Three decades of Soul Brothers!

Johannesburg. — Mbaqanga music kings Soul Brothers will celebrate more than three decades of entertaining fans with a massive concert at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban on September 22.

Roki, Maneta fight again — on stage

Entertainment Reporter
Urban grooves singer Rockford “Roki” Josphats is set to make his theatre debut when he stars as himself in a new play titled “Roki and Maneta (Encounter)” coming to Theatre in the Park. Produced and

Chimbetus relive Chopper’s life

Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau
Befitting aptly describes the seventh anniversary festivities at Chinhoyi’s Orange Grove Motel dubbed “Dendera Bash” to celebrate the life of legendary dendera exponent Simon Chimbetu.

Bonded warehouses

What is a bonded warehouse?
A bonded warehouse is a building, an installation or an area licensed in terms of Section 68 of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02] in which goods may be stored without payment of duty. The

Indian PM vows to attract more foreign investment

NEW DELHI. — Indian Premier Manmohan Singh yesterday used his Independence Day speech to promise to improve conditions for foreign investment in the country after a sharp downturn in

Greece seeks austerity plan extension

ATHENS. — Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will call for a two-year extension to Greece’s austerity programme when he meets Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande next week, the Financial Times reported yesterday.

StanChart fined US$340m over Iran deals

NEW YORK. — Standard Chartered has settled allegations that it helped Iranian clients dodge US sanctions, announcing a fine of US$340 million from a New York banking watchdog. The “civil penalty”

Nyaminyami: Debasing a people’s god

Laiton Mkandawire
Living among the BaTonga people of the Zambezi Valley can be a harrowing experience for the sentimental. Before colonialism, the BaTonga people were at the mercy of wild animals and

Living positively, thinking big

TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Annah Sango (AS), is a Zimbabwean and living with HIV. She spoke during  the opening session of the XIX International Aids Conference at in Washington, DC, on July 22. Annah sees women bearing the brunt of HIV and Aids, amidst societal and cultural abuse which puts them at increased risk. Cathrine Mwauyakufa (CM) engaged her on this and other issues.
CM: Who is Annah Sango?
AS: Annah is a 24-year-old mother of a four-year-old-boy, she loves life and she is adventurous.
CM: What keeps you going?

‘Chinese currency gains ground in Africa’

Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE has been urged to follow the example of some Central African countries which have taken the initiative in using the Chinese currency — the yuan. Last month a number of Central African

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