HARARE – Dynamos winger Valentine Ndaba is recovering in hospital after he was involved in a car accident on Monday evening in Harare. Ndaba was admitted at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals with a nasty shoulder laceration after his vehicle collided with a SUV along Borrowdale Road a day after he had starred in the Harare…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Winky D says he is relishing yet another chance to be associated with the Castle Tankard — Africa’s oldest sponsored horse race. Winky D, who gave a scintillating performance as a supporting act at Jamaican reggae star Chris Martin’s maiden concert in Zimbabwe last weekend, will perform alongside Ex Q and…
HARARE – The Harare International Festival (Hifa) Classical Music Celebration which took place over the weekend at St George’s College exposed music fans to top class entertainment by local and foreign acts. One of the highlights of the event was the performance of the hit A song in my Heart featuring Nozuko Teto (Soprano), Bongiwe…
HARARE – South African comedian John Vlismas returns to Harare on May 28 for a show set for Reps Theatre dubbed “Laugh Out Loud Ha-ha-ha-Harare.” The month-end comedy gig is being organised by Xtratime Entertainment who have promised to line up similar shows. “Following successful shows in Harare where we have hosted international comics like…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications operator by subscriber base, Econet Zimbabwe (Econet), is set to consolidate its pole position in the country following the launch of a massive air time promotion. The promotion, dubbed “Econet massive bonus”, is the first of its kind in Zimbabwe and offers subscribers a staggering 700 percent bonus combo with…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s most celebrated female bassist and vocalist Edith WeUtonga was the star attraction of this week’s City Sports Bar Jam Sessions that took place on Monday night. Since she launched her musical career over eight years ago, WeUtonga had never performed at the City Sports Bar which is more associated with sungura and…
CAPE TOWN – A brawl broke out in the South African parliament on Wednesday after security officers were ordered to forcibly remove opposition MPs from the chamber. Several punches were thrown as members of the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were expelled for heckling President Jacob Zuma. It was Mr Zuma’s first appearance in parliament…
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff has told the BBC she is an “innocent victim” and she will fight on as possible impeachment looms. She vowed to “keep fighting… to come back to government if the impeachment request is accepted”. Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts, which she denies. The Senate…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday capped bank and ATM withdrawals at $1 000 per card daily and also imposed limits on the amount of cash individuals can take out of the country from the current $5 000 to $1 000. RBZ governor John Mangudya told a news conference last night that…
HARARE – Charles Manyuchi may be 11 000km away from home, but scores of his fans — boxing promoters, politicians and former pugilists — believe he will beat Russian Dmitry Mikhaylenko tomorrow. Manyuchi is taking on Mikhaylenko for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) international welterweight title left vacant by Britain’s Amir Khan. The Zimbabwean,…
