adminEditorial Comment: SA government must stop xenophobic attacks
WE are appalled at the escalating xenophobic attacks currently underway in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal province and call on the government of President Jacob Zuma to do all it can…
Imbube still lives on
Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent REGA kusarira by Amabhubesi and Unity by Black Umfolosi are some Imbube hits that come to mind when one reflects on the musical genre that has brought…
4 Byo beauties in Miss Zim finale
Melissa Mpofu Showbiz Editor FOUR Bulawayo beauties yesterday made the final 16 of the Miss World Zimbabwe finale after a rigorous two-week boot camp at the Elephant Hills Resort in Victoria…
Mdu, Spikiri up for special Sama award
More than two decades ago, the bold MM Deluxe duo, Mdu Masilela and Mandla “Spikiri” Mofokeng, took the music scene by storm and broke new ground. On Sunday, the pair, who…
Illicit financial flows — Time for Africa to act
Kizito Sikuka IMAGINE what Africa would be like if all its proceeds from natural resources such as diamonds, gold and platinum remained in the continent to finance its development agenda. Africa…
Marked development in education sector since 1980
Nelson Masukume ZIMBABWE celebrates her Independence Day on April 18, 35 years after the end of a bitter, protracted armed struggle. Since the country’s attainment of independence in 1980, there have…
We must look after our fellow Africans — Mbete
CAPE Town – National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has ordered ANC leaders to return the favour other African countries offered, when its members were in exile during apartheid, and stop…
Mahatma Gandhi statue defaced in SA, protesters call him racist
A STATUE of Mahatma Gandhi here has been defaced by a group of people who threw buckets of white paint on it amid racist taunts. The incident occurred yesterday when the…
Buhari’s party wins Lagos vote, shoring up control
THE party of Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari has retained the Lagos state governorship, the electoral commission said on Sunday, consolidating his administration’s power by giving it control of the commercial…
SA opposition leader steps down
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s opposition leader Helen Zille announced Sunday she would step down from her position at the party congress next month. Her departure is seen by many as an…