adminPensions row: Govt’s intervention welcome
Government’s intervention last week in the standoff between pensioners and insurance companies over payment of benefits that has been raging on since the dollarisation of the economy is welcome. Many Zimbabweans who have been creating wealth for this country in different sectors of theAfrican media must be true to African beliefs
Lazarus SautiIn one of his farewell speeches as British prime minister, Tony Blair, seeing the sun setting slowly on his political career, gave vent to some of his inner feelings, not on education, but on the media. “The fear of missing out means today’s media more than ever before, hunts in a pack. In
Zanu-PF strikes the right chord
Hebert ZharareZanu-PF last Wednesday announced the theme for this year’s 13th Annual National People’s Conference, setting the tone for next year’s election campaign. The theme “Indigenise, Empower, Develop and Create Employment” sums it all. It was agreed on at the 261st Ordinary Session of the
Govt closes 113 illegal colleges
Felex Share Herald ReporterGOVERNMENT has shut down 113 colleges and independent institutions for failing to comply with the law in a blitz being conducted by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education. Another 42 colleges have been de-registered. The affected colleges are in Harare (including Chitungwiza), Bulawayo,
Vendor gunned down
Herald ReporterA BULK airtime vendor was shot dead by armed robbers before they got away with an undisclosed amount of cash in the Avenues area in Harare on Saturday. The incident occurred at the corner of Fife Avenue and Sixth Street around 6pm. Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tadious
Gold panner robbed while relieving herself
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauA SUSPECTED illegal gold panner from Esigodini, Matabeleland South, was recently robbed of R10 000 and a Nokia cellphone while relieving herself in the bush. The incident occurred at around 7am last Friday near Zuma Mine. Ulvis Gandijana was spotted by the assailants while relieving herself. The
Uzumba’s party to remember . . . as Jah Prayzah treats mother to rare birthday bash
Problem Masau Recently in UzumbaUzumba woke up to song and dance on Saturday when contemporary crooner Mukudzei “Jah Prayzah” Mukombe threw a birthday bash for his mother, Shirley Mukombe, who turned 57. Jah Prayzah said the party, which was held at the family’s homestead, gobbled around US$7 000. The youthful
Katsande assaulted by boyfriend
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentA Harare socialite and Zi-FM presenter, Tinopona Katsande, was severely assaulted by her boyfriend at the weekend. Tin Tin, as she is popularly known, claims that her boyfriend, only known as Brian, beat her up after she asked him to do the dishes. However, it has since emerged that the
Are women taking over music?
Fred Zindi MusicAfter watching Dudu Manhenga perform alongside Zahara and Melisa from Kenya at the Maputo Festival last weekend which was female dominated, I asked myself, “Are women now liberated enough to take over the music business from men, or is this just a mere coincidence? What
Mic Inity thrills crowd at Spar promotion
Tawanda Ngena Arts CorrespondentIf Buju Banton was not behind bars most of those who braved the scorching summer temperatures to witness the grand draw of the Spar “Woza Summer” promotion at the new-look Fife Avenue Shopping Centre could be forgiven for thinking the reggae music legend was in Harare. The “Buju