Jazz music still alive. . . Penny Yon traces Zim jazz music growth
Jazz musician and publicist Penny Yon believes Jazz music in Zimbabwe made an upswing in the 90s, when the annual Jazz Festival was revived by the late saxophonist Simangaliso Tutani and other...
View ArticleRadio DJs can't hide anymore. . . as they screen programmes live on social media
HARARE - There is this story of a prominent yesteryear female radio DJ whose smothering and golden voice swept listeners for years. A lot of listeners, especially the males fell in love with her velvet...
View Article. . changes an 'official recognition' of phenomena Monetary reforms...
There’s nothing surprising or fundamentally new about the monetary and currency reforms that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced in the 2019 Monetary Policy Statement. [GoogleAd] I have...
View ArticleWhy public hospitals are congested
Why is there congestion at our public healthcare institutions? Patients take long hours before they are attended. The challenges facing referral hospitals are a direct result of existing economic...
View ArticleZim drifts towards online darkness
One year after jubilant residents celebrated on the streets of Harare when Zimbabwe’s army removed Robert Mugabe from power, the country is in darkness. In January, after days of protests over a...
View ArticleLet's shame our detractors, cdes! Give ED a chance
There are times when I really think we Zimbabweans are very ungrateful. All we do is moan, curse, rant, rave, and practically do anything to show our people’s President, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa,...
View Article. . . as child support dwindles, Children in broken homes suffering, Shut out...
CHILDREN in broken families are suffering badly from divorce or parental break-ups. The Daily News on Sunday can report a perfect storm of worsening economic conditions and poverty is putting a squeeze...
View ArticleZim has lurched into a water crisis
Nearly every municipality in Zimbabwe is grappling with a water crisis, putting lives in great danger. In January this year, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) instituted a 48-hour water rationing exercise as...
View ArticleWho will defend the defenceless?. . .as rogue police, soldiers turn to crime
More and more members of the security services are being arraigned before the courts for playing a major role in perpetrating blue-collar and violent crime. [GoogleAd] Analysts attribute the breakdown...
View ArticleZanu PF accused of plotting to destroy Chamisa
HARARE - A top MDC official has sensationally claimed that party officials, especially those who will be voting in the upcoming congress are being paid large sums of money to vote out Nelson Chamisa...
View ArticleWill Chamisa fall?
HARARE - The forthcoming MDC congress is critical as it will settle once and for all, the legitimacy question dogging the leadership of Nelson Chamisa, political analysts have said. [GoogleAd] Chamisa...
View ArticleZim aviation in slow, but positive climb
LAST week, the local skies welcomed the arrival of the restructured fellow southern African carrier, Air Tanzania. The airline re-launched flights to Harare after close to two decades of no direct...
View ArticleHarare battles to keep refuse trucks on the road
HARARE - Harare City Council (HCC) has had to revisit its refuse collection fleet and go back to tender as more of trucks continue breaking down. [GoogleAd] HCC environmental committee chairperson...
View ArticleMan jailed for causing electrocution of baby
A Norton man was convicted and slapped with four years’ imprisonment for causing the electrocution of a 21 months old baby that touched live electricity wires that lay unprotected at his residence....
View ArticleDialogue has to be inclusive
AS one of the contesting presidential candidates in the 2018 harmonised elections, I am happy that for once President Emmerson Mnangagwa has listened to the voice of the people and decided to sit down...
View Article'Govt should disclose diamond revenues'
Kimberly Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition has raised concern over non-disclosure of diamond contracts and revenues by government saying it punctures proper accountability. [GoogleAd] The KP Civil...
View ArticleZim inflation hits 266%
International economist and currency expert Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe’s inflation now sits at 266 percent following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s recently-announced monetary policy. [GoogleAd] Just...
View ArticleAntiquated equipment cripples agric sector
Zimbawe’s agricultural sector needs massive retooling to increase production as it is still relying on antiquated equipment. Farming experts said as long as the situation remains like this, the...
View ArticleMega-plant for tiles and granite rock products
Zimbabwe is set to have another mega-plant that will be producing tiles and other related granite products, the Daily News can report. This comes after Surewin Investment (Pvt) Ltd which was granted...
View ArticleNama elbows protest voices
Musicians of the moment in showbiz Winky D and Jah Prayzah have been dwarfed by rookies in the industry in this year’s edition of National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) amid indications that their...
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