By Kundai Marunya The Embassy of Canada to Zimbabwe has expressed disappointment in government’s efforts or lack thereof in investigating the disappearance of journalist and human rights activist Itai Dzamara. Dzamara, a strong opposition of the ZANU PF government was allegedly abducted on 9 March 2015 in what is suspected to be a move to…
By Kundai Marunya Old Georgians Sports Club is set to host a Zumbathon to fundraise for Takudzwa Rugare Paradza’s bone marrow transplant, this Saturday. The event to be held from 9 to 11 am will go a long way in contributing to the $25 000 needed for the treatment to be done in India. Zumbathon…
By Kudzayi Zvinavashe recently in Mutare The eastern city Mutare is billed to come alive when the residents and music fanatics will witness the inaugural Mutare music awards titled Merit Awards, awards that are expected to recognise hard work, discipline, determination and innovation within the artists from Mutare. Merit awards are being hosted by Netive…
Spiked Reporter Former Zanu Pf provincial chairman, Themba Mliswa who was competing in the just ended by elections as an Independent candidate in Hurungwe West has dismissed the outcome of the elections where ZANU Pf candidate Keith Guza won. Speaking at a press conference held earlier on, “It is important to record and to detail…
By Kundai Marunya Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has discredited the recently held parliamentary By Elections over violations of the Electoral Act of Zimbabwe. The elections which saw ZANU PF grabbing all the 16 contested seats that fell vacant after MDC-T and ZANU PF recalled 14 and 2 parliamentarians (respectively) who opted for leadership renewal…
By Trevor Makonyonga Norton is billed to come alive on Saturday as an entourage of Zim’s A-List comedians, Doc Vikela and Simba the Comic King are set to invade the small town where they are set to perform at Oliver Mtukudzi’s joint Pakare Paye Arts Center. Supporting acts on the day will be Prosper, The…
By Kudzayi Zvinavashe Ever looked up how cool Google offices are and lost yourself imagining how awesome it would working there? Well Magamba Network and its partners is set to go down in the books of history for opening a state of the art community hub, Moto Republik Creative Hub which is the first of…
By Zimbabwe Peace Project Hurungwe West has been a hot bed of violence since the announcement of the by elections.The violence has mainly targeted supporters of former legislator and independent candidate Temba Mliswa. The violence has been perpetrated with impunity. Those suspected of backing Mliswa who include traditional leaders, his election campaign team, workers at…
By Trevor Makonyonga The appointment of Sithelelwe ‘Kwinji 15’ Sibanda as assistant coach of Tsholotsho FC marks a new era in Zimbabwean football. Her roles as player and coach at the Zimbabwe National Women’s team were normal but this new role bestowed on her is historical. Most football fans spoken to by this reporter expressed…
By Spiked Lifestyle After flying the nation’s flag high several times, Selmour Mtukudzi has done it once more joining hands with other female superstars in Africa penning a song titled Strong Girl, an initiative of an international organisation called ONE. The track features 9 African female superstars who affirm the position of a girl child…
By Kudzayi Zvinavashe Fairytales and fantasies usually have a tragic end, same with love and the proverbial “Match Made in heaven”. While the First son in law Simba Chikore and wife Bona Mugabe’s marriage remains shrouded in secrecy and the public has been left to ponder if it is the phantasmagorical, that has not been…
By Kudzayi Zvinavshe The National Vendors Union Zimbabwe (NVUZ) has condemned the 7 day ultimatum to vendors by Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Dr. Ignatius Chombo describing the ultimatum as ‘cruel, inhumane and barbaric’. Speaking at a press conference held today, NVUZ National Director, Samuel Wadzai said, “Dr Chombo must be…
By Spiked Lifestyle Poet Albert Nyathi has hailed Zim Talent Hunt for their new arts training initiative launched last weekend in Harare. The inaugural seminar held at Parkview Restaurant in the capital was well attended with the Zimbabwe College of Music tutor Walter Mujuru providing insight on how to compose a song as well as…
By Trevor Makonyonga The economic woes faced by Zimbabwe have forced many to get out of their ways and embark on life journeys that are more distressful than the act of merely breathing. As if struggling for breath is not enough, the rise of survival discrepancies in most Zimbabweans’ lives is alarming as they will…
By Zimbabwe Peace Projects (ZPP) Hurungwe West Former MashumaZanu PF District Youth chairperson KudakwasheBen’s life is reported to be in danger. It is reported that the threat to his life was issued on May 24 at a meeting held at Mashuma Primary School in Hurungwe West. The master of ceremony at the meeting Patrick Goredema…
