I thought I would give you something a little different and post a snippet of a classic Zimbabwean comedy series featuring Lazarus Boora, ‘Gringo’. Gringo kept many people glued to their screens and in hysterics. It is one of those programs that lets you forget about everything! Enjoy:
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Viomak – Zimbabwe Circus
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 […]
Fortune Muparutsa Passes Away
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 […]
Eric Moyo Wins Idols East and Southern Africa
26 year old Zimbabwean Eric Moyo from Bulawayo won the MNET East and Southern Africa Idols contest at the weekend (July 27th) and walked away with a USD$80,000 cash prize and a recoding deal with Sony BMG worth US$25,000. His song choice at the finale was ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ during which he […]
Animal Farm and Zimbabwe
I was recently encouraged by a close friend to read Animal Farm by George Orwell. I heard of the book a long time ago but never got around to reading it and I am glad that I finally have (thank-you …..). At the time of publication in 1945 it was an allegory of the Russian […]