HARARE – Sculptors based at galleries located near Harare International Airport say the refurbishment of the road to the country’s biggest airport has triggered an increase in business. Zimbabwe’s visual arts industry has been wallowing in troubled waters since the economic recession that hit Europe almost a decade ago. Europe used to provide a ready…
HARARE – Amakhosi Cultural Centre will be honoured tomorrow by the Dutch embassy in Harare for winning the 2015 Prince Claus Theatre and Cultural Organisation Award. The Prince Claus Awards honour outstanding achievements in the field of culture and development and are presented annually to individuals, groups and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and…
HARARE – Acclaimed South African pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz will give recitals in Harare and Bulawayo during a visit to Zimbabwe in May. The Harare recital, will take place at the Arundel School Chapel at 3pm on May 8 while the Bulawayo performance will be at the Robert Sibson Hall at 7pm on Thursday May 12….
HARARE – Zambezi News, Zimbabwe’s leading satirical comedy show, which features comical news presenters who delve into everyday issues ranging from politics to sport, will be showcased in Germany from May 2 to 4. The satirical comedy, which received reviews at TEDxUHasselt in Belgium last month, is set to perform two live shows at the…
HARARE – Daniel Gonora, a visually-impaired artiste, who regularly performs on the streets of Harare using makeshift musical instruments, thrilled music fans who thronged the City Sports Bar’s weekly Monday Jam Session. Gonora — a former member of the once famous Jairos Jiri Band -— delivered a sterling performance with the help of his two…
HARARE – BancABC Zimbabwe parent company Atlas Mara has recorded an impressive $11,3 million profits in the full year to December 2015 from a loss of $47,8 million registered in the prior comparable period. Total income grew by $43 million to $220 million in the 12 months under review through adding new customers and broadening…
HARARE – South Africa-based Impala Platinum (Implats) says platinum production at its Zimbabwean subsidiary rose by 71 percent in the quarter to March 2016 due to new open-pit operations. In the period under review, Zimplats — 87 percent owned by Implats — ramped up production to 89 000 platinum ounces from 52 000 ounces in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco (BAT) says its annual production for the year to 2015 fell from approximately 1,5 billion sticks to about 1,2 billion sticks, on the back of economic challenges. The company’s head of manufacturing Moses Musarugwa yesterday attributed the decline to a tough trading environment which exerted pressure of…
HARARE – The bad blood between war veterans aligned to embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF youths linked to the Midlands godfather’s ruling party enemies, the Generation 40 (G40) group, is getting worse by the day. Consumed by factional interests and miffed by what they see as a condescending view towards them by…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has a chance to redeem his “tattered” image when the country goes for elections in two years’ time if he ensures that the keenly awaited polls are free of violence, intimidation and other electoral irregularities that have for long been associated with his rule, a former Zanu PF top official…
