adminBail ruling on CIO operative on extortion today
Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter
A HARARE magistrate will today rule on the bail application by a Central Intelligence Organisation operative and a Banket farmer accused of extorting money from Zifa chief executive Jonathan
UK cities likened to South American drug cartels
LONDON. — Areas of Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham have become “no-go” areas where the law is losing the battle against drug traffickers and organised crime, according to the United Nations drugs chief. The three cities were directly compared to the drug cartels which hold sway over largePutin warns Russia’s opposition ahead of polls
MOSCOW. — Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused the Russian opposition of preparing dirty tricks to discredit this weekend’s presidential poll, saying they would have to respect the view of the majority in the vote. Putin attacked Russia’s nascent protest movement with characteristic venom in a display ofRising sun, setting son
NEW YORK. — Whether James Murdoch can ever succeed his father, Rupert, at the helm of News Corporation after resigning on February 29 as head of its scandal-ridden newspaper arm, News International, is not clear. The firm, of course, is depicting the change as almost trivial: he will still be
The high cost of sand
Fungai Lupande Features Writer
MASSIVE construction of new buildings, extensions and renovations has been taking place in Greater Harare and surrounding areas since the dollarisation of the economy in 2009. Old model Bedford
Lesotho feels the heat as climate change bites
MASERU. — Lesotho is facing a food security crisis as changing weather patterns and poverty leave some smallholder farmers with no option but to abandon farming and sell their land. Many subsistence farmers in Lesotho are still struggling to recover from heavy rains over much of the
It’s another Tuku, Cheso, Tryson clash
Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
THE bar keeps rising for dendera musician Tryson Chimbetu who will curtain-raise for two of the country’s music giants, Oliver Mtukudzi and Alick Macheso at the Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex
Going beyond Brad’s good looks
Film: MoneyballCast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Proul, Jack McGee, Reid Diamond, Kerris Dorsey, Joe Provost,
Arcadia comes alive this weekend!
Entertainment ReporterArcadia Sports Club will tomorrow come alive with a family fun day that features “old skool music” pundits — Huggies Entertainment. The family fun day aimed at fund-raising for the community starts at
Unifying communities through music
“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” — Kahlil Gibran “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” — Berthold Auerbach“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the