HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Under-18 captain Stephen Bhasera has become the latest high profile player to drop out of the Junior Sables ahead of this month’s Junior World Rugby Trophy. The Golden Lions Under-19 forward joins UK’s Nottingham Academy’s centre Andy Musvaburi and scrumhalf Ngoni Zinyama, who have also excused themselves from the Zimbabwe Under-20…
HARARE – Bare feet with old clubs in hand, enthusiastic young golfers practise their drive, chip and putt skills at the 9-hole Chimanimani Country Club hoping that one day the sport will be their way out of poverty. [GoogleAd] Some stand awkward, others spot golf apparel handed down by well-wishers, but the ball does not…
HARARE – Zimbabwean fitness figure bodybuilder Teurai Chanakira won a bronze medal at the Melbourne Regional Bodybuilding Contest in Australia at the weekend. The 35-year-old won gold in the 30+ division before claiming bronze in the overall women line-up. [GoogleAd] A personal fitness trainer by profession, Chanakira started her bodybuilding career two years ago and…
HARARE – Jamaican reggae musician Christopher Martin says he will bring a live band for his maiden Zimbabwean performance set for the Glamis Arena on April 29. Martin told Jamaica’s On Stage TV that a live band was a necessity for his first tour of Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] “I have been to Uganda and this month…
HARARE – Nigerian music star Wizkid, who failed to perform at Old Hararians Sports Club on Friday despite the fact that he was in Harare, slipped out of the country on Sunday leaving behind irate fans. “He is no longer in the country as he left on Sunday when we decided we were not going…
HARARE – Upcoming musician Sam Dondo is confident that his debut album to be launched on Friday at Alexandra Sports Club will make an immediate impact thanks to the quality of the stars who contributed to it. Several prominent artistes, who include Suluman Chimbetu, Jah Prayzah, producer-cum-keyboardist Munyaradzi Viali and highly-rated South Africa-based sound engineer/producer…
HARARE – Harare’s newest gallery specialising in Zimbabwe’s famous Shona Sculpture has opened its doors. The Shona Sculpture Gallery, located at 20 Airport Road, Harare, is home to some of Zimbabwe’s leading contemporary sculptors, including numerous National Arts Merit Award (Nama) winners and finalists. The gallery has included authentic works by some of the “old…
HARARE – Thirteen community-based organisations (CBOs) from across the country recently trained in project management, information dissemination and financial probity so as to enhance their capacity to represent community interests. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) trained the CBOs in Bulawayo for two days at a workshop also attended by partners such as the Election…
HARARE – National healing and reconciliation in Zimbabwe remains emotive and requires the full attention of the whole nation, hence the National Peace and Reconciliation (NPRC) Bill must be true to these concerns, a human rights activist has said. Chairperson of the Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) board and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) director…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange market capitalisation contracted by 14 percent to $2,6 billion in the three months to March 2016 from $3,1 billion in December last year, as the country’s economy hurtles towards recession. [GoogleAd] Latest figures from Lynton Edwards Stockbrokers (Les) show that the equities market traded lower in the first quarter…
