MAU MAU ACQUITTED IN US$120K GOLDEN HANDSHAKE PAYOUT CASE

BUSINESSMAN Stalin Mau Mau, who was facing charges of abusing his office when, as board chairman of the Manyame Sub-Catchment Council, he authorised the payment of a US$120,000 golden handshake to former CEO Wensley Muchineri, has been acquitted.

SHOKO FESTIVAL RETURNS WITH SOME BIG COLLABOS

IN celebrating 15 years of entertainment, the annual Shoko Festival has collaborated with some international organisations to ensure that this year’s event will be a massive show.

WOMAN CLAIMS HER IN-LAWS BASHED HER TO TRY AND FORCE HER TO ABORT

A HARARE woman claims her in-laws bashed her while she was pregnant to try and force her to abort.

AGE IS JUST BUT A NUMBER ON STAGE, SAYS ACTRESS

RENOWNED actress Charity Dlodlo, 48, has partnered with the Zimbabwe Female Arts Practitioners’ Platform (ZIFAPPA) to host a festival for female thespians, aged between 35 and 50, who are often victims of segregation.

EX-NUST STUDENT SKIEZ ON A FASCINATING MUSICAL JOURNEY

FORMER NUST student, Simba ‘Skiezy’ Shumba’s new single “Zororo” is a lyrical Afro fusion track which combines deep melodies, current rhythms and cultural textures for a brief but intense moment of meditation.

THIRTY YEARS OF NUMBER ONE HITS . . . THIRTY YEARS AGO, ZHAKATA’S ‘NHAMO DZENYIKA’ RULED THE ROOST

THIRTY years ago, the number one song on the local scene was Leonard Zhakata’s classic ‘Nhamo Dzenyika.’

TWENTY YEARS AGO, MASHAKADA’S ‘SAMSON’ RULED THE ROOST

TWENTY years ago, the number one hit song in this country was Cephas Mashakada’s ‘Samson.’

TEN YEARS AGO, IT WAS BLESSING SHUMBA’S TURN

TEN years ago, Mutare-based gospel musician Blessing Shumba emerged the winner of Radio Zimbabwe Coca- Cola Top 50 competition with his song ‘Chimwe neChimwe.’

IT NEVER RAINS BUT POURS FOR COMBS

NEW YORK.— Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his son Justin Dior Combs have been accused in a lawsuit filed on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court of orchestrating a brutal gang-rape incident.

KABZA PERFORMS AT SOLD-OUT CONCERT IN THE BIG APPLE

NEW YORK. —Kabza De Small, widely regarded as the “King of amapiano”, brought the rhythms of South Africa’s townships to a sold-out crowd at the Knockdown Centre in Queens, New York, on Saturday night to huge acclaim.