Perseverance  Pays -VP Mphoko

 The Vice President Phekezela Mphoko has urged Great Zimbabwe University(GZU) students to endure pain and seek favor from God in raising their tuition fee because the government has failed to assist them,while delivering a public lecture recently  at GZU Main Campus.

Mphoko said he is an Adventist church goer and truly believes that God saves his people whenever they face challenges in life.

He added that he waited for 35 years to become the Vice President since Zimbabwe got its independence in 1980,but his dreams came true after a long struggle.

'I waited for 35 years to be appointed as the Vice President since Zimbabwe got its independence ,but God remembered me today' he said. 

Students were encouraged not to loose hope  in their studies,but to seek favor from God because the government can not help them in raising their  school fees.

'The government can not do anything to help students to raise their school fees ,but they must find ways to raise  their own fees nomattter how it pains so that they will enjoy the fruits of their labor after they finish their degrees." Mphoko has said.

 
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HIP-HOP SENSATION ‘THE MONKEY NUTS’ HITS SOCIAL MEDIA BY STORM

By John Mubayi

A Zimbabwean hip-hop group ‘The Monkey Nuts’ which is based in UK took social media by surprise after launching their debut album Boom Bap Idiophonics on the 1^st of May, at the just ended Harare International Festival of Arts (HIFA).

The hip-hop sensation stormed social media as they got 400 likes on Facebook on the day of the album release and increased to over 2000 views and 4000 followers on You Tube and Twitter respectively.

The trio comprising of Joshua Chiundiza, Tinotenda Tagwirei and Impi Maph have a record deal with a UK record label Barely Being Even (BBE), released their album that features French producer Lionel Corsini (DJ Oil) and mbira songstress Hope Masike.

Born and raised in the capital, the group has been on the local hip-hop scene since 2011 and have been trotting towards the international arena.

Boom Bap Idiophonics their album was produced by Sam Monro (Comrade Fatso) one of Zimbabwe’s leading poets and stand-up comedian and Tongai Makawa (Outspoken) also a poet and emcee.

Speaking at HIFA, one of the group members Chiundiza acknowledged that “ironically Boom Bap Idiophonics was created when The Monkey Nuts, DJ Oil and Hope Masike met at HIFA 2013”

Chiundiza also added that “they were preparing live shows to be held in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the UK later this year”

The album is available for pre-order worldwide and the purchase can be done online via iTunes making use of social media to capture both local and international audiences.

Social media has been helpful towards the popularity of The Monkey Nuts since their formation in 2011 and the release of their debut album has led them to go viral.

Zimbabwean hip-hop has been fading away as the dancehall genre has been catching the attention of many but artists like Outspoken, Shingirirayi, ExQ, Stunner and The Monkey Nuts have been holding on firmly.

TELECEL THREATENS POTRAZ

TELECEL Zimbabwe yesterday threatened a local and international onslaught against the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)’s decision to cancel its licence.
BY STAFF REPORTER
Potraz said it had cancelled the Telecel licence, accusing the mobile telephone operator of flouting regulations.
Telecel was given 60 days to decommission its equipment and wind up operations, while subscribers were given 30 days to migrate to other networks.
“The Telecel Zimbabwe licence has been cancelled. The cancellation is with effect from 28 April 2015,” Potraz said in a statement distributed to journalists at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo yesterday.
“In order to facilitate the smooth switch of the Telecel Zimbabwe network as well as ensuring that disruption is minimised, Potraz concurrently issued a special licence to Telecel to continue providing telecommunications services for a period of 30 days,” the regulator added.
“During this period, it is expected that Telecel Zimbabwe subscribers will switch to alternative networks and those with credits on the Telecash mobile money platform would make good their position.”
Potraz said Telecel would be allowed to keep its equipment after it has been decommissioned.
“It should be underlined that the telecommunication equipment remains Telecel Zimbabwe’s property,” it said. “It is up to Telecel Zimbabwe to decide what to do with the equipment.”
However, Telecel said it objected to its treatment by Potraz and indicated that it was ready for a protracted legal battle to regain the licence.
Telecel insisted it had made “every effort to comply with all legal and governmental requirements in Zimbabwe, and objects to this treatment in the strongest terms”.
“Telecel and its global shareholders are taking immediate action both locally and internationally to challenge this decision,” the statement added.
“Telecel would like to assure its customers and stakeholders that it will take all possible steps to maintain the full range of its services throughout this process.”
Meanwhile, the Potraz decision has left the fate of 1 000 Telecel Zimbabwe employees and over two million subscribers uncertain.
Two months ago, government cancelled an agreement it had with Telecel Zimbabwe, which allowed the firm to operate without paying the requisite $137,5 million operating licence fee.
Telecel Zimbabwe is the country’s third largest mobile phone operator after the State-owned NetOne and Econet, owned by South Africa-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa.
The company is 60%-owned by Amsterdam-based VimpelCom Ltd, while a consortium of local businesspeople, who include exiled James Makamba, have a 40% stake.
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MAN HANGS HIMSELF NEAR STUDENT’S RESIDENTS

By John Mubayi

MASHAVA:There was panic and terror amongst students as a dead body was found hanging to a tree nearly 50 meters from the student’s residential area at Great Zimbabwe University’s Mashava Campus.

Local residents who gave information on condition of uknownimity identified the victim as ‘mudhara Zuva’ confirming that the old man had been ill for quit sometime and it was shocking how he had ended his life.

Another local resident said that “the victim went out with an axe on the afternoon of April 3, 2015 and came back with a few sticks and no one figured out that he was making his hanging noose from the tree bucks”.

It is believed that the man hanged himself on the 3^rd of April and his body was discovered the following day by local herd boy, a few meters from the student’s residential site.

Students who live near the seen were in great shock and could not believe their eyes, one of the students who identified himself as T.K. said “it is shocking how the man ended his life and I still get the shivers from thinking that it happend only a few meters from my house”.

Mashava police refused to comment on the situation saying that they needed more information about what had just happened to make a comment.

The victim is believed to have survived by a wife and four children although they could not be reached for a comment.