Celebrated at State House
Jeys Marabini, a Zimbabwean troubadour, discovers that the best endorsement comes in uniform by STAFF WRITER “WHAT a humbling moment,” marvelled Jeys Marabini, a musician known for his nimble fusion of imbube and Afro-jazz.
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In the Lowveld, a Quiet Revolutionary Rewrites Zimbabwe’s Screen
by BERNARD CHIKETO IT IS THE synopsis that grips, not the scenery. Two detectives are tasked with investigating the kidnapping and disappearance of a 15-month-old baby, only to find that everyone—the mother, a powerful socialite, and even the detectives themselves—has become a prime suspect.
Gifts that keep on taking
How Sir Wicknell turned a media house’s ethics code into a bargain-hunter’s paradise by BERNARD CHIKETO TO THE untrained eye, Zimpapers’ media-ethics rulebook is a stout, humourless document. It frowns upon journalists accepting gifts worth more than US$100, a sum presumably calculated to allow for a modest lunch but not, say, a brand-new SUV.
The Final Rhythm: Reggae Legend Sly Dunbar Dies at 73
STAFF WRITER LOWELL Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar, the pioneering drummer whose revolutionary beats formed the backbone of reggae and provided rhythm for musical titans from Bob Dylan to Grace Jones, died Monday morning at his home in Jamaica.
The Last Roar – Thomas Mapfumo’s Final Bow
by BERNARD CHIKETO Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo, the exiled lion of Zimbabwean music, will return home in April for a final farewell performance.