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  • May Day a damp squib

    Squabbles rocking labour unions, self-enrichment among the leadership and political interference kept workers away from yesterday’s Workers Day commemorations with most of those turning up being self-employed traders.The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union...
  • Kambudzi launches album No. 3

    Up-and-coming gospel artiste Charlie Kambudzi last Saturday launched his 2011 hit CD album, “Zvanaka” at the Zimbabwe College of Music. The album, which also carries the a track of the same title, is currently topping the charts on Power FM’s Breakf...
  • Women filmmakers call for 2012 IIFF entries

    Women Filmmakers of Zimbabwe, who are the organisers of the annual film fete — the International Images Film Festival — are calling for entries from local filmmakers, production houses and embassies for consideration in this year’s edition of the ev...
  • Hifa pays homage to Zim ancestors

    Zimbabweans have been urged to respect their cultural and traditional values like marking national occasions by holding traditional ceremonies. The call was made by Wildred Tichaona MaAfrika, leader of the Mawungira Enharira mbira group, after hundreds of...
  • Tigers, Saints win big as Bulldogs go down

    There was a huge crowd on the second day of the Cottco Rugby festival yesterday where Churchill suffered a 20-24 defeat at the hands South African team Sarel Cilliers in a very tight match. Brian Zungu, Manqoba Mqadi, Ndumiso Ngobese, Mcebo Mnguni all con...
  • Pasuwa under the spotlight

    Harare giants Dynamos returned to training yesterday, for the first time since their sensational 0-6 Champions League destruction at the hands of Esperance in Tunisia, as they now turn their attention to domestic matters. The Glamour Boys will resume the...
  • Brazilian guitarist to play at Hifa

    One of the talented and leading Brazilian guitarists, Yamandu Costa, will perform at this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts at 7 Arts Theatre on Thursday May 3. Brazil is known the world over for its diverse culture and electrifying music...
  • Sulu in maiden live DVD act

    DENDERA musician Sulumani Chimbetu will have a live DVD recording of some of his best songs at the Book Café in Harare tonight. The DVD will also be a tribute to Sulu’s late father Some of the songs are taken off his award-winning album “Non-Stop...
  • Six and the Glamour Boys

    In the end it turned into a tennis score, in the worst drubbing suffered by Dynamos on the continental stage in 31 years, on a sorry day for the Glamour Boys when their Champions League boat capsized in the Mediterranean. In tennis, a 6-0 win is the most ...
  • African countries top tobacco exports

    African countries have taken up a combined 43 percent of tobacco exports with South Africa topping the list, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has said. This is an increase from the same period last year when African countries consumed only 18 perc...
  • Fault affects power generation at HPS

    Power generation at Hwange Thermal Power Station dropped to 81MW from an average of 400MW last week due to a technical fault, resulting in most parts of the country being plunged into darkness. Zesa spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira said there was an electr...
  • Manicaland DCC elections: Zanu-PF still to make decision

    The Zanu-PF national commissariat has not yet made a decision on the complaints raised by party members in Manicaland province concerning District Co-ordinating Committee elections held recently. Party national political commissar Cde Webster Shamu yester...
  • First Lady diversifies dairy project

    First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe has embarked on value addition of her dairy project in Mazowe, a development that is expected to create more jobs for the community. A state-of-the-art plant has been installed at Alpha Omega Dairy, popularly known as Gushung...
  • Former SA President Mbeki meets President Mugabe

      South African President Thabo Mbeki has this Saturday paid a courtesy call on the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Robert Mugabe at State House. Mr. Mbeki is the country to officiate at...
  • Zifa shelve Asiagate plans

      ZIFA have deferred until next week the release of the names of the first 30 players to be cleared of match-fixing allegations following the postponement of a board meeting that could have taken place in Harare yesterday. The association had been ...
  • EJCCA’s Forbes shines on Day One

    OPENING batsman Adam Forbes and pace bowler Franco Marais were key in a thrilling last-over victory of their touring Easterns South African provincial franchise on the opening day of ZimPups Under-15 and Under-16 cricket festival at St John’s College ye...
  • DeMbare’s injury horror

      THE Dynamos camp was yesterday rocked by a number of injuries that cast a shadow on the Glamour Boys’ epic battle against African football kings Esperance in a Champions League showdown at Rades today. More than half of the members of the starti...
  • Escalating load-shedding riles Government

      GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over escalating load-shedding by Zesa saying the development is denting efforts to resuscitate the agriculture sector. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made said prolonged powe...
  • Africa must fix itself, says Sata

      President Mugabe and his Zambian counterpart Michael Sata admire products at a South African company stand during a tour of stands at ZITF yesterday. Looking on is an official of the company Mr Zameer Mohammed (far left), South African Deputy Mini...
  • Call for reSvival of Bulawayo firms

      PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday said pro­ceeds from the mining sector should be channelled towards reviving ailing Bul­awayo firms to ensure the city regains its status as the country’s industrial hub. Addressing thousands of people who wel­comed...