Michelle Obama responds to Beyonce’s letter
TWO days after diva Beyonce (30) wrote a heartfelt and handwritten thank you letter on her official website, US First Lady Michelle Obama (48) responded via Twitter last Friday. “Thank you for the beautiful letter and for being a role model who kids everywhere can look up to,” Obama told Knowles. In her letter, Knowles praised Obama for being “the ultimate example of aSavannah Afros to dazzle at Hifa
Arts CorrespondentTHE Harare International Festival of the Arts, this year running from May 1-6, will have a wide variety of artistic offerings to titilate the art-loving palate. One of the premier attractions will be the Coca-Cola Green Stage that will have an eclectic mix of
Nkomo mourns founding Algerian leader

Herald Reporter
VICE President John Nkomo yesterday paid his condolences to Algeria following the death of that country’s founding president Ahmed Ben Bella last week. VP Nkomo signed the condolence book at the Algerian Embassy in Harare. In his message he said
A call to praise and worship
Edgar Moyana Christian EntertainmentEbenezer World Outreach Ministry (EWOM), a Christian organisation based in Harare, will on Friday launch a two-day interdenominational outreach programme titled “Call to Worship Africa” that will be held at the Harare International
Bobby Brown pleads not guilty to drunk driving
Los Angeles. — Whitney Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown has pleaded not guilty to a charge of drunk driving and driving on a suspended licence in Los Angeles last month. Brown (43), a singer with the 1980s boy band New Edition, did not appear in court for Monday’s hearing and his plea was entered by his lawyer. A pre-trial hearing was set for May 16. The singer wasZanu-PF DCC wants MP out

Chinhoyi Bureau
THE Zanu-PF Hurungwe District Co-ordinating Committee has passed a vote of no confidence in Hurungwe East legislator Cde
Golden voices to celebrate Tankard jubilee
Richmore TeraSome of Zimbabwe’s leading performers including superstar Oliver Mtukudzi, Winky D, Alexio Kawara, Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana and Tumbuka Dance Troupe are billed to entertain racing fans during the Castle Tankard’s Golden Jubilee to be held
Beware of the opportunist!
“Dear Optimist and Pessimist, while you were busy arguing whether the glass was half-full or half-empty, I drank it! Yours Opportunist!” I do not know who came up with this telling quotation, but one thing I know is, it is pregnant with meaning and worth learning from.It reminds me of another axiom I heard from the then independent candidate for Harare South constituency, Margaret Dongo, in the run-up to the Harare South by-election that pitted her against Zanu-PF’s Vivian Mwashita and one Joshua
Chipangano take on DeMbare
Ricky Zililo
DEFENDING Castle Lager Premiership champions Dynamos will tomorrow be in Bulawayo for the second time this season where they will clash with Hwange in the Independence Cup third place playoffs.




