Musician Thomas Mapfumo may well be the prophet in the aphorism: "Only in his hometown is a prophet without honour."
Jamaica is the cradle of reggae and its offshoot, dancehall. Yet outsiders appropriate it.
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/ 23 September 2008
Percy Zvomuya explores the tainted history
of a dye regaining its lost glory.
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/ 21 September 2008
The <i>M&G</i> spoke to commentators, analysts, activists, business people and NGOs about their expectations and fears over the Zim agreement.
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/ 18 September 2008
Percy Zvomuya reports on a new brand of kiddies’ music that doesn’t ‘dumb it down’.
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/ 17 September 2008
SA could retain more health professionals as Britain closes door to doctors and nurses.
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/ 11 September 2008
Raymond Hack, the CEO of Safa, has described critics who question the body’s development programmes as ”idiots”.
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/ 5 September 2008
Going into the key 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, Joel Santana’s boys could take advantage of a troubled and under-strength Super Eagles.
Percy Zvomuya speaks to Oliver Mtukudzi about the changing context of his music.
Two new jazz instrumentalists are taking inspiration from their Zimbabwean experience, writes Percy Zvomuya.