adminShamu blasts pirates
Entertainment Reporter
MEDIA, Information and Publicity Minister Webster Shamu has fired a salvo at pirates, declaring 2012 as a “defining year” for piracy. Minister Shamu said this at his Munhumutapa offices after learning that the cancer awareness documentary “The
Chaka Chaka scoops top award
Davos. – Yvonne Chaka Chaka became the first African woman to receive the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award in Davos, Switzerland, last week The forum takes place annually, with businesspeople gathering to discuss the way forward in
Bring on the Falcons
Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe ………………………………….(0)2
Botswana ………………………………….(1) 1
(Zimbabwe progress to the last round on 3-1 aggregate)
Willom Tight bounces back
Entertainment Reporter
TALENTED musician Willom Tight has bounced back with a fourth album that is set to consolidate his status as one of Zimbabwe’s polished young musicians. The album, titled “Chinyerere”, is already receiving a considerable amount of airplay
Savannah Afros ready for Maputo test
Entertainment Reporter
Joshua Kuchekana-Chirau, the director and vocalist of the group, revealed that preparations for the regional competition set for Maputo are at an advanced stage. THE winners of the Zimbabwe Music Crossroads – Savannah Afros – are today expected to go
Zata-Zemba end ‘marriage’
Jairos Saunyama Arts Correspondent
Prominent Murehwa-based mbira group Zata-Zemba has split following a fallout with one of the surviving founding members Godfrey Zemba, who accused other group members of not respecting him. Godfrey has since formed a new mbira outfit,
Kamusena to honour Fanuel ‘System’ Tazvida
Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
THE late Smoko music founder – Fanuel “System” Tazvida – will be remembered in song and dance when Boys DzeSmoko led by Leeroy “Kamusena” Lunga hold a memorial gig in his honour at Tube Night Club in Harare this Saturday. System passed
European stocks mixed on renewed Greece concerns
LONDON. – European stocks were mixed on Friday on renewed concerns over Greece’s ability to reduce its debt mountain and as markets awaited key US economic growth data. London’s FTSE 100 index of top shares fell 0,25 percent to 5 780,62 points in midday deals. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index gained 0,31 percent to 6 560,27 points and in Paris the CAC 40 dipped
Zambia probes ex-finance minister
LUSAKA. – Zambia is investigating former Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane for abuse of power over a tax deferment deal he concluded with an Indian company. President Michael Sata’s government has also reversed a number of deals it said were irregularly awarded to private companies to build and operate border facilities in Zambia. A report of a government inquiry
Hopes rise for Greek deal
DAVOS, Switzerland. – Europe’s economic pointman last week said he expected Greece to agree a deal with private creditors to write down its debt this weekend as the US praised efforts to combat the eurozone crisis. Speaking at the Davos forum, EU economic affairs commissioner Olli Rehn said the Greek debt agreement may be hammered out before a gathering of European