DANGOTE: The man & his empire
FACTBOX Unlike the feel-good Hollywood scripts, which often talk of rugs to riches, Aliko Mohammed Dangote was born on April 10, 1957 to a rich Muslim family in the city…
BOOKS: Mystery Train —More than just a book
IT turns 40 this year. I have been hoarding confetti, waiting to celebrate its still-youthful countenance. But if the parade has come by, I have missed it. My vuvuzela is…
WEDDINGS: The lies that bind
Tendai Mbirimi – Bridal Writer Many people can testify how little skeletons ruin marital bliss.
FILMS: Getting the best out of the worst
MADE famous by the likes of Phineas Barnum (19th century American showman and circus owner), and Oscar Wilde (Irish poet and playwright), the adage “there is no such thing as…
VaSHAGARE: This prophecy is real and instant
CAN I prophecy, Zimbabwe? . . . Thank you for that rousing “Yes papa, go deeper”.
Govt sniffs out cartels in fuel industry
GOVERNMENT believes that there is compelling evidence, particularly in the distorted and huge price differentials of up to US10 cents obtaining in the petroleum industry, to prove that there are…
Divine Appointments: Chipangas sing God’s goodness
Are Charles and Namatai Chipanga a replica of the celebrated first family of gospel music, Pastor Charles and Olivia Charamba? Chipanga, in 2010 married another musician Namatai Mubariki,
COTTCO resuscitation — A return to the glory days
Are we set for a return to the glory days when cotton fetched high prices and was referred to as “white gold”?
UK artistes to rock Intwasa Festival
Rebecca Nyathi THE Women, Wine and Words event, which is part of the Intwasa Arts Festival program, will this year host two internationally acclaimed poets.
ESSAY: I embrace…
Phoebe Nyashanu – U6 Westridge High School A wise young lady once said, well, I said this morning, “Uniqueness is the intricate difference of a princess, the special distinguishable trait of…









