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Zimbabwe has started preparing for the onset of the rains, signaling the start of the farming season which ends next March. As I write, preparations are at an advanced stage with both small and large-scale farmers making final preparations. They already know which crops wouldThe stirrings for empowerment
Keith GuzahSome events have happened over the past few years in neighbouring South Africa that are greatly redolent of the stirrings and agitation for empowerment in Zimbabwe, that began with land reform at the turn of the century. First, it was the xenophobic attacks in 2010 in which South
Markou gears for Miss Earth finals
Arts Correspondent
A local beauty queen — Dimitra Markou — will represent Zimbabwe at this year’s edition of Miss Earth pageant to be held in Manila, Philippines, on November 24. The 18-year-old Petra High School student, said she was humbled by the honour of representing her country and would do everything
Showcase for basket art, designs
Lovemore Meya Arts CorrespondentThe National Gallery of Zimbabwe is the place to be tomorrow, when some of the country’s fine artists gather to share ideas and develop their skills in an exhibition titled “Basket Showcase”. The event’s thrust is to give art lovers a feel of recent samples and prototypes produced during a series of
SA-based artiste bounces back
Winstone Antonio Arts CorrespondentsAfter more than 10 years in the wildness, South African-based Zimbabwean Wayne Jachie, has finally struck the right chord following the release of his debut eight-track album titled “Rwendo Rwemoyo”. The 30-year old marketing executive said his type of music can be classified as “Wanye musik” —
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Cast: Vinay Kadan, Jacob Lobo, Robert More, Farah Khan, Prakash Kumar, Gaurav Dagonkar, Sudeep Chaterjee, Amay Goswami, Samir Chanda,
Highway robbers on the prowl
Marcia Gore Features WriterForget about the sharp, hairpin curves and the death-trapping road conditions that characterise some sections of the Harare-Chirundu road. A new menace has set in on the road, that may as yet make the natural protuberances and carvings of the terrain less a danger. When Gift Muzeza
Joy back at Rufaro Marketing
Michael Chideme Features WriterOld habits and practices die hard, it is said, but when they finally do new ways, it may bring joy and relief to those who vigorously fought to preserve the old way of doing things. The dying and rotting could well be the healthiest ground for new beginnings. Take the city’s beer halls, which
New family-friendly hangout
Arts CorrespondentJust some 23 kilometres along the Harare-Bulawayo highway is a new pleasure spot that, despite its hideout location, is a hive of activity for those who want to enjoy themselves in quiet and serene surroundings. The hangout, which is an outdoor joint, is surrounded by a farm where revellers can