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Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent UP-AND-COMING female comedian Nomsa Diana Muleya is still afraid of performing in bars, saying she has to grow in the art first before she can entertain imbibers…
M-Net introduces channel for Southern Africa
Melissa Mpofu Showbiz Editor M-NET has finally set up a channel, Zambezi Magic (DStv channel 160) to cater for Southern Africa viewers. Launching on July 1 at 8PM, the channel, a solution…
‘Pay back the Nkandla money’ adjourns SA parliament again
Cape Town — The National Assembly was once again adjourned as the EFF continued to chant “pay back the money” further delaying President Jacob Zuma’s question and answer session in…
Burundi accepts military observers in ‘principle’
Bujumbura — Burundi’s government said yesterday it had agreed “in principle” to the deployment of African Union military observers and human rights experts to monitor key elections following weeks of…
Israeli church where ‘Jesus fed 5,000’ gutted by fire
TABGHA (Israel) — An arson attack yesterday gutted part of the church at the site where Christians believe Jesus performed a miracle by feeding 5,000 people with five loaves of…
China bans Ramadan fasting in Muslim region
China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from fasting during Ramadan and ordered restaurants to stay open. Most Muslims are required to fast from…
Chad strikes Boko Haram positions in Nigeria
N’Djamena — Chad’s military said yesterday it had carried out airstrikes on Boko Haram positions in neighbouring Nigeria to avenge twin suicide bombings in Chad’s capital that were blamed on…
Manslaughter probe into Germanwings crash opens
Marseille — French investigators yesterday formally opened a probe to see if anyone could be held liable for manslaughter in the case of the Germanwings crash that killed 150 people. Lead…
4 gunmen killed in Somalia conference attack
Mogadishu — Somali security forces shot dead four suspected Shabaab insurgents yesterday, foiling an attack on a political conference in the central town of Adado, officials said. More than 400 local…
Gang leader arrested over India nun rape
New Delhi — A Bangladeshi man believed to be one of the leaders of a gang accused of raping a nun has been arrested, police said yesterday. Two more suspects are…