adminSA swimming lose sponsorship
LONDON — Swimming South Africa has lost its major sponsorship deal, and with it over £800 000 a year in revenue, forcing the body to insist that their athletes pay for their own flights and accommodation if they are to head to Spain for the event, which begins on July 19Climate change policy overdue
Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story
THERE is a problem in the country, one that delays corrective action on the effects of climate change.
For years, there has been talk of formulating a national response strategy to climate change (or a climate change policy) to help deal with the effects of the science in an
Mandela spends fourth day in hospital
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela remained in hospital for a fourth day yesterday after South African officials said he was making steady progress following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia.Know your author: Hanlons
Marcia Gore
Dr Joseph Hanlon is a visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics, a Scientist by training and a journalist who co-authored the book “Zimbabwe Takes Back its Land” with his wife Teresa Smart and Dr Jeanette Manjegwa of the University of Zimbabwe.West in a quandary
Stephen Mpofu
The West which imposed iniquitous economic sanctions on Zimbabwe today finds itself trapped in mbira dzakondo (both hands and legs tied together) for no one else’s fault but their own.Promoters fail to pay Mi Casa
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentThe much-hyped Mi Casa show did not take place after the promoters — May 7 Entertainment — failed to pay the artistes.
Mi Casa posted on their official website that the promoters had failed to meet their contractual obligations.
Halle relies on therapy
LOS ANGELES. – Halle Berry has been in therapy for over 30 years, and always seeks professional help whenever she is stressedThe 46-year-old actress – who has five-year-old daughter Nahla with ex-partner Gabriel Aubry – finds it helpful to talk through her problems with someone independent and first
SA soldiers ‘shot children’ in CAR
JOHANNESBURG — South African soldiers who survived last week’s rebel takeover of the Central African Republic are traumatised after discovering later that some of the rebels killed were child soldiers, local newspapers reported yesterday.PowerTel unveils new billing system
INTERNET provider PowerTel is set to introduce a new billing system after acquiring new state-of-the art billing equipment, an official said over the weekend.PowerTel chairman Mr Francis Chirimuuta on Sunday said the new system would allow the firm to bill customers according to actual data bundles used in a month.
‘Seeing Ourselves’ exhibition opens
Munya Simango Arts CorrespondentAn exhibition entitled “Seeing Ourselves” which consists of works by Zimbabwean artists that were shown during the 54th Venice Biennial of 2011 in Italy was officially opened at the National Gallery in Harare on March 21. The showcase runs until April 21 this year for the benefit of Zimbabwean audiences.