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  • Ndlovu Takes Filmmaking to Namibia

    Local filmmaker, Edmore Ndlovu will travel to Namibia this month for the pre-production phase of his latest project, a film titled The Gambler Job, that will be released later this year. Unlike his usual local productions, the greater part of The Gambler Job will be shot in Namibia in Windhoek and Walvis Bay. Some scenes will be done in Zimbabwe. "After staying in Windhoek for a short ...

  • Davis Cup Team Dream Up in Smoke

    ZIMBABWE'S dream of promotion to the Davis Cup Euro/Africa Zone went up in smoke after falling 2-1 to Egypt at Cairo's Smash Tennis Academy yesterday. Zimbabwe, who were being represented by the gallant quartet of Mark Fynn, Takanyi Garanganga, playing captain Martin Dzuwa and Tino Chanakira had topped their pool B, after seeing off the challenges of Ghana (3-0) and Kenya (3-0). ...

  • Gweru Sports Club Records Second Win

    Gweru Sports Club (GSC) recorded their second Lion Lager National Rugby League (NRL) win of the season with a 14-3 win over Old Miltonians at Gweru Sports Club yesterday. Fullback Kilvan Magunje planted two tries, one which he converted with the other being converted by flyhalf Denver Chidhindi. George Savhadza's penalty was a consolation for the visitors in an entertaining match in which ...

  • Zimbabwe Tsvangirai Lays Out Vision

    The MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai has laid out his vision for a new Zimbabwe under his rule, promising citizens justice, freedom and happiness. Launching the MDC's Agenda for Real Transformation at the party's policy conference in Harare yesterday, Tsvangirai, who is also Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, said his party would ensure that Zimbabweans enjoyed their country. "We ...

  • Zimbabwe Villagers Urban Developers Clash Over Land

    Villagers from Goromonzi's Yafele area have said their livelihoods are under threat following the encroachment of urban developments into their area. The residents have formed Simukai Rural Residents Trust, a platform through which they were fighting for land allocation and utilisation programmes which do not disturb communal farmers' lives. "Simukai was registered at a time ...


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Race to Witch Mountain

Race to Witch Mountain

Despite being a child of the 1970s, I never saw Disneys Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and thus have no point of comparison with its new reimagining, which comes complete with action-comedy star Dwayne Johnson in the drivers seat and a slightly more dynamic nam ... ...

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  • Zimbabwe Teenage Girls Dying of Pregnancy Complications

    Adolescent girls aged between 15 and 19 constitute a quarter of the 960 women that die as a result of pregnancy-related complications in Zimbabwe, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said. UNFPA country representative, Basile Tambashe said there is need to place a special focus on young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights. She was speaking during the handover of ...

  • Zimbabwe Ten Years in Jail for Stealing Zesa Transformer Oil

    Chipinge - Two notorious oil dealers, who have been wreaking havoc in and around Chipinge draining electricity transformer oil, finally met their fate last week when they were jailed for an effective 10 years. The duo, Michael Mudzamiri and Phillip Mandizvidza appeared before Chipinge magistrate Makamera Waini facing charges of contravening Section 6 of the Electricity Act. The State led by ...

  • Zimbabwe Lira Alexio to Share Stage At 7arts

    Alexio Kawara is anxiously looking forward to sharing the stage with South African diva Lira, who performs at 7Arts Theatre in Avondale on June 7. The Shaina hit-maker is fast becoming a "ladies man" following various collaborations and stage performances with female artists. On two occasions, he shared the stage with South Africa's Zahara whose last tour of the country was in ...

  • Zimbabwe Harare Airport Road to Be Completed By Year-End

    Augur Investments (Pvt) Limited, the company constructing the Harare Airport Road hopes to complete the dualisation of the road this year, the company's managing director has said. In an interview with The Standard, Michael van Blerk said a lot of unfair criticism had been lumped upon his company which was doing its best to complete the "complex project". "I want to ...

  • Zimbabwe MDC-T to Reform CIO

    THE MDC-T government plans to have legislation that would govern the operations of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), among a raft of reforms designed to create a professional security outfit. MDC-T has been insisting on security sector reforms saying some of the CIO operatives were dabbling into politics and operating like an arm of Zanu PF. Reforming the security forces is one of ...

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