Unilever Africa has launched the Unilever Africa Idea Trophy in an effort to create an out-of-the-classroom learning experience that focuses on the development of personal and entrepreneurial competencies among students in Africa.

Unilever Africa says the competition, which requires students to write an advert idea with a maximum of 250 words, is meant to make students an idea of how business works.

“It is a challenging and creative experience, where you need to figure out how business works in real life while developing your own skills and competencies. In a maximum of 250 words, students must produce a creative, powerful and inspiring idea for an advert that explores the need for physical closeness. Your idea should be engaging enough to get our consumers to participate and share similar experiences and it should be scalable across the continent of Africa.

“We will be looking for the student’s excitement and passion, creative ideas built on an innovative strategy, great fit with the project brief, applicability to real business life and appeal to Close Up’s target market,” the statement noted.

Unilever says that victors stand a chance to win paid internship opportunities or a trip to the Global Future Leader’s League.

“By taking part in Unilever Africa Idea Trophy, one could win a trip to the Global Future Leader’s League at one of Unilever’s global hubs and a highly coveted internship at Unilever.”

The Unilever team is currently on an outreach meeting students from different universities in Zimbabwe with Great Zimbabwe University and Midlands State University having already been introduced to the great opportunity.news

Zim Dancehall sensation Winky D, real name Wallace Chirumiko, and Masvingo-born Caleb Tereka popularly known in the music circles as Ras Caleb pulled up a top notch performance at the FC Platinum Club in Zvishavane on Saturday last week.

The duo left the stage with fans yearning for more of the vibrant and energetic live performers from two of the music industry’s most outstanding acts.

 To first take the stage was Ras Caleb who set the fans wild with some of his latest melodies. His fans sang along throughout the performance to his popular songs like ‘Tokwe Mukosi’, ‘Sis Ross’, ‘Toropito’ among his other hit songs.

When Winky D later took onto the stage, he made a spirited performance, unleashing his popular songs like ‘Disappear’, ‘Takaipa takaipa’ and ‘Godo’, sending his fans into a wild frenzy.

The multiple award winner was a marvel to watch as he kept his legions of fans up on their feet throughout the night.

Manager of FC Platinum, Tawanda Pande said although the show started later than scheduled, the artists’ magnificent performances were enough to compensate for the delay.  

“Although the show started a bit late than expected, the performance from the artists was enough to compensate for the delay and the fans turnout was satisfactory;” said Pande.news

Just like at the crucifixion of Jesus in Mark 15 v 24 “and when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take,” was how the Murambwi congregation secured a ticket to the Nyaningwe soccer tournament finals, beating the Zimuto congregation after lots were cast.

Murambwi and Zimuto had all drawn at seven points in the first round of the Nyaningwe semis played at Murambwi last Sunday.

Murambwi and Zimuto drew nil all, with the total number of goals they acquired from previous games also being equal.

Reformed Church in Zimbabwe pastors and the coordinators of the tournament and team officials agreed that if teams had drawn they would be separated by tossing a coin to determine the winner

“In the case of teams having the same number of points, we look at the number of goals for and against and if we still do not get the winner, we then toss a coin in line with what we have agreed. Whatever comes out of that shall be,” Samuel Mavhundu told players before the coin was tossed.

Murambwi sailed to the semis by beating Nyajena by two goals to one, eliminating Mogernster by a goal to nil before a goalless draw against former champions Zimuto who also had won their games by similar score lines.

Murambwi will clash with defending champions Majiri in the finals that will be played later this month at Mucheke Stadium.

This is the fifth edition of the Nyaningwe RCZ soccer tournament, also known as Varume Bhora.news

Theatre goers were given a thrilling treat at the launch of Mayaya Nhaka Ndeyaani at Charles Austin Theatre over the weekend as the popular comedy promises to be yet another successful piece of art to originate from Masvingo.

Starring famous comic, Denice Rusoso popularly known as Mayaya, who broke into fame for his role in another local comedy, Sabhuku Vharazipi, the drama received rave reviews from the crowd who attended its launch.

Speaking soon after the launch, the play’s director, Charles Munganasa said he was overwhelmed by the support and interest that people had shown in the comedy.

“I am pleased by the support given to us by our local fans. The attendance demonstrated how passionate people are in supporting the development of local talent.

“We expect to break sales records of all Zimbabwean-produced comedies and it is for this reason that we have decided to take time strategising on how best to enter the market which is under threat from piracy. By June, the disc will be available on the market.

