© FOREIGN exchange controls in Zimbabwe can be traced back to the pre-Independence era when Rhodesia adopted an inward-looking strategy in response to sanctions imposed on it when it unilaterally declared independence in 1965. [GoogleAd] The period was characterised by foreign exchange allocation as sanctions limited market access for exports. By 1980, the import substitution…
© AT what point should Zimbabwe have its own currency? This is the million dollar question and the answers do not come easy. [GoogleAd] There are, however, a few things that are not in dispute. First, it is not disputed that the country should at one point have its own currency. Secondly, there is common…
© THE wintry season has forced towering musician Jah Prayzah and his Third Generation band to reduce the number of live shows. [GoogleAd] Since the beginning of the year, the singer has held live shows sparely, possibly one in a month, hence starving his legion of fans. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday, Jah…
© WHEN on stage, globe-trotting singer Hope Masike behaves like a ‘god’. [GoogleAd] The myth surrounding the traditional mbira instrument she loves most has really brought about this mystic feel to her art. The songstress will release her third album Exorcism of a Spinster on July 26 at Reps Theatre in the capital. This is…
© ZIMBABWE is in the international showbiz spotlight after a five-member United Kingdom-based group, KNE, recently shot to fame after reaching the Live Semi-Finals of the 2019 season of Britain’s Got Talent (BGT). [GoogleAd] KNE dance and music entertainment group was created by a Zimbabwean, Ishe Chirimuuta — better known as Isha Nemisis. Among its…
© ARTS Watch this week brings you the second and last edition of State sponsored songs, jingles. [GoogleAd] In 2003, Professor Jonathan Moyo coordinated the recording of the album Come to Victoria Falls down in Zimbabwe, sung by Ruvhuvhuto Sisters comprising among others well known musicians Ivy Kombo-Moyo and Plaxedes Wenyika. The album was aimed…
© I HAVE said it before and I say it again here: Zimbabwe is definitely a meat-eater’s country. [GoogleAd] So although more and more dining venues offer meat-free dishes and increased numbers of people are becoming vegetarians and vegans, most Zimbabweans are still more likely to choose a meat option when dining out. Restaurants specialising…
© I HAVE said it before and I say it again here: Zimbabwe is definitely a meat-eater’s country. [GoogleAd] So although more and more dining venues offer meat-free dishes and increased numbers of people are becoming vegetarians and vegans, most Zimbabweans are still more likely to choose a meat option when dining out. Restaurants specialising…
© TWO of the most popular ‘hotels’ during the Rhodesian era which were accessible to black people; Queens Hotel and Federal Hotel have stood the test of time with their complexes now operating popular nightclubs that include Hollies and City Sports Bar respectively. [GoogleAd] Queens Hotel and Federal Hotel were strategically situated for blacks as…
© THE last time nomadic coach Partson Ndabambi was involved in top flight football was back in 2014 when he worked with Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambwa at Castle Lager Premiership side ZPC Kariba where he was the team manager. [GoogleAd] Since then, Ndabambi, who has in the past coached such teams as the now defunct…
