AS THE government is thrust back into the spotlight, following recent allegations of torture and savage beatings of its opponents, Professor of World Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, Stephen Chan, has warned that the world cannot keeping waiting for Zimbabwe and it’s time it corrects its ills and wrongs,…
CULTURAL and creative industries’ support for the development of the culture and creative industries in African countries has grown over the years through the wide ratification and implementation of the 2005 Conventionthe Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expression. Nhimbe Trust programme officer Lisa Thelma Sidambe who joined a virtual UNESCO ResiliArt panel…
LIFESTYLE WRITER VICTORY Siyabonga Theatre has been busy recording video skits as an awareness tool for peace-building as well as the Covid-19 global pandemic and this courtesy of Nhimbe Trust’s Bluez Cafe who offered them working space. Director Desire Moyo said: “We appreciate the help at this time of need, this time of lockdown, this…
LIFESTYLE WRITER INAUGURAL Bulawayo Arts Festival held this year which featured both established and emerging artists saw outstanding performances across the board and wide reach across the world. In line with its programme for the advancement of women artists, Nhimbe Trust were pleased to note a strong representation of women during the June virtual festival;…
Godknows Matarutse and Nigel Matongorere A SURVEY carried out by the Daily News on Sunday can reveal that the majority of Premier Soccer League (PSL) players are earning a pittance as clubs struggle to cope with the effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Most of the players are still earning the same salary they negotiated…
RICKY Johnstone, pictured, is proud to be one of the proponents of the sport of show jumping which has a rich history in Zimbabwe. The sport involves a rider and his horse navigating through a number of diverse obstacles which they must clear in an allotted time. The country has hosted the prestigious equestrian event…
Perrance Shiri obituary by Chris Mutsvangwa AS Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, we are in total shock and deepest pain at the passing on of Hon Perrance Shiri, Minister of Agriculture and Retired Air Marshal of the Air Force of Zimbabwe. Comradre Perrance Shiri first distinguished himself as a provincial field commander of Zanla’s…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s cautious intervention in the current Zimbabwean crisis has got off to a rocky start, with the opposition warning yesterday that they will not be railroaded to accept any deals that they disagree with, as had happened a decade ago when the country’s unity government was put in place, the Daily News On…
MDC Alliance has claimed that 30 of its members have fled from their homes in fear of falling victim to the alleged on-going crackdown of opposition activists in the city. In recent weeks several politicians, activists and citizens have been arrested, with others beingsubjected to alleged torture by suspected State security agents on charges of…
Government has gazetted the Zimbabwe Manpower Planning and Development Amendment Bill which removes Higher Education minister as the responsible authority to manage the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (ZimDef) and replaces him with a board. This comes after the ZimDef allegedly lost about US$245 000 to former Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo who claimed he channelled…