“The recurrent themes reflect the day-to-day life of an ordinary person; inheritance issues, customary versus contemporary law as well as social conflicts. The drama seeks to promote harmony between the traditional and the modern while denouncing greed and selfishness,” Munganasa said.

Rusoso attributed his current success to the exposure given to him when he appeared in the Vharazipi block buster.

“Some people think there is bad blood between me and the previous crew I worked with just because I have gone solo. Those are the very people that created my character so I appreciate their support. Going solo is a way of growing, not only in my personal capacity, but also for the Masvingo film and theatre industry at large,” Rusoso said.news

Who can victimise Mapombi for being a prophet only once per year when everyone has become a prophet in one way or another? 

I have heard that some people are making a lot of money for just telling us that so and so is going to die before winter or just telling us that someone somewhere is very angry. Kkk yes at some point someone somewhere can be angry at any given time. But gentlemen, this prophesy is going to pass, and once that happens, I will plant my church right at the centre of the Chitima Dr Grace Trading Flea Market. 

I predict that this country will be closed before December – ehe kuvharwa chaiko kuti hakuchina chinonzi Zimbabwe because things are getting tough by the day. I can tell you that all the people who are passing through the flea market are always complaining.  There is no new story that you hear besides kungonzwa vanhu vachiti hey zvinhu zvaoma! No one is saying any positive comments about the government, kungotuka chete or just saying something evil about mudhara wenyu uyu or Dr Amai (PhD). 

Some were saying vakadzi vedu vapera panechimwe chiprivate clinic ichi chemutown chinoshandisa fake doctors who have fake qualifications from Blantyre while mudhara and his wife sent their daughter to the East to deliver – they no longer trust everything that happens here. 

Kkkk akazondipedza ndeumwe akati don’t you think these guys go out of the country kuenda kutoilet chaiko kkkk they might no longer trust even our sewer system – for everything they fly to Dubai, China or Singapore. 

Ko kutyei, mungatya kudya yemarema kkk, isu vana Mapombi takatozvipira kugara musango for we have completely failed to secure accommodation in town. We are now surviving on rotten bananas.

Hey but this week chando chakandirova musi wa 1 May to the extent that I almost thought that going back kumusha would be far better but ndonodya ivhu here ikoko because even rotten bananas hakuna. Things can be tough, kkk haiwavo I was comforted by the fact that takapedzisira tangowanda mustreet this week maticha aidawo mari plus haiwa munhu here iyeye aida cash mutown umu and I heard there was nothing in banks.

But maZimbo makapenga, kekeke kuseka nhamo serugare, ndibatei – shake me hands because you are a rare breed. Look at how Zuma is being roasted over a few million dollars but you remain silent muchikuzvurana in queues fighting to get some few notes mubank apa monyimwa zvohi hakuna mari when some few probably less than five people are enjoying your 15 billion dollars.

The President and all his cabinet must therefore resign if they fail to give us the culprits but haiwawo ungaudzaani? Our leaders and our poor Zimbabweans – iiyi zvakangofanana gudo nemunhu – kudyirwa makatarisa. Regai zvedu tinyarare mungazoti I speak too much. We need US$ 2 billion kuti tigadzire road irikuuraya vanhu everyday – Harare to Masvingo and one person pockets all the money and no one questions except chedu Morgan – chematama. Munongoti chematama but chine zvose matama nenjere chiya because at least he is demanding his money – haungadyi mari iya uri one mapedza moenda kunopemha mari and when we question you then tell us kuti ma sanctions. Kkk vakomana musatidaro so, takapusa zvedu but maifanirawo kuita muchinyara vamwe.

I heard some people vaifamba vachidarika nekwangu uko kwandino kushita uko – hanzi Mnangagwa akaita zvokutoenda nendege kurufu kwaChivi? Ndakati honaiwo – of course he can’t risk his life driving in pot hole ridden Zimbabwean roads, in fact for him, KwaChivi hakuna road regai aite zvendege but imi mirai zvenyu muma queue mari ichanaya kubva kudenga kkkk at least I don’t have a bank account ndirinane.

Ndakazonzwawo mumwe hanzi aah Mapombi chiya chinopenga but chinoonera madhiri manje because hey chinotaura wena. Yes I speak and I shall speak although I know kuti vanhu vacho havachatsiuriki, they are now beyond that since they have become some gods in their own rights. Ko ungatsiura Mwari here? 

Munozoti ndotaurisa, regai ndimbonononga chibage chandaona charasikira panjanji apo ndizokanga zvangu maputi angu for lunch.

Please mukadarika nekwa Chirimudombo muvaudze kuti Mapombi Adonha takamuona asi ari kukanga waya!

