Tambayi Zhizha Festival keeps tradition alive

Entertainment Reporter
The unusually sleepy neighbourhood of Hatcliffe along the Harare-Domboshawa highway was this weekend a hive of activity during the first edition of the Tambayi Zhizha Festival. The community centre played host to youths currently enjoying their

Goodbye M-Net Africa, hello

AfricaMagic Entertainment
As always the case I spent my Sunday watching television from morning until very late and, quite honestly, ZBCTV is doing a great job in giving us what I would call spirit Sundays. But for some reason last week newspaper columnists have been

Mannex going beyond music

There is a strong relationship between being born in the ghetto and music. Most musicians who achieved phenomenal feats in the music who include Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, Lucky Dube, Augustine Musarurwa, Isaac Chirwa, Hugh Masekela and many others came from the ghetto. Mannex, aka Emmanuel Chamunorwa Motsi is no exception. Mannex was born three

Jah Prayzah goes into acting

Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
TALENTED contemporary musician Jah Prayzah, real name Mukudzei Mukombe, continues to show his versatility in the arts and this time, he is trying his luck in acting. Jah Prayzah is part of the cast in a recently released drama called “Bag Rabvaruka”.

Self-taught artist dreams big

Lovemore Meya Entertainment Reporter
VIBRANT, skillful and self-taught is the best way to describe one of Zimbabwe’s finest visual artists, Calvin Chimutuwah.
Chimutuwah, who has plied the trade for the past 12 years, has never stopped to showcase what he is made of despite the

Pooling, investing contributions

Social security schemes are able to pay pensions of varying amounts, which may exceed what beneficiaries pay into the scheme, through the pooling of contributions and using them to make investments. People often confuse social security and social assistance. Social security schemes are normally contributions based, whereas social assistance is provided by

China’s yuan weakens after reform move

SHANGHAI. — China’s yuan weakened against the dollar yesterday, the first trading day after a landmark move by Beijing aimed at liberalising tight controls over the currency that have angered trade partners. The People’s Bank of China said Saturday the unit would be allowed to fluctuate by 1 percent above and below a daily midpoint — double the previous 0,5

Europe seeks bigger IMF war chest

London. — European officials travel to Washington this week seeking a bigger global war chest to combat the debt crisis as Spain’s government battles to quell renewed market turmoil over its finances. Three weeks after European leaders unveiled emergency euro-area funding exceeding the symbolic US$1 trillion mark, concerns about Spain’s position have ratcheted

Zimbabwe financial market ready for securitisation

Thomas Muserepwa
Considering increased calls by various sectors of the Zimbabwe financial and business community for Zimbabwe to securitise its mineral resources in a bid to raise funds and ease the liquidity pressure in the country, it is imperative for a closer look

Zimpost set to revamp services

Business Reporter
Transport, Communication and Infrastructure Development Minister Nicholas Goche has said Government has put together policies that are favourable for the growth and continued provision of postal services in the country. Minister Goche said this in

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