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Yeukai Karengezeka Entertainment Reporter Local poets and musicians joined hands with thousands of other artistes around the world to mark the annual Music Freedom Day to be today with a…
Saudi women demand an end to men’s authority
RIYADH. – Saudi women activists have petitioned the country’s consultative council to back a demand to curb the “absolute authority” of male guardians over women in the ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim…
Arsenal shock loss a ‘major setback’, admits Wenger
STOKE-ON-TRENT. — Arsene Wenger conceded Arsenal’s stuttering Barclays English Premier League soccer title bid had suffered a “major setback” after they lost ground at the top with a shock 1-0…
Cairns seeks US$8m for recapitalisation
Blessing Bonga Business Reporter Food and beverages manufacturer, Cairns Foods needs a capital injection of about US$8 million for the purchase of new machinery and refurbishments in order to boost…
Low-profile conservative to run Nigeria’s top bank
ABUJA. – Nigeria has lined up a relatively unknown to head its central bank after the outspoken former governor was suspended, causing shock waves in Africa’s second-largest economy and markets…
Moor stars in Rhinos win
Jeffrey Murimbechi Sports Correspondent A COMPOSED century by Peter Joseph Moor was the rock on which MidWest Rhinos built their emphatic nine-wicket win over the Matabeleland Tuskers in a Pro50…
Jamaican music rules UK
The incidence of Jamaican recordings reaching the United Kingdom charts and impacting British culture has become commonplace. Millie Small’s 1964 remake of Barbie Gaye’s 1957 R&B hit, My Boy Lollipop…
Middle East’s 10 million children to be vaccinated
UNITED NATIONS. – Millions of children in the Middle East will be vaccinated against polio this month after the crippling disease resurfaced in conflict-hit Syria, the United Nations said yesterday.
City lift first silverware under Pellegrini
LONDON. — Manchester City kept alive their hopes of winning four major trophies in one season by coming from behind to beat Sunderland 3-1 in the English League Cup final…
Local authorities urged to prioritise service delivery
Municipal Reporter Government is concerned with local authorities that are channelling meagre resources towards service delivery while prioritising the well-being of top managers, a senior Government official has said. Speaking…