By Elia Ntali Having lost 2-1 at Buffaloes in their last league encounter Harare City will be hoping to put a better show when they host Gweru based airmen Chapungu at the ceremonial home of football Rufaro Stadium tomorrow. The Harare City /Chapungu is one of the matches that have been slated for the weekend…
By Kundai Marunya Youth in entrepreneurs are failing to access loans to scale up or start-up their businesses due to lack of collateral security, a prerequisite for many micro financiers. The problem has seen many businesses by young people failing to realise their full potential, some even folding. Addressing the Livelihoods Programs Conference this morning,…
By Kundai Marunya Former Minister of Energy and Power Development and MDC Renewal team treasurer Elton Mangoma has blamed his fellow party leaders for his attack. Mangoma who was allegedly attacked by his party’s provincial youth leader Believe Tevera for snatching his wife Yeukai Maravanyika questioned the ability of his assailant to enter a protected…
By Kundai Marunya The third annual Let Them Festival will this year be held on 24 and 25 July at the Harare Showgrounds Fun Park area. The festival meant to celebrate and inspire creativity in children will feature an exciting lineup of theatre, dance and music. The Let Them Trust and festival director Chido Musasiwa…
By Spiked Lifestyle Zimbabwean born Godfrey Mangwiza is in the race to win the ongoing third Season of Big Brother Canada. Mangwiza, a student in his fourth year at the University of Toronto studying double major in Sociology and Psychology, is one of the most competitive housemates in the reality television series. The 22 year…
By Kundai Marunya Armed with a new album which was officially released during the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA), high-riding hip hop outfit The Monkey Nuts will grace the Mashoko Spoken Word and Hip Hop mini-festival this Saturday at Book Cafe. The group which often has the advantage of playing live instruments over…
By Kundai Marunya Widely travelled afro-fusion group Mokoomba will this Friday make a return to Misty’s after a heart-catching performance last month. The show will also serve as a warm up performance as the group is scheduled for a magical date with music lovers at the Miombo Magic Festival in Christon Bank the following day….
By Trevor Makonyonga A general belief is that when one earns themselves a place among the crème de le crème of local sport, and is selected to represent their nation, a decent living is well inline. This is not the case in local rugby where players are struggling for survival. They earn very little money…
By Elia Ntali We now live in a global world in which Zimbabwe must start paying a significant attention to tracking her competitors in order to fully understand global markets and exploit opportunities. Given that we are trying to leverage our beautiful nation in the world of arts, craft and to larger extent tourism as…
By Kundai Marunya Stakeholders in the art and craft sector have reinforced the importance of education as a prerequisite of development if the nation wants to benefit from craft work. In an informative discussion during the Basket Trade Policy Dialogue Conference held at Rainbow Towers Hotel, stakeholders representing different groups including crafters, civic society, art…
By Trevor Makonyonga A devastating tide of panic that has hit Norton, as residents are being served with summons for unpaid council bills. The local governing body has engaged lawyer and former cabinet minister, Paul Mangwana to try and recover the owed dues. Reason for the panic is that the letter is headlined, “Notice of…
By Trevor Makonyonga The appointment of Sithelelwe “Kwinji 15” Sibanda as assistant coach of Tsholotsho FC marks a new era in Zimbabwean football. Her roles as player and coach at the Zimbabwe National Women’s team were not out of the ordinary, but this new role bestowed on her is an important landmark in sporting history…
Art is often seen as a window to better understanding of humans and their values. In many cases it is seen as the gateway to socio economic development. Though, government has acknowledged the importance of arts and culture by forming the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ), art funding has largely remained in the hands…
By Trevor Makonyonga It only costs US$0.50 to get busy for hours in Zimbabwe in an environment where most people in the productive age group are jobless. One only requires 50 cents to get something to do and if they are really good, the 50 cents can last them up to four hours busy on…
By Trevor Makonyonga It always starts with the women ululating uncontrollably, the men whistling hysterically, the children giving poems of praise and the artists singing songs of praise to the leader. That leader is said to be loved and always promises to bring a better position for the majority yet in turn all they want…
