Late afropop musician Garikai “Garry” Mapanzure’s sister cut a defeated figure as she gave a moving tribute at his burial in Masvingo on Sunday. Garry died in the early hours of Friday due to injuries he sustained in a road traffic accident Thursday and was buried in Masvingo. His sister …
Read More »Nhau/Indaba Entertainment Diary: Massive Gigs Lined Up
By Daniel Kachere News Editor It is Friday the 13th and the nation is in mourning following the painful and untimely death of Afropop prodigy Garry Mapanzure. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Apart from this sad development that has gripped the nation, this weekend will be full of …
Read More »Soulful Musician Garry Mapanzure Dies
Talented Afropop sensation Garry Mapanzure has died. He died Friday morning at the age of 25 after succumbing to injuries sustained following a fatal road accident that claimed another life on the spot leaving him in a critical condition along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway yesterday. His death leaves Zimbabwe and the …
Read More »Exorbitant Pricing By Manufacturers Attracts FIU Attention
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has expressed disquiet over high prices charged by local manufacturers amid worries this could set off another wave of price increases across the entire supply chain. Oliver Chiperesa, director general of the FIU, told Business Times that the national task force’s desire was to remove …
Read More »Chamisa ‘Disengages’ CCC Lawmakers From Parliament After Dubious Recalls
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has withdrawn all party legislators and councillors from both parliament and councils in response to the shock ouster of 15 party MPs at the behest of self-styled party secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu. Tshabangu set the cat among the pigeons early this month when he wrote to …
Read More »Zanu PF Distances Itself From CCC Circus, Says Chamisa Ignorant Of “Statecraft Matters”
Zanu PF has dismissed claims by CCC leader Nelson Chamisa that the ruling party was sponsoring recalls on opposition legislators and councillors in attempts to both fan division and destroy his party. This follows the shock ouster of 24 party legislators and 17 councillors under a dubious directive issued by …
Read More »SA Govt Sweats To Provide Basic Services As Population Increases To 62 Million
South Africa’s population has increased from 51.7 million in 2011 to 62 million in 2022, and the government is increasingly finding it difficult to provide basic services that are reliable and face no major disruptions to the populace. The census 2022, which was conducted by Statistics South Africa and the …
Read More »Title Deeds For Zim’s Oldest Suburbs
People still paying rent to councils in the oldest suburbs across the country will be getting title deeds under the Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Regularisation Programme while work on regularising informal settlements and issuing home owners with title deeds continues. In the oldest high density suburbs, there are some …
Read More »Drug Abuse Rehab Centres Should Consider Human Rights: Activist
ANTI-ILLICIT drugs activist Savannah Madamombe says the government might have done well by introducing new measures that will see the creation of new rehabilitation centres, but the authorities will have to partner independent organisations to ensure human rights are respected in those institutions. Substance abuse has continued to escalate in …
Read More »Riot police Storm Parly After CCC MPs Refuse Ejection…Several Left Injured
Several MPs were injured when anti-riot police stormed parliament Tuesday to turf out CCC legislators who were defying an order to vacate the legislative house by national assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda. For nearly two hours, parliament was a battle zone after Mudenda announced the recall of 24 opposition lawmakers at …
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