adminSulu, ‘Young Igwe’ make acting debuts
Richmore Tera and Tendai Rupapa
BELIEVE it or not, musicians Suluman Chimbetu and Peter Moyo have ventured into acting. This means that apart from playing music they are now trying out other art genres although it remains to be seen whether it’s for fun or for the love of acting. Freddy Manjalima aka Kapfupi started out
Mine shooting: Officials broker peace talks
RUSTENBURG — South African officials yesterday brokered closed-door talks between workers and management of Lonmin’s platinum mine to end a strike where violence has killed 44 people. Almost three weeks into the work stoppage, about 50 negotiators from unions, non-union workers, theHurricane Isaac batters New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Isaac battered New Orleans yesterday, flooding homes and driving stormy waters over the top of at least one levee, seven years to the day after Katrina devastated the city. Isaac, packing vicious winds of 130 kilometres per hour and rolling slowly over Louisiana, dumpedIran can help resolve Syrian crisis: UN chief
TEHRAN — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who arrived in Iran yesterday to attend the 16th Non-Aligned Movement summit and to confer with Iranian officials on different regional and international developments said Iran can play an important role in the peaceful settlement of the Syrian
‘Probe into Arafat’s death a little too late’
NABLUS — News that France had opened an inquiry into the death of the late Palestinian National Authority leader Yasser Arafat was welcomed by many Palestinians yesterday, but for others it was a little, too late. The veteran Palestinian leader, who led the struggle for Palestinian statehood for
Editorial Comment: NAM must be decisive on West’s wholesale imposition of sanctions
The 16th Non-Aligned Movement summit currently under way in the Iranian capital Tehran is a landmark occasion not only for the host nation but for the 120-member grouping that constitutes NAM. The summit runs under the theme “Sustainable peace under the umbrella of worldLondon Paralympic Games officially begin
From Fatima Bulla in LONDONAS the 2012 London Paralympic Games officially begin today in the giant Olympic Stadium, excitement has gripped the athletes and those from Africa are no exception. Many have had to overcome the lack of funding that comes with struggling economies but that has not taken away their
Coach vows to defy odds
Godknows Matarutse Sports ReporterHOMELESS World Cup soccer team coach Farai Mweta is confident of bringing home some silverware despite challenges they are facing in preparing for the tournament which is set for Mexico City, Mexico, in October. Zimbabwe will this year mark a welcome return to the annual Homeless World Cup
Zim to grace Homeless WC
Collin Matiza Sports EditorZIMBABWE will be joined by 71 other nations at the draw of the 2012 Homeless World Cup soccer tournament that will be conducted in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 4. This year’s Homeless World Cup, designed for the homeless, will be held at Zocalo Square in Mexico City from October 6
REC critical for development
Dr Nkosana Dlamini-ZumaI always remember the words of one of the finest sons of our continent, our hero President Patrice Lumumba, who said in 1960 at the All-African Conference in Leopoldville: “We all know, and the whole world knows it, that Algeria is not French, that Angola is not Portuguese, that Kenya is not