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Fred Zindi MusicThey say good music always comes from the slums or ghettos of any urban setting. Psychologists say that this is due to the hardships experienced in such poor environments that when one takes to singing it is done from the heart and soul. Indeed, we have had several years of good music
Don’t miss Warara Wasala
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka TelevisionTthe he other day I met colleagues from ZBCTV at Tuku@60 birthday bash and we had a chat. Admittedly, the guys there always follow this column religiously and at times it hurts me if I’m are away and unable to write this column. However, the issue with my colleagues was that they accuse
Power tender cancelled
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
THE State Procurement Board has cancelled the tender for Kariba South’s US$700 million expansion programme, Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma said yesterday. A Chinese firm, Sino-Hydro, was the sole bidder for the project but failed to win the tender after
Pair accused of aiding four rape, rob Epworth woman
Court ReporterFOUR men who were allegedly assisted by two women to rape an Epworth woman before stealing her household property have been arrested. Dennis Jimson Mugabe (38), Denzel Chiwara (21), Tinashe Chatindo (23) and Last Zava (28), all of Epworth were last week arrested in connection with the
Axing Malema was wrong: Motlanthe
JOHANNESBURG. — Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has for the first time publicly revealed that expelling then ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema from the governing party was a mistake. Even putting Malema through a disciplinary process was “fundamentally wrong”, he explains.
Venezuela’s presidential aspirants to conclude campaigns
CARACAS. — Venezuelan presidential candidates Hugo Chavez and his rival Henrique Capriles on Sunday entered the last stage of their campaigns with rallies held in two of the largest cities, gathering thousands. On his second visit since last July, Chavez, the incumbent president, led a largeMcCain steps up attack on Obama
WASHINGTON. — Senator John McCain joined other top Republicans on Sunday in attacking Washington’s shifting explanations of the September 11 assault that killed the US ambassador to Libya. McCain, interviewed on CNN’s “State of the Union” show, hinted at “certain political overtones” in theIranian jury finds Reuters scribe guilty
TEHRAN. — A Reuters journalist has been convicted of “propaganda- related offences” by an Iranian media court. A jury found Tehran bureau chief Parisa Hafezi guilty of “spreading lies” in a video story about women training in martial arts. The report contained a headline saying that Iranian