HARARE – Businessman-cum-politician Phillip Chiyangwa’s Magnet Construction Company is embroiled in a messy labour dispute with an ex-employee after it allegedly failed to pay an arbitral award ordered by the High Court. Munodawafa Mawere, a former site manager at Magnet Construction Pvt Ltd — a subsidiary of Pinnacle Holdings — was unlawfully dismissed by Chiyangwa…
HARARE – A rally organised by businessperson Phillip Chiyangwa yesterday to prop up sidekick Chamu Chiwanza’s bid to stand in Mabvuku as a Zanu PF candidate in next year’s Parliamentary elections flopped after a handful of people attended. Less than 100 people including children turned up for the much-hyped rally, where Chiyangwa claiming to be…
HARARE – Avowed government critic Raymond Majongwe is grooming his 14-year old daughter and nine-year-old son to position them to realise his music dreams that have been suffocated by the hostile political climate. Majongwe, who is set to release his 29th album Bhora Mudondo on which he collaborated with his daughter Ruvimbo and son Mzwakhe,…
HARARE – Former Yellow Card actor Leroy Gopal won a South African Film and Television Award (Safta) on Saturday night at the Gallagher Convention Centre. Gopal, who had been nominated for the same award twice before, bagged the Best Actor in a TV Comedy Award for his role in Ses’Top La where he plays the…
HARARE – “Godfather” Templeman has come under fire for allegedly snubbing artistes aligned to the talent -laden Heshi Mfeshi Studio. Templeman is responsible for organising local reggae and dancehall shows and is also part of C and A Entertainment as a spokesperson. Heshi Mfeshi part-owner Joe Machingura was breathing fire, stating that the godfather of…
HARARE – Amakhosi Cultural Centre in Bulawayo will this weekend host the play Khayalami — My Home as part of the Plays on Sunday programme that began on November 18. Khayalami — My Home, written and directed by Miccaine Sikhosana, is about a young woman’s struggles to mend her ways after making series of seriously…
BULAWAYO – I will not dwell on the National Arts Merit Award (Nama) coming to Bulawayo as that is now a tired subject, more so that the people of Bulawayo, the National Arts Council Board and staff have proved to all that it is just small minds and village mentality that justifies keeping national events…
HARARE – A building housing Job Sikhala’s MDC99 offices and a restaurant was partly destroyed after a night blast that police are still investigating. Chitungwiza police spokesperson Daniel Badza said: “I think it was an electrical fault although we are yet to establish the real cause. “We are waiting for a forensic report and we…
HARARE – Community radios are up in arms with the government for allegedly sideling them in fear of the people’s voice, following the awarding of licences to two commercial radios. Last year the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) called for applications from commercial radios only, with the communities being excluded. Licences were awarded to Star…
HARARE – ZiFM disc jockey and former Studio 263 actress Tinopona Katsande, was bashed by her boyfriend this weekend after allegedly asking him to do house chores. The radio and television personality revealed her ordeal on social networks, Twitter and Facebook and posted a picture that clearly showed her swollen face. “I was beaten up…
