Unofungei Fungai

Yesterday, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange shot up in value of capitalisation by 122.18%!  According to Zfn “Today’s 122.18% gain beat the market’s all time record set on June 6 when it jumped by 119.8%.” The ZSE is now capitalised at Z$497.7 quintillion almost half of a sextillion (21 zeros), from Z$222.8 quintillion . (more…) ....

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Highway Africa, a programme of the School of Journalism at Rhodes University, will be hosting the 12th edition of the Highway Africa Conference from 8-10 September in Grahamstown, South Africa. (more…) ....

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Entries are invited for the 2008 BTA/Anglo Platinum Short Story Competition. The competition is open to all residents of Southern Africa. Stories must be in English and be  4500 to 5000 words in length. (more…) ....

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The annual Intwasa Arts Festival Short Story Competition is open to all residents of Zimbabwe. Submissions must be original, previously unpublished and in English. Entries can be on any subject, but must be typed and of no more than 1500 words. (more…) ....

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‘amaBooks Publishers are looking for short stories for a joint publication with Parthian Books of Wales. The launch date for the book is 1 March 2009. There is no set length for the pieces, or any theme. We would prefer pieces that reflect life in Zimbabwe, and that are accessible to and have meaning for readers in the United Kingdom. (more…) ....

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^ Network response when an Econet Buddie subscriber tried to top up their airtime on Saturday. We couldn’t stop laughing. Nhai Econet, what exactly does this mean? ....

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^ The character Z holds a human head in a scene from the play Teeth which premiered at Theatre in the Park yesterday. (more…) ....

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