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LISBON. – Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho called for severe cuts in public spending after a court rejected a number of austerity measures, as the EU warned the debt-hit nation to respect the aims of its international bailout.Busi Ncube still in the game
Arts Correspondent“DON’T write me off yet” was the bold message songbird Busi Ncube delivered when she and afro-jazz sensation Edith weUtonga shared the stage at the Book Café on Saturday night.
Alexio eyes global market
Brenda Phiri Arts CorrespondentContemporary singer Alexio Kawara has set his eyes on the international market in an effort to market himself globally.
He said this on the sidelines of his performance during the Sunday Mail Bridal Show held at the 7 Arts Theatre over the weekend.
Empower women, says Macheso
Lovemore Meya Arts CorrespondentSungura ace Alick Macheso has challenged private companies to support women empowerment to ensure development of the nation.
He said this at the belated Women’s Day commemorations held last Saturday at Zimcafe Hotel.
The legend lives on
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentA documentary celebrating the life of the late musician Leonard Dembo will première tomorrow at Jazz 105.
Arguably one of the best guitarists of all time, Dembo died on April 9, 1996.
Dembo remains an enigma
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Television
HE was neither a hermit nor an attention-seeker, but somehow lived a secretive life whose products, however, touched the heart and souls of many a people in length and breadth of the world in no small measure.Alexio is not an urban groover
Fred Zindi Music
I MET musician, singer and song writer Alexio Kawara and his manager Don Gwese recently. They both want to dispel the misconception that society has had for a long time.Their brand of music has been for too long categorised as “urban grooves”, but as Alexio puts it, “It was unfortunate that at the time I started my music career in 1999, I
Huawei partners Kenyan data firma
NAIROBI. – Chinese technology firm Huawei has signed a distribution contract with a Kenyan firm in a bid to diversify its products and increase its market share in East Africa.The deal with the Nairobi-based Coast Data Systems will involve distribution of Huawei products in the East African market.
Herbal distributors rewarded
Kudakwashe Pembere Business ReporterAt least 108 local distributors of herbal supplements that are supplied by Chinese firm Sunony walked away with various prizes that include cars, refrigerators, laptops and plasma televisions during the April 2013 Sunony Business Awards held in Harare on Saturday.
Zim growth puzzles critics
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterZIMBABWE’s rapid economic growth since dollarisation in 2009 has confounded Western economic analysts in trying to explain the factors behind its sustained bullish economic performance, despite it being rated poorly by global institutions.