Bulawayo based Artist ‘T3rry Tempo’ Aspires to take his music Internationally

By Mightyman Nsingo

UPCOMING Bulawayo hip-hop artist Terrence K Sibanda famously known by his stage name ‘T3rry Tempo’ said he is determined to take his music internationally and connect with all his fans.

The 20-year-old rapper, also known as Bulawayo’s Golden Boy, expressed these sentiments after his recent collaboration with a Nigerian artist, Young Face, on the song titled ‘No heart, No Love’. The song has made waves in the city’s station, Skyz Metro FM, by being voted no. 2 on the airwaves.

According to Tempo, the song is about being heart broken by someone you trusted who promised to always stand by you till you make it.

The song was inspired by the singers’ true-life experiences. “It came after a coincidence of true-life events between me and Young Face,” Tempo said.

He adds that the fans really liked the storyline of the song as it also connected to their own experiences. Moreover, they were pleased by my adventure in collaborating with a Nigerian musician who added his country’s vibe to the song.

Locally, he has also worked with a number of both upcoming and seasoned artistes, among them Killermol, Dj Eldee and Obby, the hit maker of NoMasonto. He started doing professional music in 2017 and has performed in multiple functions.

Tempo stated that his musical journey has never been easy, they have been many ups and downs but that has never made him to back out. He notes that instead those hurdles have made him stronger.

“For the success of upcoming artists there is need for stronger marketing technics which are good and reliable,” Tempo remarked.

Connect to T3rry Tempo on

Twitter @t3rrytempoZW

Insta: @t3rrytempoZW

YouTube: T3rry tempo official

SoundCloud: @t3rry_tempo

www.t3rrytempo.tk

What happened to student activism in Zimbabwe?

By Francis Mukora

Student activism used to be a vibrant pressure group which could influence socio-economic and political dynamics at almost all levels of the Zimbabwean society. However, over the past decade, students voice in key national processes has been fading and nowadays, the once popular “Ahoy Union” chant is no longer inspiring to students at most tertiary institutions, including the National University of Science and Technology (NUST).

Various theories have been suggested in attempts to explain the declining fortunes of student activism in Zimbabwe. The first perspective analyses the dwindling vibrancy of student activism within the national political context. This perspective argues that the birth of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), arguably the most popular opposition party in the post-independence era, in the late 1990s marked the beginning of the slow death of student activism in Zimbabwe. This perspective argues that the MDC took over the space of student activism as the most influential pressure group in the country. From this stage onwards, the argument goes; student activism was assimilated into opposition politics to a point where the two seemed to be one and most student leaders went into the structures of the opposition party. This created divisions amongst the membership and leadership of students unions to a point where some students decided to be apathetic and thus student activism was severely crippled. Thus the dwindling fortunes of the opposition MDC also began to be mirrored by a corresponding decline in student activism exuberance.

Another theory argues that the socio-economic malaise that has been afflicting the country since the late 1990s has had a debilitating effect on student activism. This theory argues that with economically parents now bearing full responsibility for fees payment and the entire upkeep of their children since government stopped the students grants system around 2006, the students themselves now feel indebted to stay away from “troubles” such as student activism which would put their parents’ investments to waste if they were to be suspended or expelled. In the long run, this has weakened student activism and as they no longer have a robust voice to effectively engage authorities at both institutional and national levels for solutions their concerns.

Former NUST Students Representative Council (SRC) and Zimbabwe National Association of Students Unions (ZINASU) president, Clever Bere thinks that there has been a change in conditions over the past two decades which has also significantly affected student activism in Zimbabwe.

“Back then, the democratic space was a bit open and student leaders found it easier to organize”, said Bere. “The situation has changed significantly in this age as systematic arrests, suspensions and expulsions send a discouraging message to students while their expelled leaders then find it very difficult to organise and coordinate from outside campuses.”

However, a different perspective argues that contemporary student activism has shifted from the confrontational tactics which made it popular in the previous years to non-confrontational engagement with authorities and this shift in approach is being confused as disfunctionality. Whether this is true or false remains a subject of debate, but what remains undisputable is the fact that the chant “Ahoy macomrades” can no longer galvanise students in the manner that it did say at the turn of the millennium.

 

WHAT HAPPENED TO STUDENT ACTIVISM IN ZIMBABWE?

By Francis Mukora

Student activism used to be a vibrant pressure group which could influence socio-economic and political dynamics at almost all levels of the Zimbabwean society. However, over the past decade, students voice in key national processes has been fading and nowadays, the once popular “Ahoy Union” chant is no longer inspiring to students at most tertiary institutions, including the National University of Science and Technology (NUST).

Various theories have been suggested in attempts to explain the declining fortunes of student activism in Zimbabwe. The first perspective analyses the dwindling vibrancy of student activism within the national political context. This perspective argues that the birth of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), arguably the most popular opposition party in the post-independence era, in the late 1990s marked the beginning of the slow death of student activism in Zimbabwe. This perspective argues that the MDC took over the space of student activism as the most influential pressure group in the country. From this stage onward, the argument goes; student activism was assimilated into opposition politics to a point where the two seemed to be one and most student leaders went into the structures of the opposition party. This created divisions among the membership and leadership of students unions to a point where some students decided to be apathetic and thus student activism was severely crippled. Thus the dwindling fortunes of the opposition MDC also began to be mirrored by a corresponding decline in student activism exuberance.

Another theory argues that the socio-economic malaise that has been afflicting the country since the late 1990s has had a debilitating effect on student activism. This theory argues that with economically parents now bearing full responsibility for fees payment and the entire upkeep of their children since government stopped the students grants system around 2006, the students themselves now feel indebted to stay away from “troubles” such as student activism which would put their parents’ investments to waste if they were to be suspended or expelled. In the long run, this has weakened student activism and as they no longer have a robust voice to effectively engage authorities at both institutional and national levels for solutions their concerns.

Former NUST Students Representative Council (SRC) and Zimbabwe National Association of Students Unions (ZINASU) president, Clever Bere thinks that there has been a change in conditions over the past two decades which has also significantly affected student activism in Zimbabwe.

“Back then, the democratic space was a bit open and student leaders found it easier to organize”, said Bere. “The situation has changed significantly in this age as systematic arrests, suspensions and expulsions send a discouraging message to students while their expelled leaders then find it very difficult to organise and coordinate from outside campuses.”

However, a different perspective argues that contemporary student activism has shifted from the confrontational tactics which made it popular in the previous years to non-confrontational engagement with authorities and this shift in approach is being confused as disfunctionality. Whether this is true or false remains a subject of debate, but what remains undisputed is the fact that the chant “Ahoy macomrades” can no longer galvanise students in the manner that it did say at the turn of the millennium.

 

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Bulawayo citizen’s Insights on the Shortage of Roller Meal

By Mightyman Nsingo

The Government is set to increase the price of roller meal at a time when there is serious shortage of the product. This comes after they reviewed the price from ZWL$ 50 to 70 last month.

We went out to around the city to hear their thoughts on the issue. The citizens expressed concerns on this issue, labeling corruption to be at the center. They noted that no matter the price increase shortages of the product on the shop will continue.

Find out more on this issue on:

GMB suspends Bulawayo managers

Subsidised roller meal price to go up

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Mealie meal shortages persist

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