adminQuincy Jones bemoans state of music
Even though there are hit singles and successful albums, like Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience” or Emeli Sande’s “Our Version of Events,” is the state of music improving? Are there musicians, not just singers, being cultivated? According to music veteran QuincyUS targets digital currency fraud probe
NEW YORK — The United States yesterday unveiled what it said was the world’s “largest” money laundering probe against the digital currency operator Liberty Reserve.BBA: Heating up the jacuzzi
The Ruby Housemates decided to push Nominations blues aside by stripping down to the bare minimums.The jacuzzi is always a hot bed of all kinds of hanky panky. Yesterday was no different, as the Housemates decided to give the warm
Kenya launches manhunt for missing cops
NAIROBI — Kenyan authorities said yesterday they have launched a major security operation to trace two police officers who were reportedly abducted by Al-Shabaab last Saturday in theBBA : Feza shines bright like a diamond
After a stressful day of Nominations, Feza heaved a huge sigh of relief when she pipped her fellow House-mates to the coveted HOH position.The benefits of holding such a lofty title in the race to the Big Brother Africa finale cannot be stressed enough
S. Sudan denies backing rebels
JUBA. — South Sudan said yesterday it is committed to peace deals signed with its former foe Sudan, a day after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir threatened to cut oil pipelines after accusing Juba of
DPRK urges S. Korea to hold joint events
PYONGYANG — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea yesterday urged the South Korean authorities to allow private organisations to participate in joint events, and to start dialogue on Kaesong Industry
UN hails cassava as future global crop
ROME. — Cassava has huge potential and could turn from “a poor people’s food into a 21st century crop” if grown according to a new environmentally friendly farming model, the UN food agency saidObasanjo urges focus on rebellion causes
ROME. — Nigeria’s former president Olesugun Obasanjo said yesterday that the root causes of the Islamist insurgency by Boko Haram need to be understood first before the problem can beCecil John Rhodes, the baggage of our history
I SAW Cecil John Rhodes the other day. He was standing in the garden at the back of the National Archives in Harare, looking at the brick wall and the windows of the Director’s Office. Actually, it was