HARARE – ZANU PF national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has been airlifted to South Africa for reconstruction surgery after her breast was ripped off when an explosion rocked an election campaign rally addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulawayo last Saturday. Vice President Kembo Mohadi was also airlifted to the neighbouring country a day earlier —Tuesday…
HARARE – Former president Robert Mugabe’s son, Chatunga Bellarmine, is set to lose property after failing to pay rentals for his butchery in Chitungwiza. A writ of execution has since been issued for the attachment of Chatunga’s property, to be auctioned tomorrow, over rental arrears amounting to $12 000. The order was given following an…
HARARE – MDC Alliance Goromonzi West candidate Luke Tamborinyoka, was hauled before the courts yesterday for allegedly pasting his campaign posters on top of a party competitor’s during primary elections. Tamborinyoka, 46, was jointly charged with Tapiwa Murima, 39, when he appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa. The duo is accused of contravening section 152…
HARARE – Internal squabbles in the MDC Alliance could come at a huge cost to the coalition after it fielded two candidates each in 14 National Assembly constituencies ahead of the upcoming general elections on July 30. A perusal of the notice published by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) on Tuesday shows that the alliance,…
HARARE – A faction of the MDC led by Thokozani Khupe is accusing its colleagues-turned-rivals of embarking on a campaign to destabilise its outreach programmes ahead of the forthcoming elections. Party’s spokesperson, Linda Masarira, on Tuesday claimed they were told in no uncertain terms that their campaign teams would face dire consequences if they campaigned…
HARARE – Local musicians have once again contemplated stopping radio stations from playing their music after they were given pittance as royalties this year. Musicians’ revenue collecting agency Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) recently revealed the State-owned broadcaster ZBC has failed to remit enough royalties for musicians again hence they have done distribution basing on…
HARARE – The just-ended Smartphone Short Film Competition has proved beyond doubt that there is a bright light at the end of the Zimbabwe film industry tunnel. A brainchild of the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust (ZIFFT ) in conjunction with Alliance Française, the competition, which is now closed, was a great success. With…
HARARE – TRACE Africa has exclusively released a music video of Zimbabwean musician based in South Africa, Buffalo Souljah and Freeman’s song Munamato. The Pan-African music television channel allocated the video five time slots starting from 07:43 in the morning to 18: 56 on Tuesday. The high quality video first shows Buffallo Souljah on the…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa is worried by the continued absence of team captain Ocean Mushure who has gone AWOL for the past three weeks. Mushure was last seen at the training ground just a few days after Dynamos’ 0-3 drubbing at the hands of Triangle at Gibbo Stadium and since then his whereabouts…
HARARE – After highly-acclaimed and full house performances in Harare, Mutare, Bulawayo and Masvingo, Liberation is heading to the National Arts Festival (NAF) in Grahamstown, South Africa. The festival runs from June 28 to July 8. With its powerful story of a revolution derailed, potential for new heroes and a new path, Liberation is set…
