adminBurna Boy drops his mother as manager
Burna Boy has announced that his mother will no longer be managing his music career. Over the weekend, the big shot dancehall act took to his Twitter account to update…
Police, Vapostori clash revisited
Brenda Phiri Entertainment Reporter The famous Budiriro Vapostori saga that saw men of cloth beating police officers and members of the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe has inspired a new…
Understanding institutional theory
Knowledge Mushohwe The art world is defined as an informal institution which embodies and encompasses the various formal and informal institutions within particular “artworld systems,” each of which fosters and…
Israelis jailed in US$8 million lotto fraud
NEW YORK. – A New York judge jailed two Israelis on Monday for orchestrating an elaborate international lottery scam that defrauded elderly Americans out of more than US$8 million in…
Herbert Ushewokunze: A man for all seasons
Variously described as controversial, flamboyant and traditionalist, Cde Herbert Musiyiwa Ushewokunze was a charming cadre who ignited Zimbabwe’s political scene with his witticism and openness.
Boko Haram ‘chief butcher’ arrested
LAGOS. – Nigerian police yesterday said they had arrested a senior Boko Haram Islamist commander known as “Chief Butcher” during a raid on an insurgent camp in the restive northeast.
Zim DJ wins award in Cyprus
Tafadzwa Zimoyo Entertainment Reporter Cyprus-based Zimbabwean disc jockey Simon Chitekeshe, popularly known as DJ SimonSayz, raised the country’s flag high when he clinched an award recently. The 22-year-old DJ who…
I’m no soccer fan: Argentina President
BEUNOS AIRES. – Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez admitted on Monday she had not watched a single one of the country’s matches in the World Cup football tournament, including the final,…
Heroes’ welcome for Germany team
BERLIN. – All you need is Low, apparently. And who can argue? Germany soccer fans yesterday lined the streets of a sun-kissed Berlin in their tens of thousands to welcome…
Our love-hate relationship with dogs
Dr Sekai Nzenza on Wednesday Like most dog names around, a dog’s name is not just a dog’s name. It serves to convey a message, usually in defiance or resistance…