HARARE – Zimbabwe karatekas are today set to leave for the 47th All Japan Karate tournament in Shizuoka City. A four-member team comprising winner of the first international Kyokushinkaikan tourney in Tokyo, Japan in 2009 and fourth place finisher in last year’s All Japan competition Sensei Samson Muripo. [GoogleAd] The other fighters in the squad…
HARARE – Playwright and award-winning actor Sylvanos Mudzvova says now is not the time for theatre plays to be conducted in theatre halls but that they should be taken to the streets where the affected people are. [GoogleAd] Today, Mudzvova will stage a one-man 30-minute play titled Bring Back the $15 billion in front of…
HARARE – Nhimbe Trust, an arts organisation that advocates for public policies in cultural matters has castigated the banning of Democrats by the Censorship Board of Zimbabwe. Democrats is a documentary which followed the proceedings during the constitution-making process from 2010-2013. It was banned by the board as they deemed it, “not suitable for public…
BULAWAYO – Poets Protest Poet and Scribe the Healer will battle it out on April 22 at National Gallery in Bulawayo at an event under the banner “Mlom’wakho Poetry Slam”. The Poetry Slam is inspired by the current political upheavals in the country and features two local talented poets Bhekumusa Moyo better known as the…
HARARE – As Ebenezer singer Toggy Chivaviro continues to promote and assist local gospel artistes in new markets, over the weekend he held joint concerts with award-winning Mutare-based artiste Blessing Shumba in South Africa. The concerts were held in Pretoria and Germiston on April 9 and 10 respectively and meant to popularise the two artistes’…
HARARE – The World Bank says Zimbabwe will remain in deflation this year due to low aggregate demand in the country. In its World Economic Outlook report released yesterday, the Bretton Woods institution noted that the country, which is facing one of its worst droughts in 20 years due to El Nino, will record negative…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Tendai Biti says government is illegally printing money in the form of Treasury Bills (TBs) to honour its debts. A TB is a short-term debt obligation backed by a government with a given maturity, in most countries the promissory notes are issued with a maturity of less than one year….
HARARE – Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe (Stanbic) parent company Standard Bank (Standard) says it remains optimistic in its expansion thrust despite weak commodity prices prevailing in Sub-Saharan Africa where it is predominantly domiciled. Standard head of Transactional Products and Services in South Africa Vinod Madhavan said the group’s future projections remained strong. “Although there are some…
HARARE – Reports that over 12 000 students have dropped out of tertiary learning institutions are an indictment on the governing party Zanu PF and if not properly addressed could lead to chaos similar to what happened in South Africa when students went on a “fees must fall” campaign strike in that country. We are…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) says it is high time students stand up and demand their rights from the Zanu PF-led government even “if it means making tertiary institutions ungovernable”. Addressing students at the University of Zimbabwe yesterday, Tsvangirai said the struggle for the realisation of student rights needed all learners to brave…
