adminWeinstein scoops 8 Academy awards
LOS ANGELES. — Oscar gold shone again on independent film mogul Harvey Weinstein, whose studio took home eight Academy Awards including best picture honours for “The Artist” on Sunday. The New York-based Weinstein Co triumphed over the deep-pocketed major studios with wins for “The Artist”,Promote nation’s moral values, artistes told
Richmore TeraARTISTES should complement the Church and the State in shaping the moral values of the nation, the Minister of Media, Information and Publicity, Cde Webster Shamu has said. Speaking in a speech read
The magic behind Ilanga
Fred Zindi MusicWhat do Comrade Chinx, Busi Ncube, Adam Chisvo, Keith Farquharson, Munya Brown, Andy Brown and Don Gumbo have in common? First of all, these names make up Zimbabwe’s most formidable
Nyariri casts women’s rights in stone
Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
Award-winning artist Boet Nyariri says women’s issues have been at the heart of his creations. The visual artist — winner in the Outstanding Three-Dimensional Work category at National Arts Merit Awards held
Veteran drummer set to release mbende video
Jairos Saunyama Arts Correspondent
Veteran Zimbabwean drummer Douglas Vambe is set to release his first ever jerusarema/mbende video later next month. The video will be recorded at his Kenty farm, which was allocated to him by the
Killing the environment for a living
Kudakwashe Collen Chirigo Features Correspondent
Poverty is a rural dilemma and continues to be a persistent multi-dimensional problem in Zimbabwe and the Sadc region. It is associated with poor farmers, small farm systems, the landless, resource
Wade in tight race for new term
DAKAR. — Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade is in a tight race with chief rival Macky Sall, according to early unofficial tallies from the West African state’s most contentious poll in recent history, signalling a possible run-off between the former allies. The election follows weeks of violent street protests againstPlot to assassinate Putin foiled
MOSCOW. — Ukrainian and Russian security services have gathered information about a plot to assassinate Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is, poised to be elected president on Sunday, March 4, the state-run Channel One reported yesterday. The alleged assassins were already on the
US has no moral right to ‘protect’ Arabs — China
BEIJING. — China says the US has no right to “protect” Arab peoples, questioning “the sincerity and efficacy of US policy.” The country’s top newspaper replied to Hillary Clinton after she called China and Russia’s veto of a UN Syrian resolution “despicable”. The People’s Daily commentary says: “The