The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards, held on Saturday 9th April 2011 saw the prestigious Mermaid Theatre in Blackfriars London come alive, as the Zimbabwean Community supported and celebrated the successes and achievements of fellow Zimbabweans Nominated for Awards in a variety of sectors. Hosted by presenters Denver Isaac and Cynthia Muviri, the ceremony saw glamorous high profile figures and performers take to the stage, including the Noisettes stars Shingai Shoniwa and Dan Smith, Miss Zimbabwe – Malaika Mushandu, Eska Mtugwazi, Boxer Dereck Chisora, Tinashe, Actress Chipo Chung amongst others. As the Awards rolled out, Shingai Shoniwa was presented with the chairman’s honorary... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 12th 2011 |
By Misheck Mberi – The Zimbabwean Achievers Awards ceremony which was hosted in the lush Mermaid Conference and Events Centre in the heart of London was a success in terms of bringing together Zimbabweans who have excelled in their respective fields. [imagebrowser id=7] The turn out and the atmosphere for the event was good and despite what many considered an excessive cost to spend on one night, the number of people who attended the event where a lot. As a foreign based Zimbabwean, I feel this event has been successful in terms of promoting the message that the event organisers... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 11th 2011 |
Mermaid Theatre Seating The Official ZimAchievers Award Ceremony is only days away. Taking place this Saturday 9th April 2011 at the prestigious Mermaid Theatre from 7.00pm themed celebrating everything Zimbabwean. The prestigious event will be hosted by the talented Television, Film and Theatre actor ‘’Denver Isaac’’ www.denverisaac.com and beautiful Miss Zimbabwe 2008 ‘’Cynthia Muvirimi’’. Also gracing us with their presence on the evening are our very own Zimbabwean talent – the current British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora and the vocalist and bassist for the UK indie rock band ‘’Noisettes’’ – Shingai Shoniwa. –www.noisettes.co.uk, Dr Who actress Chipo Chung, altantic records Taponeswa Mavungu and flying in al... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, April 7th 2011 |
Shingai Shoniwa, the voice behind the internationally recognised music group, The Noisettes, will attend the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards Ceremony taking place at The Mermaid Theatre in London on 9th April 2011. In addition to her attendance, Shingai Shoniwa will receive an Honorary Award from the founder of the ZAA. The Award the singer will receive will be to recognise an achiever who maintains high visibility on an international scale and has achieved exceptional excellence in their field. The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards is the pinnacle of celebration of talent, art, business, expression and achievement in the Zimbabwean community throughout a very... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 4th 2011 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Harare – Zimbabwe’s top human rights activist ,Abel Chikomo, director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with failing to properly register his organization, police said. But the Amnesty International has described the action as an attempt to silence government critics. Amnesty’s deputy director for Africa, Michelle Kagari, said in a statement on Friday: “The charges against Abel Chikomo appear to be part of an orchestrated strategy by the Zimbabwean police and other state security organisations to silence critics of their human rights record. “The charges against him must be... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, April 2nd 2011 |
