JOHANNESBURG – The year 2017 has been some roller-coaster for the Cosafa Region on a number of fronts. The year started with the Region taking an unprecedented position of supporting Issa Hayatou’s opponent Ahmad of Madagascar ahead of the elections that ushered the islander as the football supremo on the continent. It is now history…
HARARE – Rising artiste Bryan K, popular for love songs, has released his first gospel track titled My love. The song, which the Chinhoyi-born singer co-produced with Tami Bimha at Harare-based MFD Studios, has been released along with a video which was shot and directed by Chris Shoca at Hunnington Retreat Centre in Chinhoyi. “We…
BULAWAYO – Konke Suzokulungisa, the new album by the Martin Sibanda-led off-shoot of Ndolwane Super Sounds, which was recently launched in Bulawayo and Johannesburg, is anchored on the message of unity. Sibanda and his band use several songs on the album to urge Zimbabweans to tackle challenges facing the country as a united front. The…
HARARE – Chipawo children will perform at Girls High School in Harare tonight as part their preparations for their tour of South Africa. The young artistes, who are set to perform at the Cradle of Creativity International Theatre for Children and Young People and the 19th International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People…
BULAWAYO – Organisers of the Bulawayo Fashion Premier Show held last month handed over the proceeds to selected beneficiaries in the City of Kings on Wednesday. Spokesperson for the event Nomsa Ncube presented school fees and other necessities to students from King George VI Centre, Sizo Zimbabwe and Precious Life Foundation. “The Bulawayo Fashion Premier…
HARARE – Organisers of the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) deserve to be praised for managing to bring back Zimbabwe’s biggest arts event after an 18-month break despite the difficult economic environment. But with 2017 edition of Hifa now out of the way, the time is ripe for the organisers to take stock and…
HARARE – All eyes are on the brawling Zanu PF’s next politburo meeting, amid confirmation yesterday that the probe team appointed by President Robert Mugabe to investigate grave allegations against the party’s under-fire national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, has completed its work. This comes as Kasukuwere’s Zanu PF adversaries in his restive home province of…
HARARE – Hard-working Tourism minister Walter Mzembi came agonisingly close to winning elections to become secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) which were held in Madrid, Spain yesterday — before losing in the run-off. In the end, Zurab Pololikashvili of Georgia was elected to become the next UNWTO secretary-general, beating Mzembi by…
HARARE – Three #Tajamuka leaders were yesterday acquitted of charges of mobilising against the introduction of bond notes last year. The trio — #Tajamuka spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi, 35, Mehluli Dube, 35, and 23-year-old Kudakwashe Manjonjo — were facing charges of addressing a media briefing and participating in a gathering with the intention to promote public…
HARARE – Government will soon inject $15 million into the resuscitation of Shabanie Mashaba Mines (SMM), Mines and Mining Development minister Walter Chidakwa has said. This comes after government secured asbestos markets in Russia and Kazakhstan. Chidakwa told the Senate on Thursday a government delegation had also secured a new market in India for the supply…
