Mudzimba with Mai Chisamba: My child is being used against me
THANK you for such a platform. I am a 29-year-old guy married to a 26-year-old woman and blessed with a beautiful baby girl. We have been together for two very unhappy years and I would want to opt...
View ArticleBEYOND THE COVER: Motivation in the Mother tongue
MOTIVATIONAL literature seems to be the in-thing, with an increasing number of works being published by the day. However, there has been a lack of these motivational books published in local languages,...
View ArticleShort film: Cheating costs
The two really did a good job in capturing the audience and convey every emotion from joy, dread, sadness and back to joy again with the happy ending when the film closes. There are lots of filmmakers...
View ArticleRECIPE: Robin’s chilli sugar beans recipe
Robin Chaibva THERE is something special about sugar beans — they remind me of boarding school but now, unlike back in the day, I get to make it into a delicacy. However, l have to confess that my...
View ArticleAvoid matrimonial pitfalls
Tendai Mbirimi Following the publication of our article on matrimonial investigations three weeks ago, the number of people who are writing to us requesting to be linked up with the organisation that...
View ArticleSunday Mail Bride of the Year: And your new queen of queens is…
Andrew Moyo THE Sunday Mail Bride of the Year competition reached its climax last Saturday with a star-studded musical gig to welcome a new queen, Mrs Hollyness Mugabe-Chikwata. Mrs Chikwata walked...
View ArticleThe enduring appeal of Tocky Vibes
Takudzwa Chihambakwe Leisure Correspondent AFTER staging an uninspiring performance at the annual Harare Shut Down Concert back in 2014, the sky rocketing graph of award-winning dancehall musician...
View ArticleGuzha brings back theatre
When the tiny gazebo that Guzha and team used as a venue was shut down some four or so years ago over a dispute, many people tried to introduce new venues and prop up old ones. It all came to naught....
View ArticleMusicians and their favourite singers
Prince Mushawevato From the various interviews conducted by this publication last week, it is evident that music granddad Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi is one of the few, if not the only local artiste that...
View ArticleLet the good times roll
State-of-the-art equipment acquired mainly from Germany and France and equivalent to — or in some cases even better than — that used in countries like Botswana and South Africa is currently being...
View ArticleThe Big & Small Screen: A super terrible, terrible movie
PRIOR to its release, “Batman v Superman” was touted as the release of all releases in the franchise’s history; the one to tilt the balance in their favour and usher in a new era for the DC multiverse...
View ArticleThe war of the cellphone
Tendai Mbirimi Technology, especially mobile phones, are responsible for a great many marital disputes and even divorce. Evidence is there — the courts deal with these matters every day and newspapers...
View ArticleLong John takes his jokes to London
LOCAL comedy continues to impress on the international stage, and the latest comedian set to raise the country’s flag high is the towering Long John (Learnmore Mwanyenyeka), who has been invited to...
View ArticleMudzimba with Mai Chisamba: Church pledges putting us in debt
Mudzimba with Mai Chisamba: Church pledges putting us in debt I am a married man aged 38 and my wife is 34 and we are blessed with sons. We are a Christian couple and go to one of these Pentecostal...
View ArticleMbira – Celebrating the sound of freedom
THE history of mbira begins at the time of Great Zimbabwe, where the roots of the Shona people began. Great Zimbabwe is the Munhumutapa Kingdom, which appeared in Southern Africa in the 14th century....
View ArticleHow nightclubs got their groove back
Many leisure spot managers have discovered that the simplest way of getting loyal patronage is to have themed days. Here is how some of them are doing it: Red Fox Mad Sundays Red Fox Hotel in...
View ArticleWhere to do the indepen-dance on April 18
Leisure Reporter As Zimbabwe celebrates 36 years of Independence, there are a host of activities, parties and shows taking place across the country. Although the main attraction will be the...
View ArticleAfter 1980, filmmakers find their voice
Prince Mushawevato THE local film industry has played a crucial role in promoting nation building since the country gained its independence on April 18, 1980 though the sector’s growth has somewhat...
View ArticleThe welcome return of sound clashes
SOUND clashes are back: if not for good then at least for the historic Together as One concert featuring Jamaican superstar Chris Martin. Memories of pulsating clashes between top sounds like Stereo...
View ArticleThat’s not how it’s done, Peter!
PETER Moyo’s archaic approach to business is gradually but certainly blowing apart the flamboyant Kwekwe-based ensemble, Utakataka Express. PETER MOYO The sungura musician successfully steered the...
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