By Kundai Marunya City of Harare (CoH) junior council is set to host the inaugural Harare Air Day at the Borrowdale Race Course on Saturday May 23. The aimed at educating members of public on aviation, will run from morning till nightfall. Addressing a press conference at Town House, Harare junior mayor Ebenezer Nobela said…
By Kundai Marunya Zimbabwe United Nations Association (ZUNA) board member and project director Ronald Mubaiwa said the country has dismally failed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed upon at a United Nations summit in 2000. The summit held in New York saw 189 head of states, President Mugabe among them, endorse the MDGs,…
By Kundai Marunya Provincial preliminaries for Zimbabwe’s premier annual youth dance festival, Jibilika, will kick off this Saturday May 16 at the Charles Austin Theatre in Masvingo The festival which usually draws a great number of contestants battling it off in the preliminaries to book a place in the nationals is this year expecting an…
By Kundai Marunya Local blog, The African Hip Hop Blog continues to shine, this time on a continental level winning an award for the Best Blog About Africa at the second African Blogger Awards. The blog which was founded by a Zimbabwean, Ross Hagan in 2008 while he was a student at Rhodes University record…
Kundai Marunya Most people visiting Zimbabwe for the first time after over a decade of economic meltdown and political chaos come bearing this negative image of a nation of barbarism, widely underdeveloped, a notion often pushed forward by biased media reports. The same counts for artists staging in the country for the first time, and…
by Kundai Marunya The mid day sun was at its acme when a woman emerged from a semi built hut in Chief Nyashanu’s area of Buhera, heavily pregnant she was. However, her importance does not depict a child bearing woman as she is probably supposed to be at school doing her form two. Tariro Gondo…
BY BYRON MUTINGWENDE A man from Harare’s high density suburb of Kambuzuma has finally won back his house after many years of torturous struggle in which a fraudster had illegally acquired its ownership for more than a decade-and-a-half years, rendering him and his entire family destitute. Luke Mhlanga’s parents acquired House Number 1709 in Section…
by Kundai Marunya The inclusion of female rugby teams at the Dairiboard Schools Rugby Festival in 2012 was a well-received development that could see the growth of the sport largely dominated by men in the coming years. Gradually the participation of female teams has grown, and three years later, this year, the numbers are a…
Celebrated South African group, Beatenberg has denounced xenophobia as a barbaric act by uncivilized South Africans. This comes at a time when Zimbabwean locals have threatened a boycott on South African acts at the festival. In an interview at the ongoing Harare International festival of the Arts (HIFA) the group said they represent a united…
BY FARAI MAPOSA Many women in some parts of the country are smiling all the way to the bank owing to them collecting plastic waste which they sell to plastic recycling company. A plastic recycling entrepreneur Mary Wazara spoke to this paper saying they have empowered most women through plastic waste collection. “We are empowering…
BY TAPUWA MASAWI As the Zimbabwe grapples with food insecurity, two women from Harare South province which is home to many shanty settlements like Hopley and Southley have ventured into a lucrative potato production business. Speaking to this reporter, Josephine Moyo one of the beneficiary of the project Sofaneti Badza her partner is the brains behind the project. “It was Sofaneti…
BY FARAI MAPOSA Farmers at Mbare Musika in Harare, Zimbabwe are complaining on the available ablution facilities provided by the city council as a ‘ticking health bomb’. Most of the farmers who are women said they are concerned with their health as most of the toilets are not cleaned timely but they pay the city…
Widely travelled theatre production Twenty Fifteen left a lasting impression at the ongoing Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA). Staging in a once off show at the ZB Reps Theatre this morning, the Kuenda Arts production was nothing short of amazing. The cast showed a very refreshing multi-role play, embracing different characters across genders,…
by Kundai Marunya Rural women who earn a living through arts and craft are well represented at the ongoing Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA). Their art is being exhibited at different stands in the British American Tobbaco Zimbabwe Crafts and Design Centre by different organisations notably the Zienzele Foundation, Step Zimbabwe Trust and the Lupane…
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ), Bulawayo branch is set to celebrate the country independence with an exhibition titled Phindu’phenduke. The exhibition which will run for 24 days will be a first of its kind at the arts hub. NGZ acting regional director and curator Cliford Zulu said the exhibition will mark the reopening of…
