HARARE – Some few years ago, Soul Jah Love real name Saul Masaka, was a homeless man, a roving ruffian of no fixed abode, but today his music is touching souls, and leaving a mark on the crowded music scene. He grew up in Highfield, a high density suburb whose path to glory has been…
HARARE – Veteran artiste Shepherd Chinyani, known for perfecting Alick Macheso’s musical skills, is a bitter man. Chinyani told the Daily News on Sunday in Harare recently that sungura music history was not being properly documented as it did not give credit to the actual pioneers of the genre. “Considering the work I did in…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s savagely-contested succession — as well as the recent concrete moves by the country’s resurgent opposition to work together ahead of the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections — is sending the jitters through the warring ruling Zanu PF. So concerned are some Zanu PF bigwigs, that they are warning of the threat…
HARARE – War veteran and former diplomat, Agrippa Mutambara, was yesterday named the new leader of the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) — amid chaotic scenes which threatened to derail the meeting which had been called to announce the party’s new leadership. At the stormy meeting held in Harare, ZPF founding fathers, Didymus Mutasa and Rugare…
HARARE – As reported elsewhere in this edition, the rise in the demand for card-swipe or point-of-sale (POS) machines appears to be fairly good news for all Zimbabweans. However, there is need for citizens to be circumspect as cascading the technology may only be easy in urban areas. Zimbabwe’s rural population, who may also need…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s opposition political parties announced an alliance last week to fight next year’s presidential and parliamentary elections against President Robert Mugabe and his long-ruling Zanu PF, in a move hailed by analysts as a “very promising development”. Mugabe, 93, is seeking an eighth and final term after controversially winning the 2013 race against…
HARARE – The increasing uptake of bond notes and worsening cash shortages inducing premiums on products is pushing up inflation, leading think-tanks have said. This comes after consumer price index (CPI) inflation continued on its upward trajectory last month after more than two years of deflation. Zimbabwe recorded inflation of 0,21 percent year-on-year in March,…
HARARE – With helicopters instead of jet fighters zooming overhead, President Robert Mugabe marked Zimbabwe’s 37th independence anniversary on Tuesday with sour celebrations and defiance, saying the country must remain wary of Western-style democracy. Mugabe, 93, who has ruled the country since its independence, spoke emotionally of the legacy of British rule, charging that “as…
HARARE – As President Robert Mugabe’s government struggles with a cash crunch that has forced people to spend hours at banks queuing for money, several small businesses across urban and semi-urban areas are busy requesting the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to set up card-swipe machines or point-of-sale machines (POS) so that they do not…
HARARE – As President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu PF’s deadly tribal, factional and succession wars continue to escalate, valued long-standing relationships among the party’s bigwigs are coming under increasing strain. This comes as flamboyant Harare businessman Phillip Chiyangwa, pictured, has had a stunning fallout with his longtime friend and party senior, Saviour Kasukuwere — amid…
