adminEditorial Comment: Reform UN for global peace, development
The 67th United Nations General Assembly currently underway in New York takes place against a backdrop of multiple, and in some cases very volatile, international events. It is also taking place amid continued calls that the world mother body needs to be reformed so that it remainsAwareness activities begin
Herald Reporter
Government has begun pre-referendum activities to raise awareness among the public on the contents of the draft constitution. Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga yesterday said legal officers and senior ministry officials were in Matabeleland region simplifying the draft
AFZ shines in S Africa
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter
The Air Force of Zimbabwe recently participated in a high-profile regional air show held in Waterkloof Air Base in Cape Town, South Africa. The African Aerospace and Defence exhibition is held every two years and is the biggest aerospace and defence exhibition in Africa. Defence Minister Emmerson
Man steals heifer to pay lobola
Noah Pito in HurungweA Hurungwe man who stole a heifer and tried to use it as payment for lobola to his in-laws has been sentenced to nine years in jail by a Karoi magistrate. Last Mukura (28) and his cousin James Tafirenyika (26), both of Mupindi Village under Chief Mujinga in Hurungwe, will each serve the
Tips for green economy
What is a green economy?
A green economy is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities (UNEP 2010). It is an economy or economic development model based on sustainable development. As the Environmental Management
Dzimbahwe Arts Festival roars into life
From George Maponga in Masvingo
The annual Dzimbahwe Arts Festival, hosted by the Great Zimbabwe University, roared into life in the country’s oldest town yesterday in what promises to be a busy week full of captivating performances by artistes from different parts of the country. The arts festival started with an academic discussion
Chris Brown tests positive for marijuana
Los Angeles. — R&B singer Chris Brown
has tested positive for marijuana, leading a Los Angeles judge on Monday to set a November hearing to decide whether he violated his probation stemming from a 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna. According to a probation report presented in court, Brown tested positive in June in
Lundi caught up in church CD wrangle
Johannesburg. — Gospel star Lundi Tyamara is embroiled in an ugly squabble that has divided the New Church of Southern Africa in Orlando, Soweto.
Trouble apparently started when the 36-year-old Tyamara was booked by Reverend Fats Montsho — the church overseer — to be the crowd-puller while
Choral convention a success
Edgar Moyana Christian Entertainment
The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe’s Harare Central District held its annual choral music convention at the Belvedere Teachers’ College last Saturday. The music convention, which was hosted by the church’s Budiriro circuit, attracted close to 40 choirs drawn from different circuits from
Progress Chipfumo back in the studio
Entertainment Editor
Sounds of the Motherland frontman Progress Chipfumo is currently in the studio recording his fifth album. While many people may have ruled him out after he fell sick a few months ago, forcing him to temporarily shelve live shows, the talented guitarist says he has got his groove back. The album,