Crèche for sex scandals

Title: The Grass is Singing
Author: Doris Lessing
Printer: Michael Joseph
Pages: 256
Norton area qualifies to be the crèche for sex scandals in Zimbabwe. Chibhoyi became enterprising

More US soldiers implicated

KABUL — More than a dozen US soldiers were reportedly involved in the Kandahar killing of 16 civilians, a local newspaper reported yesterday, citing members of the Afghan parliament who were part of an investigation to probe the incident. “The delegation sent to Kandahar by the Afghan House of

ICC wants to try Gaddafi spy chief

NOUAKCHOTT — France and the International Criminal Court has filed formal requests with Mauritania to extradite Libya’s ex-spy chief Abdullah Senussi, a security source said yesterday as Tripoli insisted that it should put him on trial. “For the time being two requests have been received by Mauritania. One from

Atta Mills seeks re-election

ACCRA — President John Evans Atta Mills, seeking re-election in December, has urged loyalists and supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress to put any differences behind them and work hard to retain the party in power. He said the party is in no way in disarray and urged party faithful and fans

Copts bid farewell to Pope Shenuda

CAIRO — Thousands of grieving Coptic Christians packed St Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo yesterday to bid farewell to Pope Shenuda III, his body on a wooden throne, as the church considered a new head.
Shenuda died on Saturday aged 88 after a long illness, setting in motion the process to elect a new

Order to destroy all churches in peninsula

RIYADH — The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has said all churches in the Arabian Peninsula must be destroyed. The statement prompted anger and dismay from Christians throughout the Middle East.

Chipawo hosts 14-day theatre camp

Richmore Tera
THE Henrik Isben Theatre Awards continue to grow and the latest in that line is a 14-day theatre camp to be held in Harare starting March 22. The Children’s Performing Arts Workshop (Chipawo) and arts

Queen of Kenyan song at Hifa 2012

Entertainment Correspondent
Kenyan songstress Liz Ogumbo is one of the major African stars sent to grace the Harare International Festival of the Arts main stage this year. Under the festival’s 2012 theme “A Show of Spirit”, Ogumbo is

Freddy Gwala Harare-bound

Entertainment Reporter
SOUTH African legendary Zumba music chanter Freddy Gwala is expected in Zimbabwe this month-end for two shows in Harare. Gwala last came into the country in 2009 for a show with the dance ensemble

‘Chibadura inspired me’

Richmore Tera
RODERICK Chomudhara says he owes his music achievements to his late mentor, John Chibadura, who identified and polished his musical talent, when many thought he was a no-hopper. “Chibadura showed

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