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DJ Shugeta bashes secret lover over light
National FM radio presenter Tafadzwa "Dj Shugeta" Ben (30) has been dragged to Chitungizwa magistrates courts by his secret lover Power FM radio presenter...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:00hrs | 920 | by Paul Ndou
Cyril Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC
SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 g...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1732 | by Staff reporter
ZBC investigates senior 'sex pests'
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has initiated investigations into allegations of sexual harassment involving senior managers. Robson Mhandu, the Director for radio services, and Scott "DJ ...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Power FM boss DJ Scott suspended for sex advances on subordinate
Scott Matengambiri, a well-known radio personality and station manager at Power FM, has been suspended by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) following allegations of sexual harassment. It is ...Published: 05 Oct 2023 at 19:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Regional journalists and artists in True Zimbabwe Journalists (Media) Tour
The Zimbabwean government is basking in the glory of a public relations and marketing tour by regional journalists and artists being used as a publicity ploy by the Harare regime ahead of general elec...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
ZBC, CCC hostility laid bare
Public broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), has stressed that it remains objective and stands guided by the law of the land when it comes to coverage of next month's elections, pu...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
We salute Diva Mafunga funeral support by ZIMURA - Maxwell Teedzai
MUTARE - Veteran Mutare Gospel musician, Pastor Maxwell Teedzai has hailed ZIMURA - Zimbabwe Music Rights Association for standing hand - in - glove with the Mafunga family after the sad passing on of...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 20:38hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
South Africa on the edge! National renewal needed urgently
WITH various leaders and commentators having suggested that things have gone horribly wrong in South Africa since Cyril Ramaphosa became president more than five years ago, to such an extent that the ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:18hrs | 3 | by Thandisizwe Mgudlwa
Shugeta divorces Power FM
The multi-talented radio personality Tafadzwa Lloyd Ben "Shugeta" announced his departure from Power FM this morning through his Facebook page.The announcement reads, "This note serves you to ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 09:19hrs | 4 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Edd Branson brokers gamechanging global media deal
Barely 2 months after his appointment as Chairman of the AfriUSA Business Initiative, Edd Branson has hit the ground running with a 100 million USD telecom deal that will transform the GSM network spa...Published: 11 May 2023 at 07:21hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-MP Maziwisa jail time begins
FORMER Highfield legislator Psychology Maziwisa on Friday started serving his effective 40-month prison term after his appeal against conviction and sentence on two counts of fraud was struck off the ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt withdraws Xmas goodies for bigwigs
BIGWIGS in government will this year not be pampered with Christmas goodies, such as end of year hampers as the Finance ministry seeks to curb excessive spending.In the past, civil service bur...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC
SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 g...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 19:46hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Java is mentally challenged and should not abuse ZANU PF,' Seh Calaz
Zimdancehall chanter Tawanda Seh Calaz Mumanyi has said socialite Passion Java is mentally challenged and should stop using ZANU PF to intimidate people.Speaking on national broadcaster Power ...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 18:41hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZimThrive on course for December 2021 with scaled down event
The organisers of ZimThrive have announced that the event will go ahead in December as a scaled back celebration.In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the event which was due to run from 1-...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 10 | by Staff writer
No Roki, Koffie Chidzoka remix
Urban groover Rockford "Roki" Josphats has dismissed word on social media and in music corridors that he is working with Koffie Olomide on the remix of his all-time hit Chidzoka.After the rele...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC
SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 g...Published: 07 May 2021 at 11:34hrs | 4 | by Piet Rampedi
Chamisa birthday message caller catches Power FM DJ off-guard
State media in Zimbabwe is a notorious gatekeeper for the ruling Zanu-PF party.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's main rival Nelson Chamisa - the leader of the MDC Alliance - is rarely mentioned b...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 18:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Dennis Wilson dies
Former radio presenter Dennis Wilson has died.He was 66.Wilson, born Delroy Wilson in Kingston Jamaica died at his home in Alexandra after a short illness.Wilson became popular...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 16:20hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
ZimThrive announces new dates for 2021
The organisers of ZimThrive have announced that the event will now take place in December 2021.In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the month-long event, which was initially set for April ...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 10:25hrs | | by Agencies
Ramaphosa sweats over ANC Zimbabwe trip
South Africa's Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has provided President Cyril Ramaphosa with a report on the circumstances that led to ANC officials flying to Zimbabwe for a fact-finding missio...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Katsande appointed ZiFM Stereo station manager
VETERAN radio personality Tonderai Katsande has been appointed as ZiFM Stereo's station manager, which for some is the right move given the amount of experience and knowledge he has in the world of br...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 15:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Coke Studio Africa set for ZTV premier
THE much-awaited Coke Studio Africa's 2019 edition is set to premier this Saturday on local television ZBC-TV from 7pm to 8pm and other television stations across the continent.Coke Studio Afr...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Killer T demands exclusion from awards
Dancehall star Killer T went ballistic demanding to have his name removed from Star FM inaugural music awards.Last week, Star FM announced a list of nominations for their awards, with Killer T...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 18:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
South African billionaire defends white wealth
Johann Rupert, South Africa's second-richest man with a $6.3 billion fortune, spoke out to defend the stranglehold white people still have over the economy more than two decades after the end of apart...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Bloomberg
Cimas launches 'Buckle Up' campaign
