Gbenga Akinfenwa

Health tips, music at Tuku Half Marathon

Trust Khosa Organisers of the 2025 Oliver Mtukudzi Half Marathon have described this year’s edition as a resounding success. The event, which took place at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton last Sunday, turned out to be a celebration of music, aerobics, and athletics. It was spiced up by a health expo, where the focus was mainly on diabetes awareness. The event was held in memory of the late crooner Tuku, who died at the age of 66 on January 23, 2019. He was declared a national hero and was buried at his Madziwa homestead in Mashonaland Central Province. A series of festivities to mark his legacy usually takes place in January, with the marathon race being one of the events. Marathon director Sylvia Sanyanga, who had a busy day in the office last Sunday, said they surpassed last year’s number of runners. Last year they recorded 500 runners.