adminCelebrating Zimbabwe’s heritage
By Lennon BaloyiAs the nation celebrates President Mugabe’s birthday, it is important for every Zimbabwean to know what we really are celebrating.
Chivi school closed
Harare BureauClose to 1 000 pupils at Shongamiti High School in Chivi were left stranded after the school was briefly closed due to clashes between parents and authorities.
Airzim suspends flights indefinitely
Harare bureau
AIR Zimbabwe, which failed to resume domestic flights this week, has now suspended all flights indefinitely.
Exorcising the spirit of puppetry
In the village, in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve, the inevitability of dialogue between past and present is universal. In Zimbabwe, many a times villagers are looked down upon by many urbanites or pseudo urbanites, who, because of colonial prejudices banked on their minds, think
Mike Mopo calls it quits . . . passes baton to son Potipher
Jairos Saunyama Arts Correspondent
Forgotten yesteryear musician Mike Mopo of “Nherera Ndimambo” fame has quit music and now he wants his son Potipher to lead his group called Zinawa. Mopo, who is a devout member of the Johanne
Weya artists’ exhibition on at the National Gallery
Entertainment ReporterAn exhibition showcasing over 50 pieces by Weya artists opened last week at the National Galley of Zimbabwe. Titled “Visiting and Revisiting Weya Art” and curated by Raphael Chikukwa, the exhibition
Old school music invades Reps
Entertainment ReporterThirty hit songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s will be the focus of a family musical show opening this week at Harare’s Reps Theatre. The show is called Shout! and features opening and closing songs
Constituency fund lands MP in court
Court Reporter
ST MARY’S legislator Marvellous Khumalo yesterday appeared in court for allegedly diverting the Constituency Development Fund to his personal use.
The MP is reported to have bought himself a lorry before pocketing part of the money.
He was ordered to report once every week at the Anti-Corruption Commission.
He is also required to surrender his passport and not to interfere with witnesses and investigations.
Copac overhauls draft Constitution
Felex Share Herald Reporter
THE Constitution Select Committee has made a raft of changes to the draft Constitution recently produced by principal drafters as it emerged that 70 percent of the information therein was notsolicited from the people.Some of the information in the draft, which analysts described as “organically flawed”, includes contentious clauses on presidential powers and term limits, dual citizenship and homosexuality.
Legal experts contend that the drafters came up with the phrase ‘‘natural differences’’ in a bid to smuggle homosexuality into the country’s supreme law.
A clause on land reform that had been left out
Power disconnections loom
Takunda Maodza Herald Reporter
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma says Zesa Holdings will disconnect all defaulters as it seeks to settle US$80 million it owes Hydro Cahorra Basa of Mozambique.
Zesa is owed US$450 million by consumers.
“Zesa has availed to customers a facility to propose workable payment plans, regrettably some have chosen either to ignore this facility or not to honour their payment plans, leaving Zesa with no option except to withdraw supplies,” he said.
“Power disconnections are currently being