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Media should drive progressive socio-economic and democratic agenda in the country: Parajuli

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago014 mins

By Byron Mutingwende The media plays an important role in defining common denominator in promoting national interest and setting progressive socio-economic and democratic agenda in the country, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe has said. “The role of media, including the newsprint, electronic and online/digital entities, cannot be over-emphasised in national development, which involves advancement…

ZPP bemoans discrimination in food distribution

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago07 mins

The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has bemoaned discrimination prevalent in the distribution of food assistance as the inputs and food aid are channelled through local and traditional structures. ZPP said it has over the years documented numerous cases of destitute and marginalised citizens of Zimbabwe being unlawfully denied social welfare assistance, solely on the basis…

Gondwe, Chitoshi triumph at the 2019 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago05 mins

Zimbabwean Christopher Gondwe has won this year’s Econet Victoria Falls Marathon which was run on Sunday, with Zambian Felistus Chitoshi taking the women’s top honours at the same 42.2km race. Gondwe crossed the finish line at Victoria Falls Primary School in a time of two hours, 25 minutes and 36 seconds, ahead of Zambia’s Costern…

Upcoming Rapper Revels in ‘Selfie’ video glory

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

By Own Correspondent An upcoming South African based rapper is overwhelmed with the response he is getting from a music video he recently released. This publication caught up with youthful artiste Knowledge Muvuti better known as Chronicc in the music circles who could not hide his joy after battling to get into the limelight for…

Africa’s Small-Scale Fisheries Critical to Food Security

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago06 mins

Fish accounts for more than one-fifth of the protein intake of African south of the Sahara and provides a livelihood to millions of people Africa’s small-scale fisheries play a critical role in global food security and must be supported with greater research and investment, say international and African experts. Industry, NGO, government and academic representatives…

Big Brother Naija Returns With Exciting New Housemates And Star-Studded Performances

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

The live show marked the premiere of the show’s fourth edition and viewers all over the world were privy to the excitement on stage live on DStv. Speaking on the season, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu also used the platform to announce the theme for the season tagged “Pepper Dem”. Twenty-one new housemates for the season were unveiled at the launch along…

M-Net partners Cinemax, ZDF to produce Deon Meyer’s Trackers

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

Acclaimed crime novel Trackers is being adapted for television by a major new partnership between South Africa’s M-Net , German television network ZDF and respected international broadcaster Cinemax. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe said the television production resulting from this unique partnership was set to mark a new high in Africa’s film…

MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy for Southern Africa: developing film and TV production

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago014 mins

Students in year one of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy for Southern Africa have shown positive growth and, as they head into their final four months of training, are looking forward to joining Africa’s ever-expanding film and television industry. The 20 students in the academy are in one of three groups inducted into three separate…

Close-up with successive NAMA award winner, novelist Daniel Mutendi

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

By Nyasha Mutena ‘Born and bred in a dusty rural area where nothing ever happens’, a district that is at the mercy of social media platforms engrossed with sheer mockery, the people of Gokwe are mocked relentlessly for their ‘strong rural background’. But Gokwe is the crucible for people who are heeled and steeped in…

Food can foster relations between Europe and Africa: Chef Elijah Amoo Addo

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

The EurAfrican Forum organization (www.EurAfricanForum.org) announced today that chef Elijah Amoo Addo, founder and CEO of the Food for All Africa, will deliver a pitch about how food can be a link between people and regions to establish stronger relations for Europe and Africa on the first day of the event, July 4, at the…

DStv launches PBS KIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa to enhance children’s entertainment

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

High-quality educational content for young viewers is the focus of PBS Kids, a new channel for children that has recently launched on DStv. The channel results from a partnership between PBS Distribution and MultiChoice Africa to bring PBS Kids to DStv platforms across sub-Saharan Africa, according to MultiChoice Zimbabwe publicity and public relations manager Liz…

MultiChoice Talent Factory Networking Portal Introduces Instant Messaging Feature

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago04 mins

The feature allows connected portal members to interact directly with each other Additional features have been added to the MultiChoice Talent Factory portal, an increasingly popular open platform for sharing information of value and interest to film-making operatives across the African continent. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the portal…

The Zimbabwe Food and Culture Festival roars to life

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

The First Lady Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa says the inaugural Zimbabwe Food and Culture Festival is a platform for Zimbabweans to celebrate the country’s authentic traditional way of living. The festival is running from the 23rd to the 25th of May 2019 in Harare. The fiesta is being held on the backdrop of efforts to boost…

Facebook Celebrates One Year of NG_Hub

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

Celebrating exactly a year to the day since the doors of NG_Hub opened in Lagos, and Facebook (www.Facebook.com) further cemented its ambitions to train users across Nigeria in digital skills, Facebook released an infographic highlighting key milestones over the past year. Created as part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment and investment in growing the start-up ecosystem,…

