Brazilian guitarist to play at Hifa

Entertainment Reporter
One of the talented and leading Brazilian guitarists, Yamandu Costa, will perform at this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts at 7 Arts Theatre on Thursday May 3. Brazil is known the world over for its diverse culture and electrifying musical

Sulu in maiden live DVD act

Entertainment Reporter
The DVD will also be a tribute to Sulu’s late father
DENDERA musician Sulumani Chimbetu will have a live DVD recording of some of his best songs at the Book Café in Harare

Whither Eurozone

Adeela Naureen and Umar Waqar
Painstakingly built, nourished and trumpeted for a decade, the Eurozone and EU face crises of existence and identity, on the very first call for help from economically underprivileged members like Greece , Ireland and even Spain. The test of any

Re-arranging governance in NGOs might just save their day

Gertrude Takawira
Origins of non-governmental or not for profit organisations are based on simple passions by founders to address societal needs. This may involve eliminating hardships among communities, raising awareness, advocating for a just cause or

Cobra comes to town

Sydney Kawadza Assistant News Editor
When news broke out two weeks ago that Zambian President Michael Sata was headed for Zimbabwe, many did not take the ‘rumour’ seriously. After all, a similar “rumour” broke out at the end of last year that the Cobra, as President Sata is known,

Truck driver goes Awol after crash in DRC

Labour Reporter
A long distance truck driver with Whelson Transport has been fired after being involved in an accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo while under the influence of alcohol. Peter Limu was reportedly drunk when he was involved in a fatal road

Bank employee fired for gross negligence

Labour Reporter
A custodian of cash at Barclays Bank (Pvt) Limited has been dismissed after failing to account for US$2 050 and R1 000.
Fred Tanaka handled the cash when it disappeared. He was charged with gross negligence and failure to comply with standing

Ex-convicts deported from SA resorting to crime — Police

Beitbridge Bureau
Ex-convicts and border jumpers repatriated from South Africa are reportedly turning to crimes such as robbery, housebreaking and thefts in Beitbridge town, police have said. So far 28 ex-convicts have been deported from South Africa

Woman kills baby fathered by 15-year-old schoolboy

Masvingo Bureau
A 24-year-old Chiredzi woman has been jailed for 12 months for killing a newly-born baby she had with her 15-year-old schoolboy lover. Vimbai Mahembe of Village 3 in Chipimbi communal lands strangled the baby to death and buried it in a

‘Kidnapped British aid worker killed in Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD — A kidnapped British aid worker has been found dead in Quetta, Pakistan, nearly four months after his abduction in January, the Red Cross announced yesterday. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it had received confirmation that 60-year-old staff member Khalil Rasjed Dale “was murdered almost four months after his kidnapping.”

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