HARARE – Zimbabwe has enough food stocks to tackle the worsening food crisis for the next six months, Social Welfare minister Prisca Mupfumira said. This comes as a senior principal director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Albert Chikondo, said the number of people in urgent need of food has increased from 30 to…
JOHANNESBURG – On June 17‚ Zimbabwe’s authorities imposed restrictions on imports of foreign dental fillings‚ kitchen sinks‚ baby formulae‚ pencils and much more. Cross-border vendors‚ dependent on this trade to survive‚ have become desperate. Long distance buses with empty trailers can now be seen on the Zimbabwean side of the border. Angry traders set ablaze…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya said $50 million worth of bond notes will be go into circulation by year-end. He said government was going ahead with the introduction of the currency — surrogate to the United States dollar. The central bank chief said the issuance of bond notes has a…
HARARE – London-based songstress Chashe Musarurwa-McTaggart, whose hit “Zvokupenga” topped local charts a couple years ago, says her obsession with perfection is stifling her. “Zvokupenga,” a duet with Tinashe Makura, offered hints of a brighter future but two years down the line music fans are still waiting for another hit from the former Berklee College of…
HARARE – Pamela “Gonyeti” Zulu, who recently parted ways with Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation, has roped in the services of the Uzumba-born star’s former manager Filda ‘Mother Filda” Muchabaiwa. Muchabaiwa, who was replaced as manager of Third Generation by Keen Mushapaidze last year, told the Daily News yesterday that she has agreed to manage the…
HARARE – History is set to be made for local choral music lovers when Zimbabwe hosts the regional leg of the popular Old Mutual National Choir Festival at the Celebration Centre in Harare on 27 August. This year more than 100 choirs from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Swaziland are participating in regional finals at…
HARARE – Harare is now home to an ice skating rink- a frozen body of water where people can ice skate or play winter sports-located near Westgate Shopping Mall. The ice skating rink called 263 Chilled has become a popular destination for families in the capital city. 263 Chilled spokesperson Larry Kwirirayi has been delighted…
HARARE – Veterna sungura artiste Nicholas Zakaria’s long-promised debut political album may not materialise after all. Three months ago the “Mabvi Nemagokora” hit-maker told the Daily News that the worsening economic and political situation had prompted him to compose political songs for the first time since he first ventured into music in 1975. But after…
HARARE – In a world infested with fake friends, false relationships and constant betrayals, it is not surprising that upcoming musician Takura Benard Shonhai‘s song “Zino Irema” has struck a chord. The Gweru-bred singer-the other half of talented boy band Soul Afrika- attributes the success of his tracks “Zino Irema” and “MaObama” to the fact…
HARARE – Renowned Swiss violinist Markus Held and French flautist Marie Braun will perform at the inaugural Harare Chamber Music Festival (HCMF) that will run at The Chapel in Avondale between September 1 and 3. According to HCMF director Colbert Mpofu, the forthcoming tour will be Markus Held’s first to Africa. “At HCMF they will…