City of Bulawayo Ignites Celebrations

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago05 mins

By Lovemore Chazingwa (News Correspondent) BULAWAYO – Entumbane Hall today plays host to City of Bulawayo’s launch of this year’s Culture Week, feeding into full blown 125 years of existence of the conservative territory, Spiked Online Media has learnt. In press statement obtained from the office of the public relations office, City of Bulawayo will…

Chinese Embassy offers Cultural Exchange Programme

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago04 mins

By Tatenda Mujeyi The Chinese Embassy to Zimbabwe on Friday showcased a series of arts performances from the Nanjing Province as part of strengthening the Cultural tide that comes with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. “As we know, China and Zimbabwe are good friends and partners, and we enjoy a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. Cultural…

Inaugural Harvest Zimbabwe Festival sets Harare alight

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

By Staff Reporter A mixed bag of Zimbabwe’s finest artists was on show at the first ever Harvest Zimbabwe Festival held recently at the Harare Gardens. The arts festival featured a varied of arts genres including traditional dance, mbira music, hip hop, theatre, dance and house music. The crowd was serenaded by breathtaking dances from…

South African Author Xolani Xaba’s Book “Destiny Call” a spiritual inspiration

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

“Destiny Call” by South African Author, Xolani Xaba is a book that proffers deep insights into the God-inscribed destiny of a person and the importance of picking up and fulfilling that call. In an interview with Spiked Online Media, Xaba said the difference between personally-inscribed destiny and God-inscribed destiny is vividly illustrated and the difference…

Is treason afoot? – 7 May, Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4 review

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago04 mins

Episode 4 of Season 8 of Game of Thrones, entitled ‘The Last of the Starks’, saw the aftermath of the epic battle between the living and the Army of the Dead, with our heroes now turning their focus on taking King’s Landing from Cersei Lannister. Catch all this action on DStv your home for all…

Judgement Yard dates Speedway Bar in Kadoma City

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago08 mins

By Lovemore Chazingwa (News Correspondent) Kadoma – With winter on the cusp and temperatures yo-yoing on the up and downside, trailblazing entertainment joint, Speedway Bar has primed for the new season dishing out a winter warmer jam session this Saturday (today). Trendsetting outfit Judgement Yard comes to the somewhat entertainment starved city at the right…

Harvest Festival 2019 is here!

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago04 mins

Gateway Zimbabwe will host the inaugural Harvest Festival this year at the Harare Gardens. Live music, story telling, dance, art, slam poetry and theatre will be featured in this year’s festival to be held on May 4, 2019 from 2pm at the Main Stage arena. The family friendly event will have the following artists taking…

Economists See Few Monetary Policy Changes With Powell Leading Fed

6 years ago010 mins

Intro text we refine our methods of responsive web design, we’ve increasingly focused on measure and its relationship to how people read. A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind…

“Our Perfect Wedding” Premiers on DSTV’s Zambezi Magic

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

One of biggest television events to date in Zimbabwe takes place this month (April) with the launch of Our Perfect Wedding Zimbabwe, the first local version of this internationally-successful reality television series. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the show would launch on Zambezi Magic(channel 162) at 9.30pm on Thursday April 18,…

Chinese ‘Rooftopper’ Films His Own Death During Skyscraper Stunt

6 years ago08 mins

On her way she met a copy. The copy warned the Little Blind Text, that where it came from it would have been rewritten a thousand times and everything that was left from its origin would be the word “and” and the Little Blind Text should turn around and return to its own, safe country….

Indonesia’s Largest Fleet of Taxis Teams Up To Beat Ride-Hailing Apps

6 years ago010 mins

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Nike Invented Self-Lacing Sneakers Because the Future Is Now

6 years ago08 mins

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Research Reveals: Drinking Coffee Could Protect Against Some Types of Cancer

6 years ago010 mins

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ZIFFT launches “Narratives from Zimbabwe” Project

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago05 mins

The Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust (ZIFFT) has launched its ‘Narratives from Zimbabwe’ project to enhance Zimbabwe’s history and culture knowledge base, by recording on film Zimbabwe’s history, culture, and social foundation. Zimbabwe has a strong heritage that is being lost because we have tended to rely on oral and unrecorded transmission, thus putting…

These Delicious Balinese Street Foods You Need To Try Right Now

6 years ago08 mins

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Game of Thrones: The Best villain from each season

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

This week look into the villains of the past seven seasons NOTE this is a major spoiler alert for those that are still trying to catch up on the series prior to the premiere of the 8th and final season of Game of Thrones. DStv subscribers can catch up on the past seven seasons on…

What Your Legs Could Be Telling You About Your Heart Health

6 years ago08 mins

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Zambezi Magic switches to a new magical number on DStv channel 162

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

As part of its hyper-local focus and ongoing commitment towards bringing the best in locally-produced content to audiences in Southern Africa, Zambezi Magic will move to DStv channel 162 on Monday, 1 April 2019. The switch to a new channel number will make Zambezi Magic available to a wider footprint across Southern Africa to enable audiences…

