The increasing problems wreaking havoc among Zimbabwean soccer players is a discouragement looking at the dispensation we are in today. Such situations have allowed explosion of fresh waves of problems among big teams up to the national level in the local scene, which is triggering boycotts and absconding of training.
The coaches are failing to contain their emotions, as they narrate the challenges facing their clubs and how the problems are compromising the smooth execution of their duties.
It’s a sad story to the Zimbabwean local players who dream to be prominent footballers of the day as the football scene in our country cannot uplift anyone from the ground or make any one live a luxurious life. The future is dark for footballers whereas abroad soccer players own the world which Zimbabwean players dream of.
Local coaches are facing dilemmas like lack of commitment among players since they are not getting salaries after duty thus it can be a dream which never come true as coaches are failing to build solid teams that could compete at home and on the continent among other tournaments.
Already, Zimbabwean national team has lost precious time in competing with other teams in International friendly matches, tournaments such as the Africa Cup Of Nations of this year, World Cup for 2010 and only to mention but a few not because there are no talents in our country but the issue of salaries demotivates them to an extent that a soccer player chooses to quit football going for other professions.
It’s a battle to find the right combination for the national team since players are nomadic in search of greener pastures and better payments.
There have been explosions of problems at camps, training sessions among the executive committees and players as they refuse to train, in protest over their outstanding salaries always pending with unfulfilled promises
One deed accomplished is better than 100 unfulfilled promises but for Zimbabwean clubs and their executives it is the tune of all the moments. Players have become adamant to implement their commitment to soccer or their clubs and that they will not train until they are paid leaving coaches with no option but to cancel the sessions.
The Dynamos coach Elvis Chiweshe has faced such problems when his team failed to attend a training session demanding to get their unpaid salaries and also on the 09 of February 2010 Senior Lengthens players went on strike.
The players have demanded that they be paid outstanding salary arrears before they can fulfill their duty on the field of play.
Coaches in Zimbabwe such as Sunday Marimo Chidzambwa have in many occasions complained about unpaid salaries and currently he is at juncture of quitting as there are figures amounting to $50 000 while Jose Valinhosi went with his salaries pending only to mention a but few, without the passion no one could have raised the talent in our country..
It’s hard to persuade a player to train and keep his focus when he isn’t happy about not being paid,
Gone are the days players used to play for popularity, and nowadays footballers are now playing for earning a living.
Players know and understand that things won’t change overnight but there should be something tangible to raise their hopes unlike pretending as if they have millions of dollars when they don’t.
Football is changing fast, both at home and around the world, but if the Zimbabwean football does not change and are not ready to embrace the changes, they would be left behind for good.
Why Zimbabwe? Is it because we don’t have money to offer our players and their associations like now the Premier League is crippling with financial burden which is threatening the soccer zone? Still the question will remain unanswered.
I think Zimbabwean players have been patient enough and some don’t have options but to remain in the local football for the sake of their clubs and the interests of the supporters who back them, ahead of everything else.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Diana Samkange released a new album "Kumagumo Erudo"
The Afro Jazz song bird Diana Samkange also known as the ‘First Lady’, has recorded a new nine track album titled ‘Kumagumo Erudo’ (Nature of Love) which marks it her second album which is to be launched on the 30th of April this year.
ZIMA Director in protest against piracy
Fighting piracy: Carl Ncube.
TV producer,director and events planner Carl Joshua Ncube will be living at Harare First Street for one week in protest against music piracy.
Zimbabweans Abandons Local music
ZIMA executive producer, Carl Ncube has expressed disappointment over the lack of support Zimbabweans are showing towards his protest against piracy in support for local music.Alexio Kawara on Global Warming
Alexio Kawara is set to launch a new three track album ‘Climate change’ on Wednesday at Crown Plaza Hotel in Harare.The two time Zimbabwe Musical Awards winner has embarked on a different dimension with his album focusing on global warming and conscientising people to take care of the environment.‘There are little things that people do ignore in their environment and I am conscientising people to take care of their surroundings.’ he said.
The album which also features Mono Mukundu and Adam Chisvo consists of three tracks Sango, Mother Earth and Dear sons and daughters. The songs are calling the people of Zimbabwe to note of their environment in a bid to fight against global warming which has affected many countries world wide.
Alexio has distanced his music from urban grooves.
'I am now moving to a more mature sound which is AFRO JAZZ.'
Alexio Kawara
Since the coming of urban grooves into the music industry, one thing that has been noticed is polarization of fans across age. The youths went for the music while the elders dismissed the genre as childish and morally unworthy, among other reasons. However, one musician that can credit for managing to cut across the age gap is Alexio Kawara especially with his inspirational song ‘Shaina’.
Shaina’ is a song whose exploits are unspeakable and it is a song of hope for all Zimbabweans calling people to shine wherever they are. The song Shaina holds a distinction as the largest selling album countrywide and this song Shaina is one of the most highly requested and frequently played songs on the airwaves.
The song ‘Shaina’ has held four positions on the chart of music industry in Zimbabwe for instance it was number one on the Power Fm top 100 chart December last year, it also holds number two on the Radio Zimbabwe top 50 chart. With the support of his fans and his song being the most favorable ranged number two video of the year on ZBC and above all it became number one on the Zimnet Radio.
For 2010 Shaina had been nominated the best song of the year against Team Hombe of Stunner and Haulume of Josphat Somanje at the piloting nominations of people’s choice held at Symphony Restaurant in Harare and hosted by Tribe 263 during the launch of NAMA Website. Alexio was also under the nominees of best artist and best urban groove artist alongside Stunner, Cindy and Oliver Mutukudzi.
