adminDeadlock at Rufaro
Augustine Hwata, Sports ReporterDynamos……………………………. (1)1
Highlanders…………………………..(0)1
AN early goal, a later howler and a record crowd were the major characteristics of the 2012 Battle of Zimbabwe II as giants Dynamos and Highlanders remained deadlocked after a bruising Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie at Rufaro yesterday. Dynamos striker Simba Sithole
Kenya clips foreign miners’ wings
Kenya has announced new laws to curb the repatriation of mineral wealth requiring foreign mining companies to cede at least 35 percent of their shares to Kenyans. Environment and Natural Resources Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, who has gazetted the laws, said this would reduce the influenceEcoCash transfers top US$70m a month
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
MONEY transfers made by urban dwellers to rural areas through EcoCash have reached a staggering US$70 million per month and the figure is projected to reach over US$100 million next month. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe chief executive officer Mr Douglas Mboweni revealed this when briefing analysts on the company’s half-year
Mutare mechanic has the Midas touch
Business ReporterMutare-based mechanic Mr Cyprian Chandiwana has won the 2012 Zim-Midas Parts Challenge, making him the 10th winner of the prestigious annual competition that seeks to reward and encourage excellence in the motor parts trade. Mr Chandiwana was presented with the coveted Zim-Midas Parts
CDF can empower women
Natasha Msonza ZWRCN Women’s DeskTHIS year’s pre-Budget consultative meetings that are ongoing countrywide have been very revealing. First, Bulawayo residents reportedly said they wanted the Constituency Development Fund increased from US$50 000 to US$70 000 for it to be more meaningful. On the other hand,
Theatre’s pulse on the brink
Entertainment ReporterTheatre in the Park, the premium venue for stage theatre situated in the lush Harare Gardens, faces closure. Lesley Moyo of Rooftop Promotions, who are running the venue, alleged that there were “some forces within the industry threatening its survival”. Theatre in the Park has served local,
Dembo siblings ill-advised: Mjintu
Lovemore Meya Arts CorrespondentZimbabwean music is seeing many sons and daughters of musical legends taking up music, though they are not as talented as their parents. Having sampled good music from some of the country’s fallen musical giants that include Marshall Munhumumwe, Big Tembo, Tongai Moyo, James
Nyandoro transforms trash into art
Entertainment ReporterIn life, everything we do comes with a prize and what an eye can see is normally interpreted differently by individuals. This is one line of thought Zimbabwean award-winning artiste Gareth Nyandoro explores in his solo exhibition, titled “Mutariri”. The exposition, which opened last week and runs
Soulbone to bounce back
Tawanda Ngena Arts CorrespondentLocal R&B group Soulbone, who made waves with their first single, “Let’s Play”, are set to bounce back with the imminent release of a new single, “She’s Gone”, taken off their upcoming 10-track album that is due next month. Soulbone is made up of four physically challenged but talented
Murisa to drop third album
Shepherd Mushava Arts CorrespondentOne of Zimbabwe’s gospel artistes, Tauya Murisa and his group Voice in the Wilderness, has finished working on third album titled “Tiri Munyasha”.
The album has 10 tracks and is set to hit the airwaves soon. Some of the songs on the album include “Chiedza Chenyika”, “Kugara Murugare” and