Zimfest enters its second year in Harare on the global celebration of Zimbabwean arts and culture Zimfest has announced the date and venue for its second year in Harare. The event themed “Raindance” will be held on Saturday 22 December 2012 at the Harare Sports Club and will bring together Zimbabwe’s finest musicians, artists to the stage including some familiar faces alongside some exciting newcomers. The event organisers are promising a multi-dimensional exploration of the diversity of Zimbabwean culture built around an interplay of live music, the performance arts original cuisine and sport. The Project Manager of the festival Mike... Continue Reading
Top Zimbabwean sports personalities – past and present – will on Sunday (22 July 2012, 14:00 hrs – 23:30 hrs) take part in an all-day festivity event at Rollers BBQ Spot in Chingford, as part of the welcome celebrations for the London 2012 Olympics squad. The gala, which includes a football tournament, children’s funfair and fundraising raffles has been organised by the Zimbabwe Diaspora Olympics Support Network (ZDOSN) and Rollers Club on behalf of the country’s Olympics governing body, the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC). Knox Chitiyo, the ZDOSN chair said: “London 2012 represents an opportunity for the Zimbabweans in the... Continue Reading
Harare model, Chiedza Mukucha received the perfect birthday present from the Zimbabwean public, winning the Miss June G Tel -Face of Zimbabwe title in the same week as her 21st birthday, shrugging off competition from Cyprus based Linda Madzara and Letwin Tiwaringe who finished as runner ups. Chiedza’s wins follows the crowning last month of Sarah van de Ruit as Miss May in the popular global online pageant emerging as one of the most exciting beauty competitions to come out of Zimbabwe. Face of Zimbabwe which recently signed a deal with Telecoms Company G-Tel as the headline sponsor has also... Continue Reading
Harare, July 6, 2012: Over 40 young people from the United States and Zimbabwe on Tuesday discussed youth activism and participation in politics at a Food for Thought discussion in the U.S. Embassy auditorium at Eastgate Mall. Leading the discussion were two American graduate students currently working as summer interns at the Embassy. The Americans highlighted the growing influence of information and communication technologies in recent U.S. elections and noted social media’s growing popularity in Zimbabwe’s context. “It is important for youth throughout the world to get out and vote for candidates. Our votes will be considerably different than the... Continue Reading
JOHANNESBURG – Viridis Africa, the clean technology business and investment conference presents a matchmaking platform for African renewable energy, waste management, water conservation, and recycling projects and initiatives on 16th and 17th October 2012 at the Killamey Country Club, Lower Houghton South Africa. The event is dedicated to African business owners who seek funding to introduce clean technology solutions and services. African and foreign investors will be in attendance at the event, seeking to fund new commercial opportunities, strategic alliances, distribution partners and acquisitions. Viridis Africa challenges participants and business case presenters at the conference to present and discuss appropriate solutions to African climate change... Continue Reading
