Life & Arts

Female instrumentalists defy the odds

FEMALE instrumentalists are a rarity on the Zimbabwean music scene, with most women preferring to be vocalists. The majority of Zimbabwean women instrumentalists tend to play the mbira, opening the door for men to dominate other instruments such as the guitar, saxophone and keyboard. Although the number of women instrumentalists in the country continues to…

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Sport

Happy Kaindu wants Bosso to kick on

BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE KELVIN Kaindu’s return to Highlanders was expected to galvanise a side that had ended the 2023 season with little to celebrate despite a fifth place finish in what was a hugely competitive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign. Much of Bosso’s disappointment had stemmed from the contrast between the first and second…

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Editorial Comment

Feasible measures needed to steady the ship

RENOWNED banker John Mushayavanhu commenced his duties as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor last Thursday amid huge market expectations given the economic situation in the country. His first task is to issue the long-awaited monetary policy statement which, among other things, must address economic fundamentals that include currency and prices volatilities. Mushayavanhu has to calm…

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Business

Mobile data traffic on the rise: Potraz

ZIMBABWE’S mobile data traffic continues to rise, increasing by an overall 4.7 percent to record 46.79 petabytes in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was up from 44.67 recorded in the previous quarter, the latest industry statistics show. According to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) Sector Performance Report Q4 2023, Econet…

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