ZPC Kariba management, five months after guiding the club to a second finish in the topflight league, is a kick in the teeth to local football in general. This is a bolt from the blue that should not have been allowed to strike the club which has…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba are likely to lose some of their star players like coveted defender Dennis Dauda following the sacking of coach Saul Chaminuka and his assistant Godfrey Tamirepi. Chaminuka and Tamirepi were relieved off their duties following Thursday’s morning training session. The termination of the two coaches’ contract came following the 2-1 defeat…
HARARE – Track and field stars Ngoni Makusha and Gabriel Mvumvure lead a star studded cast of athletes that will carry Zimbabwe’s hopes at the African Games set for Congo-Brazzaville in September. ‘Old War Horse’ Kirsty Coventry, who has been Zimbabwe’s biggest medal harvester at the last two editions of the Games has also been…
JOHANNESBURG – The subject that is going to dominate football columns in coming weeks is that of Barcelona star Lionel Messi. The little master stunned the global audience with his scintillating skills during the first leg of the semi-final of the European Champions League between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. With the tantalising encounter apparently heading…
HARARE – If you cannot find the fun in training then you need to step out the program and reassess. We all love to have fun and enjoy life and there is no reason why you cannot have the same approach to your training. I am not saying that as an Olympian you need to…
HARARE – Fifteen years ago, Kennedy Tsimba set off on a journey to South Africa armed with only bag of clothes and a pair of rugby boots. His desire was to search for an opportunity to play competitive rugby at the highest level and prove a point that he was not riding on the backdrop…
