Sino-Africa relations ‘too big to ignore’

Kizito Sikuka recently in Beijing, China
Relations between China and Africa continue to grow from strength to strength with more focus now being placed on this “new type of strategic partnership” that has become a model for other partnerships to emulate. Previously considered as just another global arrangement, China-Africa

What’s in a name?

Elliot Munemo
WHEN we grew up in the 1980s up to recently, furniture shops and indeed other shops used to package their products and market them with the help of enticing English names that compelled one to buy and feel important or high, thereafter. “Fantasy” and “Therapaedic” beds were the toast

Chidhuza releases sixth album

Entertainment Reporter
Sungura musician Simon Chidhuza has made his presence felt on the music scene with his sixth studio album “Ndiripo”. The Namibian-based singer, who fuses Silozi and Shona in his compositions, has been making waves in Katima Mulilo, where he is based. Backed by Sanyati Stars, a group which

‘Pole dancing was my brainchild’

Arts Correspondent
POLE dancer Zoey — who is believed to be the pioneer of pole dancing in Zimbabwe — said she decided to introduce the dance in Zimbabwe to dispel the notion that it had to do with stripping. The sensational diva was speaking on the sidelines of a “reunion” joint show she held with arch-rival Bev

Hats off to Tuku

You can never talk about Zimbabwean music and not mention Oliver Mtukudzi. Years of great musical inspiration, education and entertainment for the Zimbabwean communities and the world at large. Music written from the heart performed with excellence seasoned with great spirit and emotion is the

Tuku: The legend

THE colossal embodiment of a realisation of the Zimbabwean dream and arguably Zimbabwe’s most prized “export” to the rest of the world, mega musician Oliver Mtukudzi turns 60 tomorrow, and what a remarkable musical journey the icon has travelled. Tuku, as he is affectionately known by

Message from Tuku

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

Tuku’s road to stardom

Oliver “Samanyanga” Mtukudzi was born on September 22, 1952 in a family of six. At the age of seven he went to Chipembere Primary School and later on to Highfield Secondary School in Harare. In 1971, he left school to start a musical career. It was not easy at first because his parents were

Unicef salutes Tuku

IN recognition of his commitment to communicating a strong and clear message about the importance of children and young people’s rights, including their right to live free from HIV/Aids, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) appointed Oliver Mtukudzi as a Regional Goodwill Ambassador for

Tuku ‘a national icon’

Clarion Insurance Company has paid tribute to grandmaster Oliver Mtukudzi for being the epitome of a good corporate citizen, adding that Zimbabweans should emulate his humility and deep sense of nationalism. “Tuku is a national icon, a father and friend to many at national level. In

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