First Afghan female rapper unleashed

SPORTING a long leather coat and western jeans under a headscarf’’ Soosan Feroz looks like many modern women in Kabul. But she is a surprising new phenomenon in this conservative Islamic country,

‘Local film industry remains handicapped’

Brenda Phiri Arts Correspondent
POPULAR actor Edmore Sandifolo says lack of funding and support are the major setbacks in the growth of Zimbabwean film industry. Better known as Mambo Chabvonga in the television series,

Touts, rank marshals resurface at city ranks

Touts and rank marshals have resurfaced at some city ranks barely four months after a clean-up exercise that saw over 500 of them arrested. The marshals, who are mainly visible during the peak

Trauma Centre fraud case begins

Senior Court Reporter
THE trial of African Medical Investments boss Peter Annesley and two others facing US$10 million fraud opened in Harare yesterday. The trio is accused of fraudulently taking over Dr Vivek Solanki’s

Chinese on US$70m fraud rap gets reprieve

Senior Court Reporter
A Chinese national accused of converting a family friend’s company shares into his name before stealing US$70 million got a reprieve yesterday. Harare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe yesterday granted

Marondera police impound 32 vehicles

Herald Reporter
Police in Marondera have impounded 32 vehicles that were unregistered, unroadworthy or were operating as public transport vehicles without permits. Acting Mashonaland East provincial spokesman Assistant

Editorial Comment: Beitbridge chaos: Expedite Free Trade Area

Beitbridge is the busiest border post in Southern Africa, being not just the sole border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe, but also the main conduit for traffic between South Africa and Zambia

Messi wins record fourth Ballon d’Or

ZURICH — Lionel Messi added yet another record to his stellar list of achievements over the past 12 months yesterday when he won an unprecedented fourth, consecutive, Ballon d’Or at a FIFA gala in

Elephants favourites to lift title

JOHANNESBURG — The situation is all too familiar for the footballers of Cote d’lvoire less than two weeks before the 2013 African Cup of Nations kicks-off in South Africa. For the fifth consecutive

Afcon — Getting stronger

JOHANNESBURG — The African Cup of Nations has grown from an insignificant three-team event to a competition contested by 16 countries which attracts a global TV audience running into hundreds of

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