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Masvingo Bureau
THE Masvingo provincial leadership has hailed President Mugabe and Government for putting pressure on Finance Minister Tendai Biti to release 12 million Euros to an Italian contractor to start work on Tokwe-Murkosi Dam.
Volatile capital flows a threat, says France
HANOI.
Volatile flows of external capital that have poured into Asia are a hurdle to economic stability, the French finance minister said yesterday, calling for an agreement on how to deal with them.
REBIRTH of the COOL: Hip-hop isn’t dead after all
LAST week I talked about how music fans were being taken for a ride by some of the so-called big name international artistes and show promoters, who promise us heaven on earth but end up shoving muck down our throats.
Residents call hospital construction
Herald Reporter
CHIRUNDU residents have called on Government to build a hospital in their area as they have been forced to take ill relatives to Zambia.
Dr Dre to ‘Die Hard’ with Shaddy
Dr Dre has readied the follow-up to “I Need A Doctor” — the second official single from his long-awaited Detox LP.
There won’t be another long wait, though.
Reduced corruption key to Asia’s rise: ADB
HANOI.
REDUCING corruption and improving government accountability are the greatest challenges to making Asia the world’s wealthiest region by 2050, the Asian Development Bank said yesterday.
Chirundu gives stand owners green light to start building
Chinhoyi Bureau
Residential stand owners in Chirundu have been given the permission to start building while authorities regularise the contentious land ownership problem.
THEATRE CORRIDORS: Tradition gets due recognition at last!
by Stephen Chifunyise
For the first time in the history of the independence anniversary celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare, a typical cultural item was introduced into the 31st independence anniversary celebrations’ mass games displays programme presented by the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture.
Tapfuma Gutsa ‘the visual Shaman’
By Tony Monda
This year luminaries of the global art world will gather in Venice, Italy, to participate and witness the world’s premier art showcase in which Zimbabwe will participate.
THE ARENA: Obama, who is fooling who?
by Tendai Hildegarde Manzvanzvike
FIRST things first! Last week, a reader, Tsakang of Chiredzi sent an SMS which The Herald published, and it read,