adminTeachers may strike over working hours
JOHANNESBURG. – Long hours and poor working conditions could lead Eastern Cape teachers to embark on protests, the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union in the province said yesterday. “The issue is around temporary teachers who were retrenched by the department (of education), leaving (permanent) teachers overworked,” said spokesperson Nolitha Mboniswa. Eastern Cape
Malawian women to protest trouser-stripping gang
BLANTYRE – Women in Malawi will stage a sit-in to defend their right to wear trousers after police arrested a gang for terrorising trouser-wearing women by stripping off their clothes, an organiser said yesterday. “We are calling on all women and men of goodwill to urgently converge today for constructive engagement on the protection of women and the defence of their rights in a
Top Nigerian cop suspended over Xmas bombing suspect’s escape
ABUJA. – Nigerian authorities on Tuesday suspended a top police officer for alleged negligence in the escape of a suspected member of the Islamist Boko Haram sect arrested over a deadly Christmas bomb attack. The principal suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, who was arrested on Saturday, was handed over to a police commissioner for further investigation. He was then ordered to be
African economies defy global trend: UN
ADDIS ABABA. – Africa’s economy continues its strong march towards recovery, defying the global trend, according to the United Nations economic report of 2012. The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012, which was launched on Tuesday, forecasts Africa to see an increase in its overall growth from 2.7 percent in 2011 to 5.0 percent in 2012 and 5.1 percent in 2013.
What is commercial music?
There are thousands of songs competing for each slot on a radio programme. In order for your song to get chosen, the decision-makers need to feel that your song is better than all the others. They want to hear something fresh and original, something that stands out and makes a strong emotional impact. Lately deejays on local radio stations have been trying to
Winky D to spice up Coca-Cola Pimped Up Ride
Entertainment Reporter
HARARE’S Africa Unity Square will reverberate with song and dance when dancehall man of the moment Winky D performs at the Coca-Cola Pimped Up Ride promotion to be held tomorrow. Dubbed “The Biggest Event of 2012”, the show will also see
Woman leaves £1m ring in hotel bathroom
Police in Hong Kong are hunting for an emerald and diamond ring worth over £1million which was stolen after its socialite owner left it in a hotel bathroom. Swiss jeweller Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele (49) forgot she had taken the ring off to wash her hands after visiting the ladies’ room of the Four Seasons Hotel’s Harbour View ballroom in Hong Kong. She raced back seven
Nurse fakes cancer to get cash
A care worker at a hospice has been accu-sed of faking cancer to get thousands of dollars from well-wishers. Donors gave Jennifer Risa Stover more than US$30 000 after she told them she was battling uterine cancer. One co-worker at the Colorado hospice where she worked handed over US$12 000 to help Ms Stover pay medical bills and her mortgage.
From stage to grassroots
Arthur Choga
For Nyaradzo Mashayamombe, making the step from the stage and the studio into the lives of disadvantaged children, was a natural progression. The gospel star, who was the last person to record and release a track with the late Cephas Mashakada,
All set for Music Crossroads grand finale
Richmore Tera and Mandla Dingani
ALL is set for this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Music Crossroads talent search show with various groups from the country’s 10 provinces billed to battle it out in Harare’s First Street Mall tomorrow. Last year’s winners of Chibuku Road to Fame, Munandi