KIGALI – Outgoing African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has managed to tick at least two big items off the to-do list she had in her term at the helm of the continental body. In her last opening speech at the AU’s heads of state on Sunday, she said the one item the AU managed…
NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, has taken centre stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention but faced accusations a portion of her speech plagiarised Michelle Obama. Commentators noticed similarities with Mrs Obama’s 2008 convention speech. Mrs Trump’s speech also praised her husband as a “compassionate” man who would “fight for…
HARARE – Controversial Zimdancehall artiste Lady Squanda’s video on which she assaults comedian Skimbo Ziso Regondo Matika has cost her a trip to the United Kingdom (UK) in September this year. Squanda was part of the Bodyslam Madirirano UK Tour set to take place in September alongside Killer T, Soul Jah Love, Hwindi President, Shinsoman…
HARARE – Team Zimbabwe took home 15 medals at the 10-day World Championships of Performing Arts (Wcopa) that ended in Hollywood yesterday. Beatboxer Probeats, who was crowned the overall champion in his category, took home an impressive haul of five gold medals. To cap it all, Probeats was also awarded a month-long dance scholarship with…
HARARE – Gifted guitarist and vocalist Zakaria Zakaria will make a rare appearance at tonight’s Monday Jam Session set for City Sports Bar. Zaka Zaka, a former key member of Alick Macheso’s Orchestra Mberikwazvo, is part of an exciting line-up that also includes Mono Mukundu, Progress Chipfumo, Pauline Gundidza, Tedius Matsito, Talking Guitars, Jah Bless,…
HARARE – The popular nursery rhyme, “Christopher Columbus”, now has a reincarnation. Scrip Mula, 20, who was born Keith Takudzwa Mudambana, seems to not have gotten enough of the rhyme that he admits he sang to in the dusty streets of Chitungwiza over a decade-and-a-half ago. The rookie hip-hop artiste has just released Christopher Columbus,…
HARARE – Agro-based manufacturing group CFI Holdings Limited (CFI) revenue for the eight months to May 31 slumped 45 percent to $23,1 million down from $41,8 million on the back of a tough operating environment. CFI acting chief executive officer Timothy Nyika last week told an Annual General Meeting (AGM) that the group, however, anticipated…
HARARE – The Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) says it is set to issue over $15 million in housing bonds to fund various projects under preparation. The state-owned institution — whose mandate is infrastructure development — successfully issued its maiden $5 million housing bond last year through private placement and anticipates issuing the $15…
HARARE – The sad events which continue to unfold in Zimbabwe clearly show that pressure is mounting on President Robert Mugabe and call for an urgent, pragmatic and decisive solution. On Saturday, an all-women crowd protested in Bulawayo against Mugabe’s continued misrule under the #beatthepot campaign. The women blame Mugabe and his administration for the…
EDITOR — My heart bleeds whenever I read in the media reports of people who die due to cancer. Cancer is eating us slowly and will soon finish us. Research has shown that cancer cases in Zimbabwe are increasing steadily. There has been an overall increase in the risk of cancer in both sexes, with…
