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Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentWhen First Farai announced his arrival on the music scene, one thing was apparent — he was the late Tongai Moyo’s copycat, an allegation he neither denied nor confirmed, but he confessed that he was Dhewa’s admirer and looked to him for inspiration. “Tongai was my mentor,” he once said.
New ‘dancehall queen’ on the block
Winstone Antonio Entertainment ReporterAnother female dancehall chanter is challenging for the throne of Zimbabwe’s “queen of the dancehall”. Elizabeth Riva, stage name Angel Pee, is ready to challenge her established peers. The Chitungwiza-based chanter is making waves in the ghetto where dancehall is popular among youths.
HIV, Aids inspires play
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
A new play titled “Wusiku” by New Zealand-based playwright Stanley Makuwe is set to premiere at the University of Zimbabwe’s Beit Hall on October 26 starting at 4pm. Directed by Charles Matare, who also features on the cast, the play sets out to highlight the problems faced by those who live
Climate change alters face of agriculture
Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryZIMBABWE’S agro-ecological zones (AEZs or natural regions) have shifted drastically because of the devastating effects of climate change and global warming. Although the changes have not been officially adopted, major shifts have occurred in the drier Regions 4 and 5, which are prone to
Implement global standards, firms urged
Tawanda Musarurwa Business ReporterZIMBABWEAN companies should promote the use of standards so as to improve economic efficiency. This was said by visiting Kenya Bureau of Standards director-general Mrs Eve Odour last Friday during Zimbabwe’s commemorations of World Standards Day. World Standards Day is celebrated
Murowa output up 28pc
Diamond production for the third quarter at Zvishavane-based Murowa Mine increased to 92 000 carats, up from 72 000 carats produced in the corresponding period last year, parent company Rio Tinto has reported. In an update, the mining conglomerate said output at Murowa — the smallest
History and the evolution of democracy over the years
Isdore Guvamombe ReflectionsSwirls of opaque mist hid the advancing dawn. The first shafts of sun coloured — with a russet hue — all the fluffy grass heads that rippled across the plain to the east of the village. The sun’s heat systematically gamboled on the mist, like a goat gamboling on chuff from a winnowing process, until the mist slowly disappeared.
Why Malema has the magic?
Tichaona ZindogaPeople call him “Juju” as a play on his first name, but Julius Malema simply has something in the manner of magic suggested in the sobriquet. Already, the former African National Congress Youth League president is one of the greatest newsmakers of our time, for better or worse. He