© CHITUNGWIZA-based Afro-fusion group Jesa Band won the right to represent Harare in this year’s edition of Chibuku Road to Fame national finals to be held at Glamis Arena on October 5. [GoogleAd] Jesa came out tops in the provincial finals that were held at Vamrey Gardens in Chitungwiza on Saturday and walked away with…
© An umbrella union of teachers has called a strike for its members in all public schools as soon as the third term opens if an agreement is not reached with government over US dollar-denominated pay. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) secretary general Tapson Sibanda told the Daily News that teachers will stay off the…
© Kariba Power Station could cease operations by September due to low water levels, with the country having to rely solely on Hwange thermal power station, which is producing meagre amounts of electricity due to recurrent breakdowns of its ageing plants, the Daily News can report. This comes as the crisis-torn country is battling worsening…
© PARLIAMENT is piling pressure on government to act quickly as fresh water is fast becoming a dangerously scarce resource, driving a surge in fights to secure supplies in both rural and urban communities. [GoogleAd] In the National Assembly, MDC legislator for Warren Park Shakespear Hamauswa demanded that the Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural…
© In a recent article headlined: The curse of November. Are we paying for the sins?, I introduced the subject of Zanu struggles-within-the-struggle and demonstrated that parallel to our liberation struggle against colonialism, there were gun battles within Zanu, to outdo each other in the contestation for power. [GoogleAd] In this two part series, I…
© LEGISLATORS have tasked government to deal with debt collectors who are being contracted by public institutions to harass their constituents. [GoogleAd] The matter was raised last week by Zanu PF Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna who asked the deputy minister of Home Affairs, Mike Madiro what government was doing to deal with the contentious…
© THIS week we bring the last instalment in our Music Censorship in Zimbabwe series. It brings you testimonies prepared and presented in connection with a seminar on Music Censorship in Zimbabwe held April 28, 2005 at then Mannenberg Jazz Club, Harare. [GoogleAd] Emmanuel Vori CENSORSHIP, both voluntary and forced has been part of the…
© MDC legislators hagrilled Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Settlement minister Perrance Shiri, pictured, over Statutory Instrument (SI) 145 of 2019 which directed farmers to sell all maize to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) only. [GoogleAd] Government in June this year banned the selling or buying of the staple by individuals in a bid…
© THE Jah Prayzah (JP)-led music flagship Military Touch Movement (MTM) has had mixed fortunes since its launch. MTM started with a star-studded team of singers comprising Jah Prayzah, Andy Muridzo, EXQ, Tahle Wedzinza, Dj Tamuka and Nutty O. [GoogleAd] But in ensuing years, Muridzo, Tahle and producer Chiweddar left to pursue solo careers under…
© Government has increased prices of both petrol and diesel — making this the fifth price hike in seven months –— in a move which is set to ignite further rises in the cost of basic consumer goods and services. [GoogleAd] This comes as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last Thursday heaped more misery on long-suffering…
