Trump and the Berlusconi syndrome
Roger Harris: Correspondent The pre-inaugural madness before Donald Trump occupies the Oval Office makes one nostalgic for the craziness of the campaign season, despite the latter being only 10 weeks long,…
Gospel musician Eglada dies
Sophie Chese-Msowa: Arts Correspondent The gospel music fraternity has lost another talented star, Agnes Gudza, who is popularly known as Eglada in the entertainment industry. She passed on on Thursday night at…
Not ‘A Fine Day for a Funeral’ Bill!
Elliot Ziwira: @ The Book store “ON a fine Spring day in Harare, Sithembiso and I buried her brother Fitzpatrick ‘Fitz’ MacDonald Muzanenhamo . . . It was Spring, a season…
Unsigned soul singer Ray BLK wins
Los Angeles. — Soul singer Ray BLK has topped the BBC’s Sound Of 2017 list, which aims to predict the most exciting new music for the year ahead. It is the…
Zim unlikely to ratify controversial seed treaty
Jeffrey GogoClimate Story By breeding their own seed, farmers are able to create varieties that are suitable for their specific regions and climates, helping them cope better with the increasing…
N. Korea fires nuke warning shots
SEOUL. – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said yesterday it can test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un,…
Eskom relaxes Zesa power import terms
Golden Sibanda: Senior Business Reporter SOUTH African power utility, Eskom has relaxed its position regarding earlier demands for Zesa Holdings to pay for power imports in advance. The power utility imports 50…
Wenger hails Giroud
PRESTON. — Arsene Wenger hailed the performance of stand-in Arsenal captain Olivier Giroud after his late goal sealed a 2-1 FA Cup third round win at Championship side Preston on…
The year of the avid reader
Christopher Farai Charamba: The Reader At the start of 2016, I committed myself to reading one book a week. Unfortunately by the end of the first week, I had already failed…
Simons concerned
JOHANNESBURG. — Former Proteas coach Eric Simons is concerned that fast bowler Kyle Abbott’s departure may destabilise the Protea’s recent progress.



