“No Zimbabwean ever sings alone. When one person sings, every voice joins in harmony. When one stands to dance, every one moves with the single flow” Join other revellers on Friday the 30th of July for the most extraordinary and powerful Paw Paw Jam to date; for a celebration of human resilience and creativity through poetry, dance and music. The night is in aid of the charity ‘Tree of Life’ that is working diligently towards peace and reconc…iliation in Zimbabwean communities. Organisers have prepared an incredible line up for the night & it is sure to be an unmissable experience:... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, July 23rd 2010 |
IRIN : EPWORTH, 23 July 2010 (IRIN) – Simbarashe Choga, 65, a retired teacher, is the local butcher in Epworth, some 20km northeast of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare; he is also the principal of the primary school he runs out of his shop. “My teachers keep their records and other materials at my butchery, which operates as our head office because, as you can see, there are no buildings here,” Choga told IRIN. “We have a total enrolment of 182 pupils from the first to the seventh grades, and the majority of them learn outside.” Most of the houses in Epworth... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, July 23rd 2010 |
Fatal road accident involving a Harare-bound commuter omnibus and a haulage truck claimed five lives early Wednesday at the 66km peg along the Harare-Chirundu road. An undisclosed number of passengers were injured. Officer in charge of Administration in Mashonaland West Province, Assistant Commissioner Tsitsi Sakonda said the injured were taken to Banket Hospital. She said police are investigating the cause of the accident which took place at the Great Dyke. The haulage truck had swerved moments earlier to avoid the commuter omnibus heading from the opposite direction. Bus accidents, common in Zimbabwe, are blamed on speeding, poor maintenance and shortages... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 22nd 2010 |
By Ron Muvevererwi – Events preceding the formation of the coalition government between the three principals to the GPA have seen a relentless continued stranglehold of influence on the security forces by one political party arguably at the expense of national interest. Despite the fact that the coalition government was negotiated under the spirit of ‘inclusivity’ that has not been the case characterizing the order of the day. Each party is caught up in a dog eat dog survival of the fittest encounter. The security forces and the judiciary are the key main components to which the success of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 22nd 2010 |
Multi-talented Zimbabwean guitarist Trustworth Samende of the band Mokoomba poses for a photo with the legendary Salif Keita. Mokoomba the sensational Zimbabwean band is currently on a whirlwind tour of Europe.
Publish Date: Thursday, July 22nd 2010 |
