adminDisowning my totem
Stephen Garan’anga Visual Art Anyone that refuses to acknowledge their ‘mutupo’ (totem) is regarded as a prodigal child who has been mentally colonised. It is grossly unacceptable in native African…
Tuku delivers Masekela lecture
Own Correspondent Superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi will on September 9, deliver the inaugural Hugh Masekela Lecture at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Impala revisits growth plans
Johannesburg. — Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd is reviewing mines and capital commitments after a five-month strike at its largest South African mine even as the second-biggest producer has no plan…
Man U in costly comeback bid
LONDON. — Manchester United are attempting to return to the summit of the English Premier League with the most expensive squad ever assembled in the English game.
Banks on tobacco farming
Agriculture Reporter Banks have pledged to continue funding tobacco farmers as the sector has proved to be more lucrative compared to other crops such as maize. Speaking at the National…
DNA test for cow dispute
New Delhi. — A court in India’s southern state of Kerala has settled a legal dispute between two women over the ownership of a cow after conducting DNA tests, a…
Smallholder farmers hailed
Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Acting Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Dr Olivia Muchena has hailed smallholder farmers for contributing immensely to the economy by increasing food and tobacco…
‘I won’t challenge Blatter’
LONDON. — Uefa president Michel Platini ruled himself out of the running for the most powerful job in football yesterday, the Frenchman deciding not to oppose incumbent Sepp Blatter for…
De Jonge returns
Sports Reporter BRENDON de Jonge returned to the field late yesterday in the Deutshe Bank Championship on the United States PGA Tour. The US$8 million event has a winning share of…
Exploring the myth about birth control
Tobaiwa Mudede & Richard Hondo Correspondents Continued from yesterday… The myth of “small population, greater prosperity” needs to be exposed for the mirage that it is. One of the problems we have…