HARARE – Tehn Diamond, Simba Tagz and The Monkey Nuts will be Zim hip-hop’s flag bearers during the Shoko Festival opening night set for September 23 that will be headlined by celebrated South African rapper AKA. The opening night will also feature Zimdancehall legend Winky D, vivacious songstress Ammara Brown and Norway-based hip-hop duo called…
HARARE – Miss Heritage Zimbabwe will take place on October 8 at KuHuku Shopping Centre in Hillside, Harare. The pageant will be organised by Ke Nako Media who recently acquired the exclusive rights to hold the event in Zimbabwe. Six titles, which include Queen, First and Second Princess, Miss Personality, Miss Culture and The People’s…
HARARE – Simba Savannah, a new reality show currently airing on ZBC TV every Sunday at 7pm, which helps emerging African entrepreneurs realise their dreams, bucks the trend in a very big way. While many hopeless Zimbabweans, particularly the youths, are venting their frustration with the country’s stagnating economy via often violent street protests, CMedia…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday confirmed that the country would start using the controversial bond notes next month — in a move that sent shivers down the spines of ordinary citizens who fear the return of the despised Zimbabwe dollar and the hyperinflation era of the last decade. Economists who spoke…
HARARE – Harare provincial magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe yesterday relaxed bail conditions for Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD) leader Walter Magaya, who is facing a rape charge. Magaya, currently out on $2 000 bail, had been ordered by Chikwekwe to report thrice every week at CID Law and Order, a condition Chikwekwe altered to once…
HARARE – A crucial stakeholders’ indaba called by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) was yesterday aborted towards the end after an emotionally-charged former Zanu PF MP Temba Mliswa felt he was being denied the right to air his grievances. Mliswa, who is contesting the Norton by-election next month as an independent candidate, was left fuming…
HARARE – Zimasco (Private) Limited’s troubles with the government are far from over as the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has confirmed a serious pollution scandal at its Midlands operations, which has badly affected surrounding communities such as Mbizo. This also comes as new information suggests that the Chinese-owned ferro-chrome producer had been aware of this…
HARARE – The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) has slammed police’s brutality towards peaceful protesters, saying it is high time authorities fix the crises “that demand serious dialogue among all citizens”. In a rare press statement issued yesterday, the usually placid church — one of the biggest congregations in the country — added its voice…
HARARE – We are now losing count of the number of times that President Robert Mugabe has left the country amid chaos to attend to useless foreign functions which have little significance or bearing to Zimbabwe as a nation. Mugabe, who was in Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, then Zambia in a space of two weeks,…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says there is need to slash salaries and high production costs across all sectors to restore the country’s competitiveness. Central bank governor John Mangudya yesterday said the country’s loss of competitiveness can only be reversed through internal devaluation. “Internal devaluation in Zimbabwe can be achieved through two…
