We “was” robbed, were we not? Well this must be the pervading feeling among Zimbabweans, or at least those who marched to remove Robert Mugabe only to replace him with his long-time enforcer and protégé. [GoogleAd] While seeing the back of a doddering old man, Mugabe was cathartic; one cannot help feeling that choosing the…
I hardly knew of Hopewell Chin’ono before September 2018, nor did I take much notice of his writings. In September 2018, a post on a social media group attracted my attention. [GoogleAd] It was an online link titled Time the Zimbabwean Men Start to Think of Investing in Their Villages. I decided to read it. The…
Dakarai Mashava Features Editor ZIMBABWE-BORN Delight Mapasure’s decision to introduce boerewors on the United Kingdom market has surpassed her wildest dreams. In October last year, Mapasure and her South Africa-born husband Keitumetse Ngwenya co-founded a sausage-making company called K’s Wors which is already winning rave reviews. In November last year, K’s Wors featured as a…
Ernest Gwinyai & Alex Majongwe Out of a population of 16 million about 800 000 to 1 000 000 Zimbabweans are on medical aid cover. As at December 31, 2017 about $650 million in contributions accrued to the medical aid sector. [GoogleAd] These funds almost equate to the nation’s annual health budget allocation outside donor…
DANCEHALL star Killer T, pictured, has trashed local music awards saying they don’t recognise hard work and talent but mediocrity. Born Kelvin Kusikwenyu, the chanter said talent is God-given and cannot be judged by an individual or group of people constituting an adjudicating panel. [GoogleAd] His belief is that local awards are just money-spinning ventures…
MORE than 20 women are showcasing their artistic drawings and paintings at an exhibition titled Redesigning a Woman’s Space which will run until May 20 at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) in Harare. [GoogleAd] Inspired by the women’s month “Balance-for-Better” theme, the exhibition is celebrating women’s strength and grace, triumphs and struggles; while encouraging…
THIS week, I have decided to shake up your memories a little bit. For those who were still young when these incidents shook the nation, brace yourself for a good laugh. [GoogleAd] Indeed Zimbos are really capable of anything, from the bizarre to the hilarious! Remember the late leader of Sangano Munhumatapa, a strident pressure…
FORGET marijuana (mbanje) or cough syrup bron cleer (bronco) because a new underground drug known as mutoriro is taking over the streets, ghettos and showbiz circuit. [GoogleAd] Mutoriro is said to be highly intoxicating and cannot be smoked without the aid of a disused energy saver bulb tube. The drug can make one high for…
Cindy’s Corner COUPLES wearing African attire or African-themed costumes for lobola ceremonies are now the norm in Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] Not knowing who popularised it or how but the trend is upon us and it does not look like it is going away anytime soon. So popular is this trend that it almost seems compulsory much…
POETRY is a unique genre of literature. As opposed to drama and prose narrative, poetry thrives on economy of expression where mounts of thoughts and experiences are compounded in very few words. [GoogleAd] Whereas poets like Musaemura Zimunya, Chenjerai Hove (late), Charles Mungoshi (late), Emmanuel Ngara among others concentrate on the struggle for independence in…
