White House does down fighting

Film: White House Down
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenahl, Richard Jenkins, Jason Clarke, James Woods Leni Parcker, Orad Connell
Director: Roland Emerich
Cinema: Eastgate
Running time: 137 minutes
Age restriction: Adults only
Type of film: Civil war / Insurrection

Prof Joel White At the Movies
When a film without a bit of nudity or sex is given an Adults Only rating, you can anticipate that you’re in for a rough time. And for almost 2-1/2 noisy hours that is exactly the case.

Artists to explore music, visual arts

Dr Tony Monda Art Zone
The theme of the exhibition at Gallery Delta, “Sound To Form”, demands of the participating artists to explore the relationship between music and visual imagery. Most artists will be cognisant of the fact that music can stimulate the spiritual in art, direct ones motor-neuron senses and play an important part in realising and interpreting form, colour, gesture

‘Sound of Music’ returns to Reps

Entertainment Reporter
OFTEN described as the most popular family stage and screen show of all time, “The Sound of Music” makes a welcome return to Harare’s Reps Theatre from July 18 to August 3.
The show tells the story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, who escaped Austria soon after the Nazi occupation ahead of the Second World War. Maria, a novice nun, is sent to the

Mhere to stage first show in Chitown

Brenda Phiri Arts Correspondent
GOSPEL artiste Mathias Mhere is set to stage his first show in his home town of Chitungwiza at Mubaiwa Hotel on July 27.
Mhere who is enjoying rave reviews for his latest album, “Anoita Minana”, said the show was a way of giving back to the people who made him.

Producer hails Macheso

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
UNITED KINGDOM-BASED music producer Bothwell “Be African” Nyamhondera has admitted for the first time that sungura ace Alick Macheso is a great and talented singer.
Nyamhondera, who produced all Macheso’s previous albums except for the latest “Kwatakabva Mitunhu (Kure Kwekure)”, said he has always viewed Macheso as a creative and

Polls chance to defend what’s always been ours

WE have 19 days to go before the harmonised elections and political parties are now in overdrive wooing as much voters as they can to win resoundingly.
This is also the time that rallies are held in various provinces where the party’s political manifesto is unveiled to the electorate.

Of sanctions, polls, buckets

Back in the village, in the land of milk honey and dust, or Guruve, being a burglar with a cough and supplicating to God with a grudge in the heart are not productive, you will be caught.

MDC Chairman convicted

Innocent Ruwende, Senior Reporter
MDC chairman Joubert Mudzumwe was today ordered to perform 140 hours of community service after being convicted of two counts of fraud and theft of trust property.
He swindled his employer, the Commercial Workers Union of Zimbabwe of several amounts.

Majome withdraws application

Daniel Nemukuyu, Senior Reporter
WOMEN’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Deputy

Tobacco production ensures food security

Elita Chikwati, Agriculture Reporter
The increase in tobacco production is expected to bring positive effects to the national food security, agricultural experts have said.
There have been growing concerns over the increase in the tobacco hectarage each year with some people fearing this could result in low food production.

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