Ashley Magumise, a 19 year old student based in Hamilton, New Zealand has won a fiercely contested round to become Miss September in the ongoing Face of Zimbabwe competition. The young beauty becomes one of the 12 finalists who will battle it out in December to earn the bragging rights to become the most beautiful face in Zimbabwe, based on public votes. There are few pageants that have established themselves as competitive, relevant, exciting and filled with captivating twists as this popular international pageant. Faced with fiercely competing beauty, the panel of judges failed to reach consensus on the winner... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 10th 2011 |
By Jean-Paul Pougala – “Why when the West write a resolution to impeach the Ivory-Coast and Libya, China and Russia do not oppose their veto, but when it comes to Syria, it is the opposite? As for the veto against sanctions on Zimbabwe in 2008? “This question was asked to me on my facebook page by Eric Atangana from Yaounde, Cameroon. 1) Côte d’Ivoire of Laurent Gbagbo and his Prime Minister Guillaume Soro had canceled most of the contracts signed with the Chinese to move to the French as the port of Abidjan rose to Bolloré just before the elections, hoping that ‘tinkering... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 6th 2011 |
The hunt is on for nominees for the 2012 Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA). The London-based awards aim to celebrate a broad array of artistic talent, business, community work and overall demonstrable achievement by Zimbabweans across the world. ZAA director Conrad Mwanza said: “We’re pleased to continue supporting Zimbabwean achievers and recognize them for their outstanding contributions on the global arena and in their communities. “Nominating is a simple act, but one that can make a huge impact. For the next 3 months, we will take an extensive public consultation drive to unearth those unsung Zimbabwean heroes and celebrate the others the world... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 5th 2011 |
Nokuthaba Vuma, an 18 year old beauty queen based in the UK, is set to represent Zimbabwe on the international scene in the Miss Intercontinental Beauty competition to be held in Orihuela (Alicante), Spain next month. The event is to be held on October 7, 2011. The beauty queen is currently Miss May in the Face of Zimbabwe contest, a role that has seen her become an ambassador of her country in the UK. The teenager is also KLM entertainment’s Miss Valentine 2011 which she won earlier this year. She has also participated in various beauty pageants including Miss Coventry... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, September 21st 2011 |
Afro-pop sensations have released a video urging their fans across the world to support their vote for the prestigious Afrotainment Museke Online African Music Awards (Moamas) next week. Currently riding high on the crest of a wave of a success with their second international album, African Spirit, the sibling duo’s hit, 7 Wonders , faces stiff competition in the Record of the Year category from heavyweights 2Face Idibia from Nigeria, Senegalese rap pioneer Awadi and South African lyricist Morale. An exited Seiraj “BKay” Khan said: “It’s going to be a very tough competition but we are most chaffed and honoured that African fans all over, have given us the nod to have a crack at this prestigious... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, September 14th 2011 |