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Charles Simon-AaronWhitney “The Voice” Houston (August 09, 1963-February 11, 2012) has passed. Born in Newark, New Jersey, USA, Whitney Houston’s musical pedigree was substantial. Her mother was Cissy Houston, her
The amazing Dean du Plessis
HARARE. — Cricket commentator Dean du Plessis gauges the field action with his ears: a bowler’s grunt as he hurls forward, the drag of feet along the pitch, or the crack of a bat slamming into a ball.The Zimbabwean is one of the world’s few sightless sports analysts, plying his remarkable expertise
De Jonge in better show
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports ReporterBRENDON de Jonge managed to bounce back from missing the cut last week and finished tied in 42nd place in the Northern Trust Open in California, United States, this weekend. The Zimbabwe-born golfer
Champion President’s legacy, ensure continuity of ideas
AS President Mugabe celebrated his 88th birthday yesterday, he was enveloped in a chorus of praise.His has been a truly remarkable life lived in selfless sacrifice for his motherland and his people and he deserves the congratulations that he is getting. For the next couple of weeks the tempo of the
Modern day polygamy: Discretion the buzzword
Sekai NzenzaMy cousin Ngoni’s two wives have never met each other although they both live in Harare, only a few kilometres apart. They regularly come home to the village separately with their husband and the
Time to recognise Blair’s criminality
John PilgerIn the kabuki theatre of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. It is theatre after all; the pirouettes matter, not actions taken at remove in distance and culture
No typhoid fears, farmers assured
Health Reporter
TOBACCO farmers bringing in their produce for sale at the country’s auction floors have given thumbs up to sanitary facilities there. Farmers interviewed yesterday said there are few informal food vendors,
WHO recommends use of hormonal contraceptives
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
THE World Health Organisation has recommended that women continue using hormonal contraceptives in spite of revelations that their use doubles chances of uninfected women acquiring HIV. WHO, on the
Plans afoot to scrap maternity fees
Health Reporter
GOVERNMENT has set up a committee to strategise the best way to scrap user fees for pregnant women.
Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr Henry Madzorera said following the launch Health Transition Fund,
Bride kills groom on wedding day
A WEDDING celebration in Russia’s Perm region went horribly wrong last week when the 20-year-old bride stabbed to death the 18-year-old groom, the regional Investigation Department said on Monday.Investigators found the murdered body of the newlywed husband in the couple’s apartment in the town