US President-elect Joe Biden has warned that “people may die” if his incoming administration continues to be impeded by incumbent Donald Trump. Mr Biden said co-ordination was needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. He called President Trump’s refusal to acknowledge he lost the election, despite calls to do so from both sides, “totally irresponsible”. The…
GOSPEL musician Stanley Gwanzura aka Pastor G has attacked material wealth and love for earthly things in a new single to celebrate his 50th birthday. The song is titled Versace neBhachi. “Reaching 50 is testimony that God still loves me. Some of my friends have died but I am grateful that I am still alive….
THE majority of musicians in Zimbabwe do not derive any direct benefit from online streaming of their products as only a paltry eighty percent of them made more than US$500 from their music accessed through online services in the past year. A recent survey on modes of music consumption in Zimbabwe commissioned by the National…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw NEGOTIATIONS are underway between musicians and the government as the former are pushing for total re-opening of the arts sector, National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) director Nicholas Moyo has said. Moyo, who was the guest of honour at the launch of Allan Chimbetu’s latest album Urgent Matter, said musicians…
Vasco Chaya ORGANISERS of the annual Worship Experience Concert have resorted to “pay per view” as the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown on live events continues to affect the arts sector. The next edition of the Worship Experience concert will be held at Rainbow Towers in the capital on January 1 and will be headlined by…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has to work hard to ensure that the country’s economy is back on its feet despite the economic sanctions imposed by Western powers, including the United States. While the sanctions, which include trade restrictions and withdrawal of bilateral and multilateral financial support and estimated to have cost the country about US$100…
EDITOR – As the festive season gets closer with each passing day, it appears there is one group that is perennially battling to survive while others swim in opulence. These glaring inequalities must just end because they reflect badly on humanity. Yes, in life people are exposed to different opportunities, implying that they will end…
EDITOR — During the numerous droughts that affected Zimbabwe since independence, farmers lost significant livestock, with some households having their entire herds wiped out. Nobody plans to have droughts but these are occasioned by nature as they are a result of developments beyond our earthly confines. The loss of livestock for a communal farmer means…
Tinashe Nekati STAFF WRITER nekatit@dailynews.co.zw ORGANISERS of the annual Change a Life Concert have lived up to their motto and changed the life of a bed-ridden granny in Mabvuku. Change a Life Concert is the entertainment arm of Alfred Dondo Foundation which was founded in 2014 as a non-profit organisation that assists the underprivileged;…
A MAJOR row has erupted among relatives of the late national hero and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri, as they fight to benefit from his significant estate, the Daily News can reveal. This comes as it has emerged that the former Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister left behind several children — with many of…
