adminTelecel targets 200 new base stations
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterTELECEL Zimbabwe will install more than 200 new base stations by next December under an expansion programme targeted at ensuring the network covers 85 percent of the country. The project, following a US$70 million capital injection from new shareholders Vimpelcom, is estimated to cost
Rappers dominate MTV EMA Awards nominations
American hip-hop artistes dominate the nominations for the 2012 MTV EMA Awards, which will take place live in Frankfurt, Germany. Jay-Z and Kanye West landed three nominations each, bested only by Justin Bieber and Katy Perry, who have four EMA nominations. Pitbull and Chris Brown’s singleWage dispute tears Transit Crew apart
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentSome members of the famed reggae outfit, Transit Crew, have deserted the band over unpaid wages. At least three of the five-member group left in protest over money which they said had not been paid in the last few months despite staging live shows almost weekly. The deserters are Rungano
Batsiranai lifts Chibuku Neshamwari trophy
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentChibuku Neshamwari Festival held over the weekend at Harare Gardens lived to its billing with revellers and participants enjoying every bit of it.
Mufakose dancing ensemble Batsiranai shrugged of stiff competition from nine dancing groups drawn from the country’s 10 provinces to land the
Gospel artistes are humans after all
Edgar Moyana Christian EntertainmentIoften hear people ask if there is any guiding rule from the Bible or verses to help Christians differentiate between true gospel artistes from those aiming to gain material possessions or money. Others have asked similar questions relating to which church can best be described as God’s true
Mtukudzi’s 60th birthday message
My 60th birthday gives me the idea that one must never take for granted each and every day of our lives because each morning is a gift of life that is not guaranteed. Sixty years are a blessing because some of my peers were not so lucky. I am alive because I think God still has a purpose for meTuku’s party of a lifetime
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment ReporterSuperstar Oliver Mtukudzi, who turns 60 this Saturday, has urged his fans to brace for a three-hour non-stop party when he performs at his birthday bash which starts on Friday and spills into the early hours of Saturday. Make no mistake, this is no ordinary show as Mtukudzi, who will be dressed in
The desire to belong
Sekai NzenzaI spotted the bright Methodist uniforms of the women across the Save River as I drove down from the Hwedza Mountain towards the golden sunset. They sat in the shade decked in their red blouses with white colours, black skirts and white hats. Their bags were piled up near the tree. The
Scorpion among the ‘good’ guys
Robert FiskA Damascus friend of mine called this weekend and was pretty chipper. “You know, we’re all sorry about Christopher Stevens. This kind of thing is terrible and he was a good friend to Syria — he understood the Arabs.” I let him get away with this, though I knew what was coming. “But we have
The forgotten GPA anniversary
Tichaona ZindogaIs it not curious that the fourth anniversary of the September 15 signing of the GPA that gave rise to the now moribund inclusive Government passed almost unnoticed, irrelevant? Is this because of the fact that the inclusive Government is in its twilight zone and really there is nothing to