Tag Archive | "People"
Zumailer Eusen-Maman | Mr Iron Man Zimbabwe
Zumailer is a long standing Mr Iron Man Zimbabwe. At a chance encounter with him at a popular entertainment venue in Harare, he had a small crowd around him. He felt the need to tell people exactly who he was and show them what he is all about.
Continue reading...Preaching in 1st Street, Harare
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Here is a preacher who took it upon himself to go onto 1st Street in Harare to set-up a pulpit and preach to whoever would listen. He was preaching about how this is the year to prosper and that they only way to get there is with God by your side. [...]
Continue reading...Power Outages Due To Power Transformer Oil Theft
Friday, April 23, 2010
One thing that you get used to in Zimbabwe is the erratic electricity supply. The outages can last from hours to days to weeks to months. Some areas may experience outages on a daily basis and in other areas it may only happen every other day. A lot of the time the outages are due [...]
Continue reading...Hopewell Chin’ono vs. Peter Pasipamire and the Truth
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Last week, New Zimbabwe published an article – Film-maker sued over HIV documentary about Hopewell Chin’ono being sued by Peter Pasipamire for alleged non-payment for participation in the moving HIV/AIDS documentary Pain in my Heart. There were inaccuracies in the article which Hopewell has tried to clear up and also share with people in [...]
Continue reading...It’s Tough Being Black!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
A few weeks ago I was directed to Africa Online (NZ) to read the review of the Celeb Wedding where Fortune and Zanele tied the knot. Reading through the review got me thinking about something someone said at an event where there were a number of Africans present. All that this person said shaking his [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabweans Must Go Home Says Tsvangirai
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Morgan Tsvangirai had the pleasure of addressing diasporans in the UK and his main message was that Zimbabweans should return home. The message was met with what seemed to start as applause that progressed to jeering and chanting and the PM was unable to continue with his speech. Chinja! Mugabe Must GO! was what the crowd [...]
Continue reading...Working To Death To Feed A Family
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
So many Zimbabweans in the diaspora are working hard to support their families they left back home. There are a few who don’t necessarily send any sort of support to their families but feel compelled to because they know things are tough. Those who are supporting their families are finding it harder and harder [...]
Continue reading...Viomak – Zimbabwe Circus
Friday, January 2, 2009
Guest submission by Harriet As Zimbabweans continue to chew bubbles and swallow air in anticipation of a quick and successful resolution to the sleazy political crisis ravaging the country, protest singer Viomak continues to call a spade a spade, and if her music is to be played at a political rally all the political clowns in [...]
Continue reading...Fortune Muparutsa Passes Away
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Last night I read the unfortunate news that Fortune Muparutsa passed away on Saturday 25th October, 2008. This came as a even more of a surprise because just a few weeks ago we went through a period in our household where we searched for and played a number of songs by Zimbabwean artists mainly from [...]
Continue reading...Musalad Losing Identity
Monday, October 6, 2008
Last month, CNN’s Inside Africa featured a Zimbabwean DJ in New York, Chaka Ngwenya who started up an online radio station SARFM Radio through which he says he is trying to help African listeners keep their identity abroad. Identity caught my attention and that lead on to not forgetting about who you are and where [...]
Continue reading...Kirsty Coventry’s $100,000 Handshake from Mugabe
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Zimbabwe’s “Golden Girl”, Kirsty Coventry was awarded US$100,000 by Robert Mugabe for her spectacular performance at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. She won a gold medal and broke the world record in the women’s 200 meters backstroke and also won three silvers in the 400m individual medley, 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley. The $100,000 is [...]
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
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