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Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Television
Welcome to this week’s edition and I do hope you had a blessed week. Just to recap on the week that was, I am happy that M-Net Africa have finally realised that there is more to movies than “Nollywood”. In
Mbira’s unsung hero
I am yet to come across someone who beats Ephat Mujuru’s expertise in mbira playing. He played with ease all the five common types of mbira in Zimbabwe which are mbira dzavadzimu, nyunga-nyunga, mbira huru, mbira jari and sanza. Mbira has now become so well known due to the worldwide
New kid on the block Majeke impresses
Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
WHILE Harare was awash with high-profile events, among them,the Benjani Mwaruwari Testimonial Match as well as a gig featuring Nigerian musician Flavour who shared the stage with local superstar Oliver
Worship festival preps on course
Entertainment Reporter
Preparations for this year’s edition of the Crossline Music Worship Festival which features two American award-winning gospel artistes are on course, organisers have said. Pastor Herman Chimusoro of
Talk show for the City of Kings
Arts Correspondent
Bulawayo-based Amakhosi Television Studios at Amakhosi Cultural Centre will next month start filming six episodes of the city’s first television talk show. The talk show, called “City Life”, will be produced and
Adherence to safety, health regulations
Adhering to safety and health regulations makes good business sense. The number of occupational accidents and diseases in Zimbabwe is too high for such a small economy, Labour and Social Services Minister Paurina Mpariwa pointed out at the recent commemoration of the World Day for Safety and
Debts hampering parastatals potential
State enterprises and parastatals have a potential to contribute 40 percent to the economy when given adequate support for recapitalisation. Huge debts overhang and dilapidated infrastructure are some of the challenges that have crippled public entities preventing them from fulfilling their mandate. State
‘Zimbabwe not on Sadc summit agenda’
Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter
THE extraordinary Summit of Sadc heads of state and government set for Angola this Friday will discuss the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan with leaders brainstorming on ways of enhancing economic co-operation between member-states.
The plan outlines policies, strategies and priorities for achieving deeper regional integration and poverty eradication.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Ambassador Joey Bimha yesterday said regional integration was the only item on the agenda of the summit.
“In the customary Sadc tradition, extraordinary summits are one item agenda and in this particular case regional integration is the agenda for Sadc,” he said.
‘Zim banks reluctant to trade among themselves’
Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
STRONG banks with huge cash surpluses are reluctant to trade with smaller banks with cash shortages, as the inter-bank market remains inactive. The African Development Bank in its monthly
Financial sector offer opportunities to foreigners
Portia MawireThe Zimbabwean financial sector is relatively advanced and sophisticated and it has a lot of potential of growth opportunities for investors who take a long-term view. The financial sector of Zimbabwe is