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Bill Van Auken
US President Barack Obama met with the president of Senegal, Macky Sall, and judges and lawyers of the country’s supreme court last Thursday at the start of a three-nation, week-long African tour aimed at promoting US strategic and profit interests on the continent. A key goal is to counter China in what amounts to a new scramble for markets andRooney in showdown talks
LONDON. — Wayne Rooney’s future will be decided this week as he finally sits down with new Manchester United manager David Moyes to discuss whether his nine-year stay at the club is over.Rosberg wins at chaotic silverstone
LONDON. — Germany’s Nico Rosberg won a dramatic British Grand Prix for Mercedes yesterday after one of several explosive tyre failures scuppered teammate Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of home victory.Chelsea stalk Cavani again
LONDON. — Chelsea have made a fresh bid of £45m Napoli striker Edinson Cavani — but are still short of the £52m buy-out clause that the Italian club insist they must meet to sign the 26-year-old striker.
Row over ‘Compass’
Zecheaus Nemadire Arts CorrespondentMUSICIAN Tryson Chimbetu is under fire from a little-known musician, Tawanda Musariri, who accuses him of stealing his album title “Compass”.
The rhumba star alleges that he recorded a six-track album with the same title with Gramma Records in 2010.
Will Extra Kwazvose live the dream?
Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
There has been so much hullabaloo about the splinter group Extra Kwazvose as if it has been there for years.
But the question is what should fans expect from the group?
Cool Crooners to headline UNWTO
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentDelegates to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly will have the opportunity of watching one of Zimbabwe’s legendary jazz outfits, Cool Crooners in action when the assembly commences in August.
Adiona mesmerises
Brenda Phiri Arts CorrespondentAdiona Maboreke-Chidzonga could just be the best thing to come out of Zimbabwe as she brings a breath of fresh air in the industry with her neo-soul.
The songstress made her light shine at an intimate show dubbed the “Feel Good Concert” at Old Mutual Alliance Française last Wednesday.
Miss Curvy beauty pageant rebrands
Brenda Phiri Arts CorrespondentTHE popular Miss Curvy beauty pageant has rebranded to Diamond Queen of Africa, a regional charity pageant.
Addressing journalists at a Press conference last week, the president and founder Mercy Mushaninga revealed the progress the organisation had made in making the pageant
New record studio for hip-hop, RnB
Carter Chapwanya Arts CorrespondentZIMBABWE’S freshest record stable, G-Records, is the latest to open its doors to upcoming hip-hop and R’n’ B artistes with the aim of nurturing young talents.
Many stables around the country are interested in artistes paying for studio time and this has been a challenge for many talented youths who cannot afford to pay the production