HARARE – A 12-year-old boy has been set ablaze in a shocking case of political violence which has heightened fears that the gory 2008 ghost is back to haunt citizens ahead of a watershed election set for later this year. Christpower Simbarashe Maisiri of Headlands district in Manicaland Province was looking forward to returning to…
MUSINA – There are more Zimbabweans than South Africans in this town according to the last official census in South Africa. Infact Musina, the busy border town between Zimbabwe and South Africa has assumed a Zimbabwean face. Several churches in the town have been turned into shelters for desperate and homeless Zimbabweans. Many of these…
HARARE – She prides herself as a “violent person”, yet Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe wants to be seriously taken as “mother of the nation”. As the multi-sectoral charitable foundation patron gleefully told South African television host Dali Tambo that she had “chased and pounded” a British photographer, the 47-year-old businesswoman’s remarks have sparked outrage…
HARARE – Pastor G has lined up a duet with South Africa-based Nigerian gospel music artiste Yolanda Ugo. The duo’s imminent collaboration is being facilitated by Joe Machingura the executive producer of Zimbabwean music label Heshi Mfeshi and Zimbabwean dancehall star Buffalo Souljah who is based in South Africa. Pastor G, whose real name is…
HARARE – Zimbabwean Nathan Kalumbu has made history by becoming the Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) president of the 85-country Eurasia and Africa Group. His promotion in the 126-year-old, world leading soft drink manaufacturer, is part of leadership appointments Coca-Cola has made globally to support the company’s new global operating structure, effective January, 2013. Kalumbu is currently…
HARARE – High-Flying Zimbabwean stand–up comic Carl Joshua Ncube is set to host a one-man show at the Rainbow Towers on October 5. The much-hyped show, billed as one of best shows on the comedy calendar, carries a price tag of $10. All those who have experienced Ncube at his best on stage, always profess…
HARARE – War veterans have stitched a new plan to prop up President Robert Mugabe in watershed elections which the veteran leader and his colleagues want held by June. Known for their knee-jerk tactics and combative mood often accompanied by violence, the former freedom fighters have roped in the church and traditional leaders to help…
HARARE – Popular Botswana singer and dancer Naledi Kaisara, better known as Slizer, is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe on Friday for a show in the border town of Beitbridge a day later. The Batswana singer’s tour is being facilitated by Blessing Mureyani of Winter Cherry Promotions. Slizer’s Zimbabwean manager Gift Petro confirmed the singer’s…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s media should be allowed space to expose societal imperfections, Zanu PF member Goodison Nguni said yesterday. Nguni was speaking at a discussion hosted by the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), publishers of the Daily News, titled Media, Democracy and Elections. The event was part of the group’s second anniversary commemorations. “I do…
HARARE – Talented jazz singer Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana teams up for a once-in-a-lifetime performance with gifted singer/songwriter Alexio Kawara. Prudence is a much-beloved jazz vocalist whose stage performance is vibrant and sassy. Referred to by some as a great Zimbabwean jazz voice to emerge in a generation, this jazz diva is a charming delight. Alexio is…
