BULAWAYO author-cum-poet Philani Amadeus Nyoni has put Zimbabwe on the international map after he was nominated for a prestigious gong. Nyoni who is not new to international awards was yesterday nominated for the United Kingdom-run Afritondo Short Story Prize. Philani Amadeus Nyoni The Prize considers writings from across the African continent, people of African descent…
THE Two Wives of John Mambo, a new theatre production focusing on love and female rivalry will showcase at Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre from February 20 to 22 and also from February 27 to 29. The production which was written by Raisedon Baya and directed by Norbert Makoche comprises cast members that include Shahmaine Mukutirwa,…
CHINHOYI-BASED sungura artiste Jonathan Siyasitumuzira’s sterling performance that left revellers eating from his palm last month has earned him a public demand recall at the Monday Jam Session tonight running under the banner Pacific Jam Session. Mr Chinhoyi This is an interactive and networking platform for budding and established musicians all coming under one roof…
ZIMBABWE Aquatic Union (Zau) will host this year’s edition of the Africa Water Polo World Championships Qualifier scheduled for Harare next month. Zau president Mary Kloppers said the qualifiers are a formality as the country has an automatic entry at the World Championships. “We are very pleased to have announced these teams. The qualifying event…
KING Nadolo had numerous big money offers on his table but he brewed a shocker when he signed for Dynamos last Friday ahead of the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership season. After a brilliant second half of 2019 with TelOne FC where he scored 11 goals in 17 games to be voted among the 11 Soccer…
THE World Food Programme (WFP) says half of the country’s population is now in need of urgent food assistance. World Food Programme This comes as the country is experiencing severe shortages of maize meal, on the back of the debilitating drought which is ravaging the southern African region. WFP country director, Eddie Rowe, told the…
THE government says it has no plans to quarantine travellers coming into Zimbabwe from coronavirus-affected China because it is expensive and against World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations. Health Minister Obadiah Moyo With the coronavirus showing no signs of abating, having killed 722 people and infecting more than 34 546 others to date, there has been…
MATABELELAND Collective (MC) — a network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and clergy operating in the region — has split over deepening squabbles. The breakaway CSOs, numbering 17, have since formed a new coalition known as the Matabeleland Forum. Woza These include the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation, Bulawayo Habakkuk Trust, Residents Association (Bpra), Women Institute for…
EMPLOYEES, who are not under any contracts or fixed-term agreements such as informal workers such as manual labourers, should be paid a minimum wage of $338, the government has said. According to the Statutory Instrument (SI) 38 of 2020 on Labour (Specification of Minimum Wages) (Amendment) Notice, number 14, published in a government gazette recently,…
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has banned police officers from using cellphones while on duty with immediate effect. According to the memo circulated by the police officer commanding Harare Province (Propol) on February 6, the junior officers will use police radios. “With immediate effect from February 7, 2020, as matter of police CMM no member/officer…
