Amateurs have no place at Hifa
Richard Kohola Music Ride
The vibrancy and success of the Harare International Festival of the Arts every year is always determined by the quality of artistes. Whether it’s the Coca-Cola Green, Global Stage, Youth Zone or the Main Stage the performances are always world
A potential terrorist is a terrorist
Film: Ghost Protocol
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ariel Kapoor, Bruce Springsteen, Josh Holloway, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Kane, Marck Daba, Greg Smrz.
Director: Brad Bird
Cinema: Rainbow town
‘Madzibaba’ takes Kamadengera under his wing

Entertainment Reporter
Club Shangaz will this weekend come alive when sungura musician Nicholas “Madzibaba” Zakaria shares the stage with upcoming artiste Malvin Kamadengera tomorrow night. The “Senior Lecturer”, as he is popularly known in sungura circles and at
Telecoms firms face more penalties
LAGOS.— The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the country’s telecoms regulator, has threatened more action against telecommunications saying they were still giving a raw deal to customers. NCC vice chairman Dr Eugene Juwah said the telecoms regulator would not accept a situation where by customers were not getting proper communication networks, amongTime to rejuvenate our motor industry
Robert Muganda Buy ZimbabweLAST week I wrote a bit of commentary on activity in the motor industry in Zimbabwe, which received fair comment from readers across the nation. I must say most of it was positive despite being for or against the local motor industry. I thought
Animal paradise on your doorstep

Isdore Guvamombe Tourism Matrix
When many people are planning on going for a holiday they think far and wide, yet there could be a place close to their doorsteps. On the outskirts of Harare, just 76km to the west, to be precise, is a recreational park befitting a weekend outing
Sell now, cotton farmers urged
Business Reporter
Cotton farmers should start selling their crop, as prices may fall further, Cotton Ginners’ Association director Mr Godfrey Buka has said. The Agricultural Marketing Authority set minimum prices for seed cotton of between US36c and US50c per kg but the
PwC to raise funds for orphans
Business Reporter
PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS (PwC) is set to raise funds for orphans at Mashambanzou Care Trust through a Cycle Trust Fund project as part of its corporate social responsibility. As a sponsor, PwC is co-ordinating the Cycle Trust Fund project and, in
Millers sound alarm bells
GOVERNMENT has been urged to put in place effective control measures to limit the flooding of imported flour on the local market, which has resulted in job losses in the milling industry. Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe president Mr Tafadzwa Musarara said that over 18 000 people have lost their jobs in the industry during the past five years due to the influx of cheap
PPC rolls out ownership plan
Acting Business Editor
Cement and lime manufacturer Portland Holdings Limited has successfully submitted its indigenisation plan in which the company ownership will be spread among the employees, the community and strategic partners. Apart from the workers and



