adminMinister calls for parastatals’ overhaul
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business Reporter
Government has called for separation of regulatory and operational functions within parastatals to minimise role conflict and ensure regulatory independence and transparency. State Enterprises and Parastatals Minister Gorden Moyo said this at the third meeting of the Organisation for
SA strike hurts Zim
THE ongoing strike by truck drivers in South Africa is beginning to impact on the Zimbabwean economy with some local industries running out of spares and raw materials, an official said on Tuesday. Truck drivers in South Africa have been on strike for over a week seeking to compel their
BNC begins road to recovery
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
After four years of inactivity, Bindura Nickel Corporation is racing to restart after the group successfully raised US$23 million through a rights issue to assist the recapitalisation of the mine. BNC’s Trojan Mine, a smelter and a refinery have been on care and maintained since September 2008 as
Wafa Wafa: Only for the brave
John Manzongo Features Writer
Fiction, fiction, fiction! Fiction stories is what it might seem when one hears testimonies of the tried and tested Zimbabwe National Army commandos, who were attacked by two of the big five animals that dwell in the jungles of Kariba while on specialised military training and still
Star Brite finale
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment ReporterAfter months of searching, testing and showcasing untapped talent it all comes together tonight at the College of Music when the curtain comes down on the biggest national talent show — Star Brite. The show climaxes with a two-day final scheduled for tonight and tomorrow starting at 6pm where five
Chipfumo to headline Dhewa memorial
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentTalented guitarist Progress Chipfumo will further consolidate his growing fan base when he joins sungura icon Peter Moyo in commemorating his late father’s death, Tongai Moyo at Mbizo Stadium on Sunday. Chipfumo will be among a coterie of performers and artistes who include sungura ace Alick
America, here comes King Carl
Entertainment ReportersMost Zimbabweans that have skipped a grade in school will tell you that they were considered too bright to follow the regimented education path.
They will tell you they were too intelligent to be in the grade their ages dictated. Not Carl Joshua Ncube though, the prolific comedian whose rise in
Unesco offers bursaries
Stephen Chifunyise Theatre CorridorsUNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Development has announced calls for applications from young artistes for its Unesco Ashberg Bursaries for Artiste Programme for 2013. The programme that promotes the mobility of young artistes through residences worldwide has called for
‘Diamonds in his Son’s Grave’ hilarious!
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment ReporterA hilarious play titled “Diamonds in his Son’s Grave” that opened on Tuesday at Theatre In the Park is a play that shows how a family deals with cultural values against modernity. The Zinyemba family is caught up in a dilemma on the way forward after diamonds were discovered under their