Rare downpours, floods hit Saudi capital
RIYADH. — Rare heavy downpours triggered flash floods in the Saudi capital yesterday forcing schools and universities to close and prompting calls by the authorities for citizens to remain indoors.…
Grieving typhoon survivors seek solace in prayer
MANILA. — Grieving survivors of a monster typhoon that smashed into the mainly Catholic Philippines flocked to shattered churches yesterday, as aid workers intensified efforts to reach desperate survivors in…
Marechera: The cat every dog secretly feared
Stanely Mushava Literature Today DAMBUDZO Marechera is a household phenomenon in contemporary literature. Power brokers often operate from the political domain, but Zimbabwe’s lost generation writer still commands notable influence…
COP19: More solid action needed
Jeffrey Gogo Climate Change AROUND this time last year, over 9 000 people died in the Philippines, a poor developing nation in south-east Asia, following a violent tropical cyclone called…
Klio Manyowa releases new album
Arts Correspondent AFRO-JAZZ musician Klio Manyowa, who was one of the pioneering artistes at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton is back following the release of his new album titled…
Black Rhinos hold on
Jabes Lefani in KADOMA Black Rhinos……………………….(0) 1 Hwange………………………………….0 BLACK Rhinos remained hanging in the Castle Lager Premiership and their fate will now be determined in the last round after Lot…
Govt to set up standards regulator
Business Reporter GOVERNMENT is working on transforming the Standards Association of Zimbabwe into a regulatory authority to ensure that locally produced and imported goods meet set benchmarks. The development will…
Tendulkar fades into history
NEW DELHI. — Sachin Tendulkar faded into history on Saturday after a record-breaking career that set new batting standards for 24 years and saw the brilliant Indian batsman leave a…
Stenson shines in dubai
DUBAI. – Henrik Stenson capped a brilliant year yesterday, winning the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in record fashion and also becoming the new European number one golfer. The Swede…
Art@Work: Looking in all the right places
What adorns your work space, office, board room, foyer and corridors? If you have any kind of art work, does it exemplify good quality art practice? If it is indeed…



