admin. . . as Murewa cultural fete kicks off
Winstone Antonio Entertainment ReporterThe annual Murehwa Uzumba Cultural Festival (Mucuf) kicks off today at the Murewa Culture Centre in what promises to be a fun-filled five-day arts fete. This year’s addition is running under the theme “Culture and Nature”. A festival bira ceremony will mark the official opening tomorrow, which will
Shangano fest roars into life
Rutendo Mapfumo in HwangeMatabeleland North this week celebrates cultural diversity in the province through Shangano Arts Festival that kicked off in Binga yesterday. The festival has been pivotal in identifying and promoting talent in the province, with one such success story being the development of the Tonga Express
Pressure on banks softens interest rates
Business Reporter
THE recent softening of interest rates on the local money market is because of the pressure exerted by monetary authorities on banks to reduce investment and lending rates, economic analysts have said.
The migrant to Malawi
Many years ago, when Harare was still called Salisbury my grandmother, Mbuya VaMandirowesa, used to say we should not go there. She said Salisbury was a jungle, musango, where you could be eaten by the lions, jackals and all kinds of snakes.It was her way of telling us that people in the city behaved like animals without any respect for one another. Once you got off the village bus at Mbare Musika, some people changed.
They stopped greeting one another and they did not ask about each other’s health. They only cared for themselves. Aona kwake, aona kwake.
The people you met in the streets were neither your relatives nor your friends. They could befriend you and then steal from you. Salisbury was full
Grandpa (64) kills self over mistress (39)
Beitbridge BureauA SENIOR citizen from Chitulipasi, Beitbridge, hanged himself from the roof of his house following a dispute with his girlfriend on Saturday evening. Vhuncani Ndou (64), of headman Tsetana under Chief Matibe’s area, took his life after accusing his 39-year-old mistress of infidelity. Matabeleland South police spokesman
‘NGOs embezzling donor funds’
Senior Court ReporterTHERE are rampant cases of embezzlement of donor funds and fraud by management of non-governmental organisations, Transparency International Zimbabwe has said. The organisation said sentences passed on perpetrators are not deterrent enough. Speaking at the just-ended White Collar Crime summit in Nyanga, TIZ
Farmer resists eviction
Fidelis Munyoro Assistant News EditorA Beatrice farmer is resisting eviction from State land claiming that he was re-allocated the piece of land under the land reform programme. This has prompted A2 farmer Mr Aaron Madziva to approach the High Court seeking to evict Mr Gerald Douglas Davidson from Xekene Farm on the strength of an offer letter in his
MDC boycotts 2nd All Stakeholders’ Conference
Farirai Machivenyika and Lloyd Gumbo
THE MDC formation led by Professor Welshman Ncube yesterday boycotted the official opening of the Second All Stakeholders’ Conference in protest against Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara’s presence. The party, however, attended the thematic deliberations. Addressing journalists and party delegates soon
Duo steals trust property
Beitbridge BureauTwo bogus clearing agents believed to be part of a car smuggling syndicate were on Friday charged with theft of trust property. Pepukai Moyo (34) of 558 Caravan Park in Beitbridge and Blessing Mutote (20) of 8445 Kuwadzana Phase 3, Harare, were arrested by detectives from the Border Control Unit in the border town last
Extortion bid backfires
Court ReporterA Chitungwiza man reportedly masqueraded as an officer from the President’s Office demanding US$1 000 from a city man to save him as he was targeted for elimination. Tatenda Calton Chitumbura appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Olivia Mariga facing charges of impersonating a peace officer and extortion. He was