Mboko imboko !!mapombi

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) national executive member and shadow minister of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises Takanayi Mureyi (pictured) said his party was the only solution to the problems bedevilling Zimbabwe.

Speaking at a press briefing in Masvingo on Workers’ Day, Mureyi bemoaned the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy saying it was ridiculous that the Zanu-PF government which talked about the 2,2 million jobs has never managed to create even a single job since 2013.

He said there was no Workers’ Day to talk about since almost all Zimbabweans have become vendors.

“There are no workers to talk about in this country. We no longer have employers because we have been reduced to a mere vendor economy. The Zanu-PF government promised 2,2 million jobs but completely failed to fulfil its pledge – in fact Zanu-PF is now known for bringing bogus economic blueprints that do not yield any positive change,” said Mureyi.

Mureyi however, said his political party was the only one which can re-open the industries.

“It is pathetic that industries are being converted into classrooms – it defies logic when a university for example takes over a mine. How can you allow a situation where over 40 000 graduates are churned out annually only to find out that potential industries have been turned into classrooms. 

“Schools and colleges are now renting from potential employers in the industrial areas – and that’s a sign that those in power who allow such a scenario to take place do not have hope that the industries may re-open soon.

“Zanu-PF has nothing new to offer today,” said Mureyi.

Mureyi was optimistic that his party will deliver. He also said victory was certain in 2018 since almost everyone has discovered that MDC-T is a genuine pro-people party.

Mureyi also urged Zimbabweans to stand up and demonstrate against the government.

“We need to be firm and say enough is enough. We need to have peaceful demonstrations every day. The people who are just wandering in the streets are in a way subconsciously demonstrating every day and what we need to do now is to educate them so that they don’t walk in different directions – they must be organised so that they start from one point going in one direction,” said Mureyi.news

Farming communities that include purchased areas created by the colonial government as well as resettlement areas will soon be under the leadership of traditional leaders who will oversee the maintenance of traditional norms and values, Chief Gutu has said.

Speaking at the installation ceremony of a new headman, Headman Maburutse at Chatikobo High School last week incumbent Chief Gutu, Amon Edmond Masanganise, urged today’s youth to take pride in their origins. 

“I urge all parents here present to restore our cultural heritage by teaching the youth our language and our customs. It has come to my attention that farming communities surrounded by communal areas do not want to work with us saying they do not recognise traditional leadership. 

“I tell them here and now that there must be cordial relations and peaceful co-existence between communities on the farms and in the communal areas because we will soon demarcate farming and resettlement areas and bring them under traditional leadership,” Masanganise said.

Masanganise said people from farming communities in the Mutunduru area, resettled farmers, as well as farmers in the Nyazvidzi area should pay due respect to the newly installed Headmen Zinyemba and Maburutse since their respective areas will fall under their jurisdiction.

He ordered Chief Munyaradzi, who has been opposing the appointment of the new headman through the District Administrator’s office, to stop contesting the appointment based on existing boundaries.

Masanganise said as the Paramount Chief, he was the only one with powers to appoint new headmen.

The soon-to-be 92 year old new Headman Maburutse is currently based in the Chesa area of Mount Darwin and will occasionally come back to oversee the running of his land.news

The Chivi Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Runyararo West woman to four years in prison after she was convicted of breaking into a Berejena Hospital maternity ward and stealing a one day old child.

Rester Mapombwa (31) who resides at number 3 Linos Mukaro Street in Runyararo West, Masvingo, had lied to her boyfriend that she was pregnant with his child.

Magistrate Bishard Chineka slapped Mapombwa with 48 months in prison, setting aside 12 months on condition that she would not commit a similar offence in the next five years.

She pleaded guilty to the charge of kidnapping a baby belonging to Tatenda Nhinga (18) from Masvingise village, Headman Makamure, Chief Nemaushe in Chivi.

It is the state’s case that on April 26, 2016, around 1300hrs at Berejena Hospital, Mapombwa broke into the maternity ward masquerading as one of the mothers in the ward.

When she got in the ward, she told the other mothers that their clothes which they had washed had fallen off the drying line. The mothers then left the ward to go and pick up the clothes but when they arrived they saw all their clothes on the line.

They rushed back to the ward and found that Nhinga’s one day old baby was missing and alerted the hospital security.

The security personnel then chased after Mapombwa and caught up with her in the bushes with the baby already in her bag. When she was asked why she had kidnapped the baby, she said she wanted to please her husband.

She was taken to the police where a report was made, leading to her arrest.

Nixon Chamisa prosecuted.news