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LOS ANGELES. – Vanity Fair unveiled the cover of its annual Hollywood issue on Tuesday, featuring “fresh stars of 2012” who were chosen for the impact they made through movies, including Oscar nominees Rooney Mara and Jessica Chastain.
“We’re looking for actresses who are doing great work on the screen. And if they’re young and beautiful, well that doesn’t hurt
Beckham crowned world’s sexiest man
DAVID BECKHAM has been awarded the title in heat magazine’s inaugural 101 Hottest Hunks in the World list 2012. The USA-based soccer star – who raises four children, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper, with his wife Victoria Beckham – beat a host of famous hunks to the top spot, including Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper, who came second, third
Comedy season begins
Although information about 2012 theatre schedules continues to come mainly from theatre houses and groups based in Harare and Bulawayo, it is gratifying however to note that even those whose schedules are still tentative have seen the need to communicate what they intend to do during the year. It seems that we shall to continue announcing these plans even
Marshall Jnr threatens to sue Nyamandi over use of band name
Jairos Saunyama Arts Correspondent
marshall munhumumwe JnR has threatened to take legal action against James Nyamandi for using his late father’s band’s name – The Four Brothers – without the Munhumumwe family’s permission. Nyamandi, however, has vowed to continue using
PPC Zimbabwe sales up
Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
PRETORIA Portland Cement has reported improved Zimbabwe sales for the quarter ended December 2011. The South Africa-based cement producer, however, did not indicate the level to which cement sales in Zimbabwe have grown during the
Sink or swim for struggling banks
Victoria Ruzvidzo Business Focus
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono was spot-on in his monetary policy statement presented in Harare on Tuesday. Zimbabwe needs a stable financial sector to spearhead economic recovery, one that presents a formidable force
Govt gives nod to finance centre in Vic Falls
Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT has approved the establishment of an international financial centre in the resort town of Victoria Falls in an effort to attract scarce liquidity and investment into the country. Presenting the 2012 Monetary Policy Statement in Harare on
Nuclear threat or propaganda war?
President Obama has frequently threatened Iran with “consequences” for its alleged nuclear ambitions. In his first ever State of the Union address, Obama said, “As Iran’s leaders continue to ignore their obligations, there should be no doubt: they, too, will face growing consequences.” The fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq could have been a pre-occupation for
Ex-Herald editor Bornwell Chakaodza is no more
Veteran journalist Bornwell Chakadodza has died. Chakaodza (60) succumbed to cancer yesterday morning at the Avenues Clinic. At the time of his death he was the deputy chairperson of the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe. A family spokesperson said Chakaodza had been suffering from cancer for the past few years.
Cosmas Nyoni acquitted of criminal defamation
Court Reporter
RETIRED referee and match commissioner, Cosmas Nyoni, who was facing charges of criminally defaming suspended Zifa Southern region chairman Gift Banda had reason to smile yesterday when the court cleared him of any wrong-doing.