Leaving Neverland to air on DSTV

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago05 mins

The much-debated two-part documentary Leaving Neverland is a global hot topic at the moment,and DStvcustomers across Africa don’t have to wait long to see why this Channel 4 and HBO co-production has taken the world by storm. Just a few weeks after its controversial premiere in the US at the recent Sundance Film Festival, Leaving Neverland will be screened across two days on M-Net City, DStv channel…

Ammara Brown: helping to enrich the lives of Zimbabweans in their hour of need

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago08 mins

“In the near distance, Cyclone Idai is destroying lives, faster than we are saving them. Please take a moment tonight to collect blankets, clothes, food, water and toiletries. Please give whatever you can, even if it’s just a jersey.” This was the heartfelt plea local performing artist, Ammara Brown, put out this week in her…

The MultiChoice Talent Factory Networking Portal Goes Live!

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

An online portal has been launched as part of the ongoing rollout of activities of the MultiChoice Talent Factory, an initiative that aims at increasing the skills base in Africa’s film and television production industry. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the MTF Portal was the latest touch point in…

Spring and Summer Yoga Retreat Schedule at Tamazirt

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago03 mins

Taghazout, Morocco, Tamazirt by Amayour yoga retreat centre near Taghazout, Morocco has announced its spring and summer yoga retreat schedule, placing an emphasis on capturing the energy of new and full moons, and equinoxes. “Tamazirt means countryside and amayour means full moon in local Amazigh dialect Shilha,” explains Tamazirt by Amayour co-owner Shiraz Ksaiba. “As…

MTV Music 24 comes to DStv

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago02 mins

Viacom International Media Networks Africa and MultiChoice Africa effected music channel changes on the DStv platform on Tuesday March 5, introducing MTV Music 24 as a replacement for VH1. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said MTV Music 24 would offer DStv viewers the latest music videos from all genres, including pop, dance, rock and…

Jean-Pierre Bekolo scoops Ecobank Foundation Prize

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago04 mins

“Miraculous weapons” provides an enthralling story of quest of human freedom, freedom of expression, in a spirit of absolute dignity The Cameroonian “Miraculous weapons” produced by Jean-Pierre Bekolo was judged to be the film giving the most positive image of Africa, at the influential 2019 Festival Panafricain du Cinéma et de la Télévision de Ougadougou…

M-Net Movies Epic Battle Pop-Up Channel Coming in March

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago03 mins

Take Cover as Swords are Drawn and Bullets Fly on the M-Net Movies Epic Battle Pop-Up Channel Another pop-up channel is being created on DStv, this time focusing on epic battles, real and fictional, as part of the M-Net Movies stable. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said M-Net Movies Epic…

Mai Chisamba relishes her Australian debut

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

Popular talk show hostess, Dr Rebecca Chisamba, says she relishes her Australian tour scheduled for next month. Dr Chisamba who hosts the popular Mai Chisamba Show on ZBCTV will be holding two shows one in Perth on March 30 and Sydney on March 22, 2019. “I am humbled that people out there are noticing the…

Superhero movie on the screen in March

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago05 mins

Continuing the spin-out of top movie action, DStv’s latest pop-up channel will feature SuperheroHQ in an exclusive fortnight of fun in the second half of March. Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the channel would be powered by Cartoon Network and would feature some of the most popular of superheroes…

Digi Poems: Another British Council Project Making Arts Stay Alive

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

By Tendai Guvamombe The digital world has romped in some unique features with amazing show of talent in the poetic field with additional features such as animation, audio-visuals, digital painting now correlating in a fine tuned convergence of work. Such a great phenomenon now orchestrates in the proliferation of talents from various corners of the…

DStv Weekly highlights 20 – 26 February

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago013 mins

20- 26 February INTERNATIONAL SERIES The Brit Awards 2019 20 February at 22:00 CAT on BBC Brits The 2019 Brit Awards will be held on 20 February 2019 at The O2 Arena in London with Jack Whitehall was announced as the host for the second year running. What The Killer Did Next S1 21 February…

All Eyes on Adesanya – Catch UFC’s next breakout star LIVE on DStv this weekend

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

All DStv customers to enjoy a complimentary UFC Open Weekend to cheer Nigerian-born star in his bout against Silva on SS11 Straight from the octagon to your screens, DStv brings you Israel Adesanya, Africa’s fast-rising MMA athlete, takes on legendary Anderson Silva in UFC 234 in Melbourne this weekend with one thing on his mind:…

Motivational: Fearless life is limitless

Byron Adonis Mutingwende6 years ago06 mins

By Timothy Mutizwa Many people are full of negative beliefs such as I can’t, not me, its too hard, I’m still young and it’s too late but if you want to know the root cause of all these myths, their source seems to be the one and only, the obnoxious which is called fear. Among…