By Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo – MoneyGram International, one of the leading international money transfer companies, was unveiled on 9 February 2012 as the 2012 Headline Sponsor for second edition of Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA). At the press conference held at MoneyGram’s London headquarters chaired by Dr. Knox Chitiyo, the Africa Fellow and head of the Africa Programme at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in Whitehall, London and Chairman of the Britain- Zimbabwe Society (BZS), the panel comprising the ZAA CEO Conrad Mwanza, MoneyGram Marketing Director Richard Levy, ZAA Panel Chairman Zeb Manatse and Peter Soko, a founding member of the... Continue Reading
By Showbiz Reporter – Paidamoyo Mutyambizi, a Zimbabwean model based in Australia has won the January wildcard to mark the return of the Face of Zimbabwe competition, a popular international internet based pageant for Zimbabweans worldwide. Launched last year to promote the country abroad, Face of Zimbabwe is coming out of a successful year which saw huge international interest and the crowning of Sibo Bero as Face of Zimbabwe 2012. The pageant attracted finalists from China, UK, USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Zimbabwe establishing itself as a premier and much sought after crown. The competition selects a finalist... Continue Reading
Harare, January 26, 2012: The United States Embassy invites all Upper Six Level students in Zimbabwe to submit entries to the Black History Essay contest. Deadline is February 10, 2012. To participate in the contest, students must submit a 500 word essay on the topic: “Using inspiration from African and African American achievers, answer this question for yourself and for Zimbabwe…What can I do?” Essays should be submitted to high school authorities who will select two winning essays (one by a girl and one by a boy) for submission to harare@educationusa.info with the subject line “Black History Month Essay Contest.” Alternatively, the winning essays... Continue Reading
TOP African fashion designers will this Spring put on show their unique works at the inaugural launch of much anticipated Tribes of Africa (TOA) Fashion Show in London. Organisers of the event, the social enterprise Black Girls Rock! UK (BGR!UK), will announce the unveiling of the show at a press event at London’s Grange Tower Bridge Hotel on 2 February 2012. Viola Ncube, the BGR!UK director and founder, says the TOA show has created an eclectic showcase of traditional and modern African couture collections in celebration of the elegance and diversity of African nations. “We have created an eclectic showcase... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – Zambia is to host the second African Organic Conference from May 2 – 4, 2012 in Lusaka. Being held under the theme; ‘Mainstreaming Organic Agriculture in the African Development Agenda’, the event is tailored to represent the desires of the continental organic fraternity and reflects the current declaration of the African Union and the United Nations agencies responsible for trade and environmental programmes. The overall objective is to report and further promote mainstreaming of organic agriculture in African government policies, in African intergovernmental organizations as well as among development partners. “In this regard, the conference will... Continue Reading
