HARARE – Hip-hop artiste Takura (TS) unveiled his debut studio album “Someone Had To Do It recently in the capital. In an interview with Financial Gazette reporter Darius Mutamba (DM), he spoke about his creative process, hopes and other things. Below are excerpts from the discussion. Q: Why do you sing/rap? A: I sing/rap…
The Things that I tell myself: A God Complex; Lungani Zwangobani, Harare, Lungisani Zwangobani, 2017. 121 Pages ISBN: 978-0-7974-7938-8 (Paperback) HARARE – Perhaps the starting point in tackling this rather unique inspirational text is the fact that it is based on the experiences of the writer. In some way, he draws from real-life experiences to…
HARARE – MDC president Nelson Chamisa has pledged to review the hero status of the late nationalist Ndabaningi Sithole who was buried at his farm in Mount Selinda, if he wins the forthcoming general elections. Chamisa, who will contest this year’s presidential elections on the MDC Alliance ticket, told a bumper crowd at Kondo Business…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces the spectre of a repeat of the sabotage that characterised the 2008 elections after scores of prospective legislators were elbowed from the race to represent the ruling party in the forthcoming elections. The ruling party’s secretary for the commissariat Engelbert Rugeje told reporters on Saturday that thousands of prospective…
HARARE – Our News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for an exclusive interview with veteran journalist and media executive Henry Muradzikwa. Muradzikwa has been the chief executive officer of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBC) between October 2006 and May 2008. Muradzikwa also served as the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of State news agency Ziana for 10 years,…
HARARRE – Vice President Kembo Mohadi has gone abroad for medical treatment. The reason for exercising this choice is pretty obvious: he lacks confidence in the Zimbabwe health systems and can also afford the trip given that the expenses are paid for by taxpayers. Because of this, our leaders have little motivation to change the…
HARARE – A potential conflict and possibly a constitutional crisis might emerge if President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not deal with overlapping responsibilities between him and his equally powerful deputy, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, analysts warned this week. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Clad in a dirty white T-Shirt emblazoned with the face of a glum Emmerson Mnangagwa, an illegal gold miner sifts through brownish wet sands and points out to a group of journalists, “this is gold”. It is a gold rush of some sort which cannot be stopped by once dreaded former president Robert…
HARARE – Our news editor Gift Phiri talks to Zimbabwe Tourism Authority CEO Karikoga Kaseke about the tourism spin-offs from the China State visit that he embarked on in a delegation led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Find below excerpts of the interview. Q: An online newspaper has reported that you said President Emmerson Mnangagwa was…
HARARE – Former police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri, pictured, whose world is collapsing around him, reportedly sought and found refuge at his wife’s family home in Malawi where he is said to be nursing an undisclosed ailment, the Daily News on Sunday has heard. Once ousted president Robert Mugabe’s police enforcer for 23 years before he…
