admin‘Comedy Festival springboard for local comedians’
Arts Correspondent The comedy festival slated for November 28 at Rainbow Towers will give local comedians a platform to interact with their established counterparts, organiser of the event has said.…
Mabwe minerals awaits green light to operate
United States based Mabwe Mineral Holdings Incorporation said it has finished compiling documents (specifications sheets) that are necessary for it to get the green light to commence full scale operations…
Victims sign petition to Ugandan Parliament
KAMPALA. — Over 3,500 people who suffered the wrath of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have signed a petition to the Ugandan Parliament seeking to renew efforts of ending…
EU issues stern warnings over budgets
Brussels. – The EU issued stern warnings to France, Spain and Italy last Friday that they must hold unwaveringly to their budgets for 2014, or risk missing targets seen as…
Afdis gets shareholders boost
Business Reporter ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange listed African Distillers has received a shot in the arm from its major shareholders as the company looks to finish the installation of a new…
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…