adminPreserving the mbira genre
Brenda Phiri Entertainment Reporter The mbira is by any measure, a sacred instrument. Its roots can be traced to ancient times where it was played during celebrations, ceremonies and at…
Editorial Comment: Welcome Governor, your work is cut out
New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya has his work cut out. Indeed, congratulations are in order. He is an experienced and astute banker who should be up…
Ebola claims 59 in Guinea
LYON. – Dozens of people have died in Guinea of what medical experts confirm to be the Ebola virus as the highly contagious epidemic sweeps through the southern forests in…
‘Dube never set foot at Zifa House’
Bulawayo Bureau ASPIRING Zifa presidency candidate Nigel Munyati has made stunning revelations that Cuthbert Dube never set foot at Zifa House at 53 Livingstone Avenue in Harare during his four…
Radar replacement can revolutionise disaster response
Jeffry Gogo Climate Story THE Meteorological Services Department has revealed it needs at least US$12 million purchase and replace four essential weather radars that can revolutionise the manner that Zimbabwe…
Star Brite to groom youngsters
Brenda Phiri Entertainment Reporter Star Brite has come up with an initiative to help aspiring stars to establish and maintain clean images before they enter the celebrity sphere.
Things Fall Apart — a concrete response to Heart of Darkness
Lovemore Ranga Mataire I was one of those strange beings jumping up and down on the river bank, making horrid faces . . . That is when I realised that…
Zim, Malema and the long-term vision for Africa
Bernard Bwoni South Africa, with its worryingly significant and unsustainable inequalities, is on the verge of a compelling socio-economic and political malfunction.
US unemployment falls
Washington. – The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits hovered near three-month lows last week and factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region rebounded this month, suggesting the economy is…
Colonisation, ideology and aesthetics in African drama
Elliot Ziwira The Book Store COLONISATION, a human creation which is a manifestation of avarice and malice, has inspired African writers to experiment on ideology and aesthetics in their exploration…