At NAMA awards nominees, Shaina is also competing against Mandigonea in tiri munzira by Mabasa Avatumwa and Handibvume in this time by Josphat Somanje. He is a genre that gained foothold in the Zimbabwe around the turn of the new millennium by singing music, which has caught the hearts of many. He described his music as Afro Jazz though it is viewed as music that embraces rock, reggae, dancehall, rap and contemporary R n’B. Alexio is one of the exciting new talented urban groove artists who are pioneering the Zimbabwean style known as urban grooves and described his journey as the journey that has just begun.
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Shaina’ is a song whose exploits are unspeakable and it is a song of hope for all Zimbabweans calling people to shine wherever they are. The song Shaina holds a distinction as the largest selling album countrywide and this song Shaina is one of the most highly requested and frequently played songs on the airwaves.
The song ‘Shaina’ has held four positions on the chart of music industry in Zimbabwe for instance it was number one on the Power Fm top 100 chart December last year, it also holds number two on the Radio Zimbabwe top 50 chart. With the support of his fans and his song being the most favorable ranged number two video of the year on ZBC and above all it became number one on the Zimnet Radio.
For 2010 Shaina had been nominated the best song of the year against Team Hombe of Stunner and Haulume of Josphat Somanje at the piloting nominations of people’s choice held at Symphony Restaurant in Harare and hosted by Tribe 263 during the launch of NAMA Website. Alexio was also under the nominees of best artist and best urban groove artist alongside Stunner, Cindy and Oliver Mutukudzi.
At NAMA awards nominees, Shaina is also competing against Mandigonea in tiri munzira by Mabasa Avatumwa and Handibvume in this time by Josphat Somanje. He is a genre that gained foothold in the Zimbabwe around the turn of the new millennium by singing music, which has caught the hearts of many. He described his music as Afro Jazz though it is viewed as music that embraces rock, reggae, dancehall, rap and contemporary R n’B. Alexio is one of the exciting new talented urban groove artists who are pioneering the Zimbabwean style known as urban grooves and described his journey as the journey that has just begun.
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Visual artists came from behind
THE race for the National Arts Merit People’s Choice Award yesterday took a sharp twist as visual artists came from behind displacing renowned musicians, it can be revealed. According to recent results, veteran sculptor Dominic Benhura is currently leading the pack followed by little known ballet dancer Natalie Bradbury who has become a force to reckon with while Stunner continues to represent the musicians.
Making the race interesting are little known names as visual artist Wallen Mapondera who have entered the race alongside Power FM’s DJ Chilli. Nominees for the best song category still continue to make the battle interesting as the songs; Tozeza Baba, Haulume and Shaina fail to displace Stunner’s Team Hombe. In the Best Urban Groove category, no one has been voted yet to challenge Stunner, Alexio and Cindy.
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Making the race interesting are little known names as visual artist Wallen Mapondera who have entered the race alongside Power FM’s DJ Chilli. Nominees for the best song category still continue to make the battle interesting as the songs; Tozeza Baba, Haulume and Shaina fail to displace Stunner’s Team Hombe. In the Best Urban Groove category, no one has been voted yet to challenge Stunner, Alexio and Cindy.
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Nominations Sparks Controversy
As the countdown to this year’s annual National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) draws nearer, various artists are raising concerns over the absence of nominees in film and television, where there are no nominees for the outstanding screen production for television drama and television soap. This has led artists in some quarters to describe the nomination process as biased with Legacies’ soap director; Kaleb Maramba expressing disappointment at this development and questioned NAMA’S credibility.
”We presented the soap to them but they did not consider it and to my surprise, three of our members were nominated for the outstanding actor and actress award,” Maramba queried. However, some of the artists have taken the blame on to themselves for not submitting their productions for nomination by NAMA.
In an interview, the Small House Saga executive producer, Nomphle Mtuphla took the blame for not submitting their production for consideration by the NAMA adjudicators. “I am part of the NAMA production as the event manager and by virtue of that I could not get the time to present the soap as I was very busy,” Mtuphla said. She also said NAMA only considered productions that have been on air of which their production was not screened.
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”We presented the soap to them but they did not consider it and to my surprise, three of our members were nominated for the outstanding actor and actress award,” Maramba queried. However, some of the artists have taken the blame on to themselves for not submitting their productions for nomination by NAMA.
In an interview, the Small House Saga executive producer, Nomphle Mtuphla took the blame for not submitting their production for consideration by the NAMA adjudicators. “I am part of the NAMA production as the event manager and by virtue of that I could not get the time to present the soap as I was very busy,” Mtuphla said. She also said NAMA only considered productions that have been on air of which their production was not screened.
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Absence of nominees justified: NAC.
National Arts Council of Zimbabwe [NAC] has defended its position on the absence of National Merit Awards(NAMA) nominees in film and television, outstanding soap and drama categories.
Acting Deputy Director of NAC Mr. Nicholas Moyo revealed that, “ After the adjudications went through the submission as well as the reports by the monitors, they felt that none of the present productions satisfied the NAMA criteria of excellence.”
Mr. Moyo reiterated that the criteria which was used this year varied by category since it covers originality, innovations, entertainment value, product quality, content, developmental value (if any) and general appeal. Artists who failed to meet the criteria and the period under review were not nominated.
The period under consideration was from 1 December 2008 to 30 November 2009.
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Acting Deputy Director of NAC Mr. Nicholas Moyo revealed that, “ After the adjudications went through the submission as well as the reports by the monitors, they felt that none of the present productions satisfied the NAMA criteria of excellence.”
Mr. Moyo reiterated that the criteria which was used this year varied by category since it covers originality, innovations, entertainment value, product quality, content, developmental value (if any) and general appeal. Artists who failed to meet the criteria and the period under review were not nominated.
The period under consideration was from 1 December 2008 to 30 November 2009.
www.nama.co.zw
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