AWARD-WINNING Afro-fusion singer and songwriter Victor Kunonga says his soon-to-be-launched new album offers an insight into the way he grew up in Bulawayo. Kunonga said the album titled, Induna (Chief), would present a tapestry of influences that shaped his early life in Zimbabwe’s second largest city.“This album speaks a lot about where I grew up…
WEAVER Press closed shop at the end of last year, bringing to an end a 25-year stint that spawned over two hundred titles. The independent publisher, formed by Irene Staunton and her husband Murray McCartney in 1998, published celebrated writers such as Shimmer Chinodya (Harvest of Thorns), the late Yvonne Vera (The Stone Virgins), the late Chenjerai…
DESPITE clear signs that legacy publishing in Zimbabwe is on its last legs, as evidenced by Weaver Press’ recent closure, writing experts insist that opportunities for publication still abound. Weaver Press closed shop in December last year, bringing to an end a 25-year stint that spawned over two hundred titles from authors such as Shimmer…
THE African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has praised Utariri, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Livelihoods Programme being implemented in the Zambezi Valley for putting local people at the centre. AWF, an Africa-based global conservation organisation which promotes protection of wildlife and their habitats, is implementing the Utariri programme as part of a consortium that includes DanChurchAid, Bushlife…
AFTER failing to win the crown in local pageants such as Miss Zimbabwe and Miss Carnival, very few gave Bulawayo-born model Marble Nyathi a chance when she moved to Düsseldorf, Germany a few years ago. In fact, Marble relocated to Germany hoping to join the hotel industry but when an opportunity to try modelling again…
FIVE years after co-founding and co-organising the 2018 ZiMarimba Fest which broke the Guinness World Record for the largest marimba ensemble ever…
COMPANIES that do not prioritise minimising the impact of their operations on the environment have no future as consumers are increasingly shunning products made by such firms, an environmental expert has said. African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) country director, Olivia Mufute told hundreds of Zimbabwean chief executive officers at the recent CEO Africa Roundtable in Victoria…
BUSINESS leaders say President Emmerson Mnangagwa should lead efforts to move Zimbabwe away from the recent national elections, so that the nation can focus on building the country’s economy. Speaking at the just-ended CEO Annual Roundtable (CEO-ART) in Victoria Falls on Thursday, the organisation’s chairperson, Oswell Binha, said it was crucial for the nation to…
PROPERTY sector players say plans to discontinue the use of the United States dollar (US$) beyond December 2025 will impede them from realising the housing goals of Vision 2030. This comes as banks are no longer offering long-term funding beyond 2025 when the multi-currency regime is set to end. Speaking during a property session on…
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sithembiso Nyoni has invited business leaders to contribute to the ongoing review of the Zimbabwe National Industrial Development Policy. Nyoni made the remarks on Wednesday at the 2023 CEO Africa Annual Roundtable (CEOART) running in Victoria Falls till weekend under the theme ‘‘Delivering the vision: prospering through smart partnerships’’. “This Industrial…
