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Huge crowds throng burial of Sam Mtukudzi

Published on: 17th March, 2010

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Huge crowds throng burial of Sam Mtukudzi   | read this item

By Lance Guma
Hundreds of mourners gathered at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare on Wednesday to witness the burial of Sam Mtukudzi, the son of legendary musician Oliver Mtukudzi, who died in a car crash Monday morning.
Information and Publicity Minister Webster Shamu, who is the patron of the Zimbabwe Union of Musicians, was the Master [...]

Sam Mtukudzi’s burial set for Wednesday

Published on: 16th March, 2010

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Tuku and Wife Daisy see Sam's lifeless body for the first time

SAM Mtukudzi and his friend cum sound engineer, Owen Chimhare who both died on the spot in a car accident on Monday (15th March 2010), will be buried side by side at Warren Hills cemetery tomorrow.  | read this item

By Shepherd Mutamba
SAM Mtukudzi and his friend cum sound engineer, Owen Chimhare who both died on the spot in a car accident on Monday (15th March 2010), will be buried side by side at Warren Hills cemetery tomorrow.
The burial will take place at 2pm (GMT+2), Wednesday 17th February 2010.
A church service will take place today [...]

Zuma to visit Zimbabwe to ease tensions

Published on: 16th March, 2010

Zuma to visit Zimbabwe to ease tensions  | read this item

JOHANNESBURG — South African President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Zimbabwe this week in a new bid to ease political tensions between President Robert Mugabe and Premier Morgan Tsvangirai, his office said Monday.
Zuma will make a three-day trip to Zimbabwe on Tuesday to “facilitate the removal of obstacles which hinder the full implementation” of [...]

Tuku blames himself for Sam’s death

Published on: 16th March, 2010

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Accident scene where Sam Mtukudzi died in a car crash  | read this item

HARARE – OLIVER MTUKUDZI believes he is to blame for the death of his son Sam, who perished in a car crash along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway in the early hours of Monday.
Tuku, as he is called by his legion of fans, said if he had not changed his travel plans there could have been a [...]

Profile: Who was Sam Mtukudzi?

Published on: 15th March, 2010

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Father and Son strutting their stuff  | read this item

Sam Mtukudzi was a young Zimbabwean male artist born 1st April 1988. Sam was the multi-talented son of African Renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi and through his passion for music showed the world the vast talents he has to offer in the music discipline. 
The music that has earned the hearts of those that have had the [...]

Pictures: Sam Mtukudzi accident scene

Published on: 15th March, 2010

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Accident scene ... The collapsed section of a bridge where a car carrying Sam Mtukudzi  | read this item

Sam Mtukudzi, the son of legendary music icon Oliver Mtukudzi, died in a car crash in the early hours of Monday morning. 
Police confirmed that Sam and his sound engineer Owen Chimhare died on the spot after sustaining serious head injuries when their truck veered off the road and rammed into the right side of a [...]

Oliver Mtukudzi son Sam dies in car crash

Published on: 15th March, 2010

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DOUBLE ACT: Oliver Mtukudzi and his son, Sam (Picture by Chris Kabwato)

Sam Mtukudzi, one of Zimbabwe's most promising young musicians, died in a car crash near his Norton home in the early hours of Monday.  | read this item

Harare- Sam Mtukudzi, one of Zimbabwe’s most promising young musicians, died in a car crash near his Norton home in the early hours of Monday.
He was the son of one of Africa’s most legendary music stars, Oliver Mtukudzi.
His sound engineer Owen Chimhare also died on the spot when their car veered off the road along [...]

Gay Herald journalists caught in the act

Published on: 13th March, 2010

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Gay Herald journalists caught in the act

Harare – Two senior Zimbabwe Newspapers Group male journalists in Harare have been suspended after they were caught red handed engaging in homosexual acts in the newsroom at Herald House, Zimdiaspora can reveal.  | read this item

Harare – Two senior Zimbabwe Newspapers Group male journalists in Harare have been suspended after they were caught red handed engaging in homosexual acts in the newsroom at Herald House, Zimdiaspora can reveal.
Sources at Herald House told Zimdiaspora that the two senior reporters were caught having sex by security guards who had come to investigate [...]

Tsvangirai weeps as victims narrate

Published on: 12th March, 2010

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Tsvangirai weeps as victims narrate  | read this item

By Bernard Mpofu
The  anguish on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s face said it all as Rutendo Munengami, wife of Glen View North MP Fani Munengami, yesterday narrated her ordeal when 10 armed men beat her up and raped her in her home.
Seven years might appear like a long time to many people, but for Munengami memories [...]

Film maker Xoliswa Sithole on BTH

Published on: 12th March, 2010

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Film maker Xoliswa Sithole on BTH

What has been the feedback to the heart wrenching footage in the film; Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children which was broadcast by the BBC last week?  | read this item

SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma speaks to award winning film maker Xoliswa Sithole, who spent 9 months in Zimbabwe filming children growing up without an education, while grappling with poverty and starvation.
The children are either orphaned by AIDS or caring for parents sick with the disease. Sithole admits to being a child of ZANU [...]

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