Cimas Rescue, which is part of the Cimas Medical Aid Group, has launched a seatbelt awareness campaign to educate people on the importance of wearing a seatbelt even when travelling in the back of a c...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
D-Day for Pambuka, Maziwisa
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) news anchor Oscar Pambuka and former Zanu-PF Highfield West National Assembly representative Psychology Maziwisa have filed an application for discharge ...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bev to light up Bulawayo
RAUNCHY dancer Beverly "Bev" Sibanda, who had temporarily moved to neighbouring South Africa, is set for a return with a show at the newly-launched Zanzibar nightclub in Bulawayo tomorrow.Bev ...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Undenge out on $1,000 bail
JAILED former Energy minister Samuel Undenge has been granted $1 000 bail to challenge his four-year jail term for corruptionHigh Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere on Wednesday ruled the forme...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Witness nails Maziwisa, Pambuka
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's (ZBC) bulletin manager Mr Moses Charedzera yesterday testified against Zanu-PF Highfield West National Assembly representative Psychology Maziwisa and former ZBC Ne...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lucrative govt contract for Chiwenga's wife
Deputy chief secretary in the President's Office Ray Ndlukula let the cat out the bag on Thursday after he openly told a court that they illegally granted a lucrative contract to the wife of Vice Pres...Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:43hrs | 6 | by Staff rpeorter
Undenge alleges political persecution
Former Cabinet minister Samuel Undenge claimed in court on Tuesday that charges being levelled against him in court were politically-motivated to taint his reputation.The ex-Energy and Power D...Published: 24 May 2018 at 15:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Govt releases $6m for digitisation project
GOVERNMENT has released $6 million to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) to complete the digitisation project amid reports that most transmission sites countrywide are ready for migration fr...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
$6m released for completion of digitalisation programme
GOVERNMENT has released $6 million to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) to complete the digitalisation project amid reports that most transmission sites countrywide are ready for migration ...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo producer making headlines in Jozi
As many artistes from Bulawayo don't consider life after music, South African-based producer Zwelihle "DJ Zwesta" Mathe paved a different route to become a strong force in the SA music industry while ...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZBC radio resumes some of its normal programming
Zimbabwe's state radio resumed some of its normal programming shortly after noon on Wednesday.The broadcaster's Pocket's Hill centre in northern Harare was taken over in the early hours of Wed...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Kwese TV should introduce ZBC on their bouquets'
Information, Media and Broadcasting Services ministry permanent secretary George Charamba has revealed that most media organisations in the country are facing viability problems, owing to a myriad of ...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbeki provokes the ire of Zimbabwean opposition
Former president Thabo Mbeki has provoked the ire of Zimbabwean opposition parties after he claimed that the British regime change policy on Zimbabwe was not for the benefit of the local majority but ...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mbeki on Mugabe and Zimbabwe
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki speaking on Mugabe and Zimbabwe in an interview with Power FM's Given Mkhari at the Inanda Club in Sandton, Johannesburg. - 13 July 2017.https://www.yout...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 19:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tymon Makina dies
The sports journalism fraternity was this past weekend robbed of a talented former ZBC sportscaster following the death of Tymon Makina.Born on 9 January 1964, Makina made a name for himself d...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 14:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zuma gets rid of Gordhan, ANC caucus expected to get rid of Zuma
President Jacob Zuma is on a suicidal mission and this time there is no turning back for him, ...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 23:16hrs | 1 | by City Press
Minister caught lying about payments to Zesa public relations contractors
IT has emerged that Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge lied that Fruitful Communications Private Limited was doing Public Relations Consultancy work for Zesa for free after the c...Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mathuthu booted out of Chronicle as Zimpapers makes senior appointments
Zimpapers group chief executive officer Mr Pikirayi Deketeke has made several key appointments aimed at positioning the media giant firmly on the print, publishing, broadcasting and digital platforms....Published: 24 May 2016 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Radio stations break law on local content
RADIO stations in Zimbabwe are not implementing the 75 percent local content requirement on all music they play as mandated by the law, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) admitted yesterday....Published: 13 May 2016 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Bongani Ndlovu
Zimbabwe radio awards nominees
A local online entertainment magazine Celebrity-check will on July 16 hold the inaugural Zimbabwe radio awards which will see radio personalities from local radio stations being honoured. The awards c...Published: 10 May 2016 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Sophia Chese-Msowa
Faces behind 'Happy Birthday Gushungo'
This could be Zimbabwe's first band made up of young kids aged 10 and below. If there is another I have not heard of them.Meet Sound Crest Music Club the group behind the song and video making...Published: 20 Feb 2016 at 17:46hrs | 2 | by Xolisani Nyathi
South Africa to host Mr Ugly Africa
Preparations for the inaugural Mr Ugly Africa have gathered momentum with organisers confirming that the pageant will take place at Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa next year. This comes afte...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Bornwise Mtonzi
Kalawa Homecoming show to be broadcast live on ZBC
The much-awaited Kalawa Homecoming party being held in Bulawayo at Queens Sports Club Bulawayo on December 27 will be broadcast live on ZBC's Power FM to cater for those who will not be able to attend...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Bongani Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's T1nda releases DEBUT Album - FREEDOM
Bulawayo - Zimbabwe's Tawanda Denga, known by his musical name T1nda, is more than just a Gospel rapper but is an entertainer who has been using his GOD given gift to positively influence and impact y...Published: 12 Nov 2015 at 09:37hrs | 1 | by HMA
Zim cops arrest man trying to smuggle ivory, python skin into SA
Police in Zimbabwe have arrested a Zambian national for allegedly trying to smuggle ivory and a python skin into South Africa, Zimbabwe state radio said on Tuesday....Published: 06 Oct 2015 at 10:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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