HARARE – The recent album launches, by sungura musician Alick Macheso and that of Sam Dondo last week have shown that music is a business that needs serious planning and execution. While Macheso launched his album titled Tsoka Dzerwendo at the Harare International Conference Centre, his marketing strategy to release the album three days before…
HARARE – Musicians Hope Masike and Victor Kunonga, along with poets Albert Nyathi and Chirikure Chirikure, are among top artists scheduled to perform at Celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare that will take place at Alliance Francaise Harare on Saturday. The free event, being jointly-organised by the British Council…
HARARE – Artists have generally welcomed the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) initiative but insist that a similar intervention must also be introduced to prop up the arts. Stem, which seeks to educate students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — is an inter-disciplinary and applied approach introduced by the…
HARARE – On Monday, Zimbabwe celebrated 36 years of independence with prospects for the country looking gloomy. The euphoria that accompanied the attainment of independence was fairly predictable for a country that had gone through over a decade of fighting. However, 36 years down the line, particularly in the last two years, hundreds of companies…
HARARE – The unravelling drama at NetOne Cellular (NetOne) has inadvertently given a glimpse into how the State-owned company has continued to suffer due to gross under-capitalisation and neglect by its shareholder, documents show. While the issues have come up in papers forming part of suspended chief executive Reward Kangai’s defences to Information Communication Technology…
HARARE – Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s EcoSchool has formed a partnership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Acca) that will enable students to access online introductory Acca-X courses for free. The partnership, first of its kind with an institution offering professionally-accredited tuition, will potentially benefit all Zimbabwean students enrolling for Acca. EcoSchool, the first initiative…
HARARE – CAPS United captain Method Mwanjali’s bid challenging his placement on remand in an attempted murder case was thrown out yesterday before he was remanded in custody to May 4. Mwanjali and teammate Archford Gutu initially appeared before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe on Tuesday. Gutu was released on the same day on $100 bail…
HARARE – Following a perfect start to the season Chicken Inn coach Joey Antipas has warned his side not to fall into the complacency trap when the Castle Lager premiership action resumes this weekend. The defending champions take on How Mine in a Bulawayo derby at Luveve Stadium on Saturday. Chicken Inn have started their…
HARARE – Junior Sables were left leaking their wounds on Tuesday after being on the wrong end of rude awakening on the opening day of the World Rugby Under-20 Trophy campaign. In truth, the Brendon Brider coached side left Harare Sports Club in agreement they had been taught a rugby lesson by Samoa following a…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Karate Union (ZKU) team was greeted by a sizeable and appreciative crowd at Harare International Airport upon their return from the All Japan tournament in Shizuoka City yesterday. Admire Chingozhoro won a silver medal in the heavyweight category at the tournament while Sensei Samson Muripo settled sixth place. Shadreck Chigombe and…
