Jah Prayzah leaves for UK

Entertainment Editor
Contemporary musician Jah Prayzah leaves tonight for the United Kingdom with his eight-member band, where he is expected to hold three shows.
He kicks off his shows on Friday and finishes off three days later with gigs in

Tryson Chimbetu’s fourth album out

Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
Tryson Chimbetu (pictured below) will today launch his much anticipated album “Compass” at Ligi Sports Bar in Harare. The album that was supposed to be released in March this year becomes his fourth offering. “Everything is now in place for the

Treat artistes equally: Shamu

Farai Kuvirimirwa and Problem Masau
Arts promoters should treat and pay foreign and local artistes the same if they are sharing the stage, a Cabinet minister has said.
Speaking at a Zimbabwe International Carnival cocktail organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism

Dangers of veld fires

What are veld fires?                                                             
These are blazes that get out of control and become wild, and in the process destroy extensive tracts of forests, grasslands, animals, people and their properties.
Fire, as part of natural process has a positive role in the vegetation structure and composition, and

Pork output rises

THE Pig Industry Board yesterday said pork production in the first month of the year grew compared to the same period last year due to an increase in demand for locally produced products. PIB deputy director Mr Andrew Shonhiwa said that production

NGO sets up egg marketing project in Goromonzi

Blessing Bonga Business Reporter
HELP From Germany, a local NGO, has officially commissioned a US$600 000 egg marketing project for Goromonzi District in Mashonaland East province targeting a total of 600 smallholder farmers under the theme “Farming as Business”.  The district consists of four wards, namely

ZITF cheers local businesses

Rumbidzayi Zinyukwe Business Reporter
MOST companies that participated at the just ended 54th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo expressed their satisfaction with the business opportunities that they managed to get during the fair. This year’s showcase witnessed 656 exhibitors taking

Unilever seeks bigger stake in Indian subsidiary

MUMBAI. — Food giant Unilever yesterday announced a US$5,4 billion offer to raise its stake in its Indian subsidiary, eyeing explosive sales of branded consumer items to the Asian country’s growing middle class. The Anglo-Dutch firm made an offer to buy another

Software to check noise pollution out soon

ACRRA. — Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, is working in tandem with the Environmental Protection Agency to introduce software that will help people measure noise levels on their own, using their smart-phones. “Everyone now has

Nigerian telecoms giant signs US$500m deal

LAGOS. — Nigeria’s telecommunications giant Globacom, which signed a US$750 million partnership deal with Huawei six days ago, has clinched another mega financial deal that will accelerate work on revamping its network. Globacom yesterday signed a US$500 million

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