JAMAICAN-AMERICAN singer Alaine Laughton has been confirmed as the latest international act to perform in Zimbabwe in the first quarter of the year.Laughton’s performance at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on April 4 alongside Jah Prayzah will follow appearances by other American singers, including rapper Rick Ross, and gospel stars Naomi Raine and Todd…
ZIMBABWE’S Chevrons have been the revelation of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.The Chevrons, for so long a team known for its tendency to collapse regularly, have been showing some newfound steel — refreshingly so.Indeed, it has been a long way back to the international cricket spotlight for…
THE European Union (EU) says the government must religiously stick to principles and procedures set out in the Constitution as it pushes Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3.The Bill, gazetted on Monday, seeks to scrap the popular vote for the presidency, instead allowing Parliament to elect the head of State, among other far-reaching changes.Addressing a press conference…
THE Harare City Council is rolling out an urgent disinfestation programme in Mbare following a bedbug re-infestation in the high-density suburb.In a public notice yesterday, the City of Harare Health Department confirmed that recent assessments established the return of bedbugs in several apartment blocks, including Nenyere, Matererini, Matapi, Shawasha and Mbare flats, as well as…
ALL across Africa, elections are starting to fail the people they are supposed to serve.Formerly viewed as a sign of change and an indicator that the continent could be turning the page on decades of tyranny, elections are increasingly understood as empty spectacles—scripted affairs in which results are predetermined, and citizens’ voices are diminished.This increasingly…
CANADA-BASED duo of Tafadzwa and Amy Matamba — jointly known as Mbira Spirit — will launch their first album in a decade in Harare early next month, promising a rich offering that celebrates the distinctive sound of one of Zimbabwe’s cultural treasures, the mbira.The pair, who have performed largely across North America and Europe, will…
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders have been relatively quiet in the transfer market despite losing several key players since the beginning of the year.The players that went through the Bosso exit include McKinnon Mushore, Nqobile Ndlovu, Mthabisi Ncube, Honest Mhlanga, Learnmore Muyambo, Melikhaya Ncube, Martin Nhubu and Atusaye Nyondo.Ncube joined Bulawayo Chiefs, while McKinnon Mushore moved to…
ZIMBABWE must move away from exporting raw materials and instead focus on value addition and beneficiation across key sectors, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Addressing delegates at a ZimTrade exporters’ conference held under the theme “Rooted Locally and Growing Globally,” in Bulawayo yesterday, Mnangagwa said the country’s days as a raw material exporter were numbered.“Dependence on…
SIMBA Bhora coach Mandla Mpofu says they will use today’s clash against newcomers Agama FC in the Barnabas Mushunje Memorial Cup to assess their preparedness for the upcoming season.The two sides will face off at Wadzanai Stadium this afternoon in a fixture that carries deep emotional weight for the Shamva community, who will be remembering…
IT’S all systems go for four crucial by-elections taking place across the country today.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has finalised preparations to fill vacancies triggered by the deaths and incarceration of councillors in three districts.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Zec chief elections officer Simbarashe Tongayi confirmed that the commission had allocated ZiG13 million to…
