AMH appoints Takura Mapfumo general manager
ALPHA Media Holdings (Private) Limited (AMH), publisher of NewsDay, The Standard and Zimbabwe Independent, and owners of HStv, has appointed Takura Mapfumo general manager
By Staff Reporter
Feb. 24, 2026
Mukanya’s final beat: Mataure honours a legend on May 30
Mataure, who joined Mapfumo’s band in July 1994 following the death of long-time drummer Saba Mbata, credits Mukanya for shaping his musical discipline.
By Tendai Sauta
Feb. 16, 2026
Mukanya vows Harare farewell gig will go ahead
Mapfumo dismissed suggestions that he was struggling financially or dependent on his wife and daughter for survival in the United States.
By Style Reporter
Feb. 15, 2026
Mukanya’s Harare farewell gig in jeopardy
Lancelot, a backbone of Blacks Unlimited for more than four decades, died in September 2022 in the United States after a prolonged battle with cancer.
By Style Reporter
Feb. 1, 2026
Zimbabwe has become a nation afraid of its own greatness
In Zimbabwe, ambition is doubted before it is celebrated, excellence is framed as arrogance, and progress is interpreted as betrayal.
By Mthulisi ‘khulugatsheni’ Ndlovu
Jan. 29, 2026
Magistrate dismisses Magaya’s application
HARARE magistrate Francis Mapfumo has dismissed PHD Ministries leader Walter Magaya’s application for refusal of further remand.
By Staff Reporter
Jan. 28, 2026
Shone makes history, redefines hip-hop in Zim
Shone recently made history by becoming the first Zimbabwean musician to perform before more than half a million people.
By Tendai Sauta
Jan. 12, 2026
Zimsec touts higher ‘A’ Level pass rate
ZIMSEC board chairperson Professor Paul Mapfumo said the rise in both pass rate and candidature reflected sustained improvements in teaching and learning
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Jan. 9, 2026
Is Mukanya really retired?
From the look of it, Thomas Mapfumo is still very active. The last paragraph reads “Ïf you would like to book the band….etc” meaning that he has not retired yet.
By Fred Zindi
Dec. 7, 2025
