© OCTOBER is a great month in which to enjoy the splendid weather of the Zimbabwean Highveld and I find that far too many people spend time complaining about Harare being too cold in winter and too hot in summer. [GoogleAd] To them I say: nonsense; we genuinely have an amazing climate with an absence…
© A HEARSE carrying the remains of Hilton Tamangani, a Harare vendor who died last week in remand prison, was stoned and damaged by unidentified youths in Chitungwiza on Thursday. [GoogleAd] The incident took place when the body was being ferried from a funeral parlour to Tamangani’s home in Unit D, Chitungwiza. Tamangani, 29, was…
© MUSIC promoters in Bulawayo have renewed their bid to lift a ban on their favourite and popular musical show venue — the Bulawayo Amphitheatre. [GoogleAd] In 2017, the city fathers resolved to ban evening shows at the venue after residents around the area complained of massive noise emanating from the concerts. According to the…
© SEVERAL musicians are coming up with ways through which they can benefit from their music sales at a time piracy has grown. Contemporary musicians have shifted to online stores such as Spotify, iTunes and YouTube where their fans can purchase and download their music. [GoogleAd] Several musicians have cut down on CD production which…
© THE country’s biggest opposition party, MDC yesterday snubbed the anti-sanctions march held in Harare, saying the event was not meant “to address the bread and butter issues” that are affecting the majority of Zimbabweans. Daniel Molokele, the party spokesperson, said bad governance, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s illegitimacy and a corrupt leader- ship are at the…
© KNOWN as the Rozvi Empire, a student group from Midlands State University information systems department will today launch an entertainment event called the Suburban Chillout in Gweru. Tevin Togo, Kudakwashe Gotora, Brighton Chihata, Tafara Nhuta and Nigel Chikani got together to create the event, which will today start at the MSU main campus before…
© ONE of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s advisors, Shingi Munyeza, has said that while Western sanctions must be removed, bad governance, the absence of the rule of law in the country and public sector corruption were at the core of Zimbabwe’s problems. The forthright cleric and businessman told the Daily News yesterday that while the sanc-…
© DISABLED singer Greatman has accused some music producers and promoters of abusing artistes living with disabilities and making them work for no pay under the guise of earning them recognition. Born Tongai Gwaze, Greatman was speaking at the cultural and crea- tive industries strategy workshop in the capital with various arts players and the…
© THE United States of America and the European Union (EU) have both pooh-poohed yesterday’s anti-sanctions march bluntly telling President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government that they should focus on rebuilding Zimbabwe’s shattered economy instead of “wasting time” on pointless endeavours, the Daily News reports. On his part, a defiant Mnangagwa told his supporters who…
© NETHERLANDS ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara van Hellemond officially launched the iconic Rembrandt @350 art exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe on Thursday. The exhibition, which will run for three weeks in collaboration with the gallery, is the only one of its kind in Africa celebrating the life and works of Dutch icon Rembrandt…
