Pushing boundaries of gender equality

Colleen Lowe Morna
Last week I sat in an air-conditioned room at the Polana Hotel going through a long to-do list, wondering if I had nothing better to do than listen to government officials making wordy statements about gender equality. Like the head

Mafriq engages Zambia’s Amayenge

Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Music group Mafriq has engaged Zambian band Amayenge for their next project which will be due anytime this year.
Lovedale “Discord” Makalanga, a member of the famed group, confirmed they were working with the

Victor Kunonga redefines jazz

Arts Correspondent
UNTIL last week, for this writer, mention of the name Victor Kunonga conjured up images of South African jazz maestros Hugh Masekela and Dollar Brand. So not being exactly a jazz fan, I was pleasantly surprised when I watched him perform

Nigerian movie debuts in US

NIGERIA. – A Nollywood movie titled “Dr Bello” will be making history as the first Nigerian movie to debut in the US theatres on February 22, its producer, Mr Tony Abulu, has said. Abulu said in Abuja on Monday that the movie would be

‘Oh Alecia the stuff you get me into’

LOS ANGELES.  – He is no stranger to starring in Pink’s music videos and, for “Just Give Me A Reason”, Carey Hart rose to the challenge yet again.
The retired motorcross racer was seen joking around with the singer as the pair prepared to

Amber Rose goes into labour

LOS ANGELES. – Pregnant model Amber Rose has gone into labour, her rapper boyfriend Wiz Khalifa revealed yesterday.
The rapper (25) posted a picture of a foetal monitor on his Instagram page with the

Is it water or black coffee?

Loverage Nhamoyebonde Features Correspondent
IT has become one of Harare’s most over-drummed issues. Water, water, water! Normally there is no water in Harare but when it comes – it normally does not – the liquid that trickles from the tap sometimes looks

When two jumbos lock horns . . .

Innocent Ndorikanda Features Correspondent
Gonarezhou National Park sits right on the lap of what is really an African safari. It is a lustrous spectacle of scattered deciduous trees and earthly coloured rocks far away from intruding crowds from Zimbabwe’s major cities, elephants

‘More people now aware of cancer’

Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Cancer Day on February 4 this month. The celebrations come at a time there is a reported surge in the number of people who are being diagnosed with the disease. This also comes

Libya’s displaced can’t wait anymore

TRIPOLI. – Two years on from the start of the Libyan revolution, one major humanitarian issue awaits resolution: the internal displacement of around 60 000 Libyans accused of close ties to the Gaddafi regime and committing

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