LOCAL dancers feel left out by major awards organisers in the country, the latest being the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima. The dancers said they promote music through dancing and that music and dance are inseparable hence the need to include their category. Dancers Association of Zimbabwe head Hapaguti “Hapaz” Mapimhidze could not hide his displeasure…
MUSIC superstar and national hero Oliver Mtukudzi’s family are planning a big anniversary celebration in honour of his legacy. Tuku’s nephew Victor Rukainga said plans are still underway for the anniversary celebration which will likely be in Madziva where the musician was buried. “Plans are still underway in consultation with the church for an anniversary…
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe (Cassava) says it recorded a 19 percent increase in mobile transactions for the nine months ended November 30, 2019 due to prevailing cash shortages. This comes as the country’s mobile money transactions grew 91 percent to $11 888 760 224, in the third quarter last year, according to the Postal and Telecommunications…
FORMER Health minister David Parirenyatwa has applied for discharge at the close of the State case on his criminal abuse of office charge. Parirenyatwa is accused of corruptly directing Natpharm board chairperson George Washaya to end Flora Nancy Sifeku’s contract with the organisation as managing director in June last year replacing her with Newman Madzikwa….
A CAMP commandant in the Defence ministry has been sucked into the $300 000 cleaning services scam and appeared in court yesterday. Luxwell Ngara, 51, was charged with fraud when he appeared before Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya. He was released on $1 500 bail, ordered to report once every Wednesday to Chegutu Police Station…
Lands and Agriculture ministry has urged farmers to utilise mulching, rain water harvesting, among other methods to conserve rain water ahead of the dry spell anticipated in the weeks to come. Although notable rainfall has been observed throughout the country for over three weeks now, the Meteorological Services Department has warned that a dry spell…
JITTERY authorities yesterday launched a manhunt for a Njube High School teacher whom they allege incited students to demonstrate against the recent school fees hike and the poor salaries earned by their teachers, the Daily News reports. This comes as militant teachers’ unions have called for more such demonstrations — which they claim will force…
JITTERY authorities yesterday launched a manhunt for a Njube High School teacher whom they allege incited students to demonstrate against the recent school fees hike and the poor salaries earned by their teachers, the Daily News reports. This comes as militant teachers’ unions have called for more such demonstrations — which they claim will force…
Industry and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza will be the guest speaker at a Business Breakfast Forum being convened by the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) and the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) to interrogate the Consumer Protection Act, signed into law recently. Nzenza will speak on government’s current efforts to safeguard consumer interests from a…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested three more members of the machete gangs in Chinhoyi before declaring Jumbo Mine in Mazowe a no-go area in a bid to bring sanity in the mining town. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the latest arrests, which came barely a week after the police also rounded up…
