Blessing’s HIFA Diary - Day 6, Easy like a Sunday
2 May, Sunday
AON Zimbabwe
“What we teach, we will reap, from men. What we deny, we will see, from men.” - Lebo Mashile, poet.
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A good day. Slow and easy-going just like Sunday should be. I’m sure none of us were expecting Salif Keita to attend the morning press conference, freshly arrived in Zimbabwe and experiencing luggage issues but he was there and it was wonderful to have him in our midst. He has a presence that is real and awe-inspiring. He appears to be one of those people who has no doubts about his reason for being on this good earth.
It was kind of bitter-sweet, being the last day. On one hand I am glad to be getting back to the slower pace of my everyday life and on the other I shall miss the bustle and activities and spending whole days wandering around discovering friends old and new. Back to the other hand though, I shall not miss the passive smoking I did all week. My room in the mornings always smelt as if I had been chain-smoking from sun-up to sun-down. Read more
Thrilling entertainment at 8th edition of NAMA
The 8th edition of NAMA held on Friday 13th February (2009) delivered a thrilling line up of entertainers, keeping the international conference centre in Harare rocking till the early hours of Saturday morning.
Freshly Ground, IYASA, Tongai Moyo, Alick Macheso, Winky D, Alexio and Manikongo were some of the acts that accompanied the award giving.
