Dynamos grind out result

Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
THEY may not have hit top gear but Dynamos still found a way to stifle battling Liga Muculmana and advance to the Champions League second round.

Editorial Comment: Focus on improving both quantity, quality of tobacco

HIGH prices obtaining at tobacco auction floors have immensely benefited small-scale growers, many of whom are fairly new entrants into the sector Tobacco has progressively demonstrated its ability to empower small-scale growers, with many graduating from mere subsistence farming to semi-commercial thus contributing significantly to the country’s Gross

New Malawi president a women’s champion

LILONGWE. — A champion of women’s rights, Joyce Hilda Banda has become the first female head of state in southern Africa after taking over as Malawi’s president following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika who died of a heart attack last Thursday. A mother of three, Banda who was Malawi’s vice president assumed the top job  on Saturday under the terms

African leaders mourn president wa Mutharika

LILONGWE. — African leaders continue to send messages of condolence to the wa Mutharika family and the people of Malawi following the sudden death of President Bingu wa Mutharika last Thursday. President Mugabe is among the leaders who have mourned President wa Mutharika. South African president Jacob Zuma on Saturday sent a condolence message to the

Chinese artist’s gunpowder, explosion exhibition kicks off

LOS ANGELES — With a deafening bang and a colorful display of fireworks, renowned Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang’s exhibition of gunpowder drawings, installations and explosion events kicked off outside the Geffen Contemporary in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday evening. On the towering exterior wall of an exhibition hall run by the Museum of

Singh, Ali Zardari, to address terrorism at meeting

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday said when meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari, who was on a private visit here, that action needs to be taken against 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and other perpetrators of the attacks. The Press Trust of India reported that terrorism figured prominently during Singh’s 40-minute one-on-one

Violence blights Pope’s Easter peace appeal

VATICAN CITY. — Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in the world’s troublespots in his Easter Sunday message but one of the holiest days for Christians was marred by fresh violence in Nigeria and Syria. At least 20 people were killed in northern Nigeria in a car bombing outside a church, the latest in a wave of attacks against the Christian community in Africa’s most

Reflections of Dendera Kings’ longest serving member

Richmore Tera Arts Correspondent
“ONLY fools contribute in destroying what they have helped build.” These are the golden words of Moffat Nyamupandu, Orchestra Dendera Kings’ longest serving and surviving member. If there were long-service awards in the music industry, then

Kunonga, Sulumani in near-flawless performances

Ruth Butaumocho Entertainment Editor
Jazz crooner Victor Kunonga proved that his music knows no boundary when he put up a flawless performance at Megga 1 open air joint in Graniteside on Thursday night. Despite the chilly weather that prevailed on the night, Victor had the crowd up and

Winky D takes another trip Down Under

Entertainment Reporter
Reggae/dancehall star Winky D a.k.a Di Bigman arrived in Australia last week to once again rekindle his romance with his Diaspora fans. The singer’s visit in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth last year was met with great enthusiasm, pomp and fanfare

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