Poll preps in full swing

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter
PRINTING of materials to be used in the publicity campaign for the draft Constitution has begun, after the Senate yesterday adopted the a motion on the draft Constitution. This follows a similar move by the House of Assembly on Wednesday. Principals to the Global Political Agreement are now expected to announce dates

First Farai in 3-day Centenary gig

Entertainment Reporter
SELF-PROCLAIMED sungura prince First Farai has decided to spend the whole of this weekend at Club Changaz in Centenary. In a first of its kind, Farai and Hurudza Band will play today, tomorrow and Sunday at the same venue. According to show promoter, Zakaria Five, they invited the band for three

Diamond Musica’s Shaka returns

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
One of the founding members of the famed Diamond Musica, Angayi Doli, more popularly known as Shaka has made a welcome return to Zimbabwe to renew his romance with the rhumba group. The fiery lead guitarist, arranger and producer who is now based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, says he

Winky D’s after-party Valentine date

Entertainment Reporter
REGGAE/DANCEHALL singer Winky D is expected to serenade music lovers on Valentine’s Day after-party at the upmarket Circus nightclub starting at 6pm.The gig scheduled for February 16 will see Winky D aka the Ninja President going head-to-head with well-known club disc jockeys among them

Andy Brown’s Storm disbands

Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
The Storm, the group founded by the late Andy Brown, has disbanded after his widow Nadine left to join reggae crooner Mic Inity’s Hotta Fyah. Nadine, who took over the reigns at the now defunct Storm, could not continue working with the group citing personal reasons. The Herald Entertainment

Tuku, Tryson face off

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and dendera prodigy Tryson Chimbetu will face off at Megga 1 tonight in what appears to be a great mix of the young and old music lovers. Mtukudzi, or simply Tuku to his fans, is always a joy to watch on stage not that he is the granddad of music, but because every

The equities market: Past, present, future

Business Correspondent
The adoption of the multiple currency system in 2009 saw a transformation of the equities market in Zimbabwe. Individual investors who had become active during the hyperinflation era became incapacitated and local institutional investors grappled with liquidity challenges that saw them turning to

How turbo, superchargers work

Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel
Just last week when I came back from the media launch of the Jaguar XF, XJ and XJL, my friend Emmah asked me so many questions on what I had relayed to her about the experience. One of them got me thinking that maybe I should enlighten other enthusiasts on what it is and how it

Europe’s biggest tour operator in the red

LONDON. — TUI Travel, Europe’s biggest tour operator, announced yesterday that first-quarter net losses at the group grew by almost 16 percent to £119 million. The British company, which recently failed in a bid to merge with German peer TUI, said in an earnings update that losses-after-tax for

Another tourism accolade for Zim

IN the past decade, Zimbabwe went on a charm offensive to market and promote its tourists resorts — natural or man-made. Year in year out, Zimbabwe has left footprints in Africa and beyond, thanks to the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority’s perception management programme. Also thanks to

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