The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) has announced Lycamobile as a co-sponsor of the third edition of the prestigious event scheduled for Saturday, 20 April at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in South Kensington, London. Group chairman of Lycamobile, Subaskaran Allirajah said: “Lycamobile is always looking for ways to give back and say thank you to the communities who regularly use our service to call home. The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards make a fantastic partner for us at Lycamobile and provide us with a chance to thank our customers for their continued loyalty,” he said. “We are excited to join them in honouring... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, April 10th 2013 |
By Tarisai Maringire – Old Mutual has partnered Alliance Francaise to develop a state of the art multi -purpose theatre at the Alliance Francaise offices in Harare. The multi-purpose theatre, renamed Old Mutual Theatre Alliance Francaise is set to be the first fully equipped venue in Harare and was renovated at a cost of $75000. Old Mutual Group Chief Executive Officer, Jonas Mushosho said Investing in the renovation of the theatre was in line with old Mutual philosophy of fostering smart partnerships with like-minded organizations towards the development of Zimbabwe. “Alliance Francaise is a prominent arts and culture and educational... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, April 7th 2013 |
BY YOLANDA NDLOVU – Harare, April 4, 2013: A Zimbabwean NGO has accused local media of ‘taking the sting out of humanitarian stories’ to protect politicians from public scrutiny. Virginia Muwanigwa, a veteran journalist and director of the Humanitarian Information Facilitation Centre (HIFC) said this development has trivialized pertinent issues affecting the general population, and affects the country’s preparedness for humanitarian disasters. “Most stories do not connect what prominent people say to our everyday life,” said Muwanigwa. She defined humanitarian reporting as stories on issues and situations that threaten the health, safety, security or well- being of a community. “When the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 4th 2013 |
By Alfred Tembo – Amid revelation that National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) is continuously acquiring state of the art medical equipment to keep up with changing trends in the health sector, the organisation has no immediate future plans to set foot in malaria zone says an a senior official from the organisation revealed. The organisation has lately been appealing for mobility of youth and adult donor community to be pro-active and forthcoming in the national call of serving lives by donating blood as a way of contributing to boosting the blood banks. The organisation stamped its foot on maintaining the status quo... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 26th 2013 |
Netsayi’s mbira teacher once told her that she might have been tasked with the responsibility of making Zimbabwean traditional music make sense to a new generation. That new generation takes in the ghetto youth, suburban city-dwellers and those in the Diaspora for whom African culture has become synonymous with witchcraft, boredom and everything not hip. Instead of reiterating the usual tales of disease, poverty and spell-casting, this edgy singer/songwriter uses her four-octave range and astute observation to represent everyday Africans and the new position in which they finds themselves. After a two-year hiatus from playing live (which has included touring... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 6th 2013 |
