THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) says government needs to increase the tempo of its parastatals reform exercise which is moving at a snail’s pace. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government last year indicated its desire to sell some or all shares in 43 of its companies, most of them loss-making and have relied on…
© A POWER outage cut short revellers’ joy at Murewa Council Bar during sungura maestro Alick Macheso’s performance early on Sunday morning after the back generator ran out of fuel. Disappointed by the power hiccup, revellers refused to leave the venue at around 4am, jumping and singing in the dark. [GoogleAd] The musician had performed…
© THE arts sector has been plunged into mourning again following the death of veteran mbira player David Gweshe, popularly known as Sekuru Gweshe. Gweshe died on Sunday afternoon after a long battle with to prostate cancer. He was 75. [GoogleAd] Mbira Centre expressed their grief through a Facebook post on their page upon hearing the…
© A STAR-STUDDED cast is set to showcase at this year’s edition of Winter Warmer Concert slated for May 31 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). The annual event is being organised by the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) to support and develop marginalised communities in the country. [GoogleAd] Some of the musicians who…
© UPCOMING musician Batsirai Shasha, pictured, has released a love song titled Tsviyo Tsviyo featuring songstress Diana “Mangwenya” Samkange. Tsviyo Tsviyo — a sequel to Wapindwa Nei? (2019) — is the latest addition to the budding musician’s growing catalogue which also includes the gospel hit Nguva Yenyasha (2018), which received favourable airplay on local radio stations. [GoogleAd] It was…
© SOUTH Africa-based gospel musician Blessing Gomo has engaged the services of fellow singer Trymore Bande on his forthcoming album. Titled Muroti, this will be the singer’s third album. Two other albums in his names are Ngariende and Tiwanirwe. [GoogleAd] Gomo believes collaborations are promotion as he will be exposed to Bande’s audience while Bande will also reach his audience. …
© FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa is set to grace this evening’s Zimbabwe Gems Road to Liverpool Fundraising Dinner set for Rainbow Towers’ Harare International Conference Centre. The dinner seeks to raise funds for the upkeep of the World Cup- bound Zimbabwe senior netball team before, during and after their campaign in England. [GoogleAd] The Gems…
© ARGENTINE boxer Pablo Ezequiel Acosta arrived in the country yesterday afternoon for Saturday’s World Boxing Federation (WBF) middleweight title fight against Charles Manyuchi at the Harare International Conference (HICC). [GoogleAd] Manyuchi is desperate to re-launch his career after he lost his WBC title to Uzbek boxer Qudratillo Abduqaxorov in 2017. And in preparing for…
BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga has moved his African Medallion Group (AMG) from South Africa (SA) to Dubai for the market’s centrality and other strategic reasons, including the fact that it is one of the world’s major metals trading hub in the world. [GoogleAd] This also comes as the two year-old company has spread its tentacles…
© THE MDC led by Nelson Chamisa, pictured, said it will be extending an invitation to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF, and Thokozani Khupe’s MDC-T to attend its elective congress set for Friday in the Midlands provincial capital of Gweru. [GoogleAd] Chamisa’s party is also inviting war veterans — through the Zimbabwe National Liberation War…
