Thousands displaced by Boko Haram in 2 weeks in Chad
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Around 40 000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, according to…
Coalition air strikes ‘kill dozens of Yemeni civilians’
At least 65 civilians have been killed by air strikes in Yemen’s Taiz, including 17 people from one family, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported. The deaths occurred when Saudi-led Arab coalition…
Italy rescuing 3 000 migrants, 18 boats in trouble
Rome – Italy’s coastguard said on Saturday it was co-ordinating the rescue of up to 3 000 migrants from waters off Libya after receiving SOS calls from 18 different crowded…
Nompilo casts her net wider
Ntombiyolwandle Ndlovu Sunday Leisure Reporter DRIVEN by an insatiable knack to succeed 34-year-old renowned female visual artist, Nompilo Nkomo has never been held back by the fact that she has a…
Shangano Arts Festival set to grace Ntabazinduna
Sharon Sibindi Sunday Leisure Correspondent THE Shangano Arts Festival, which celebrates cultural diversity in Matabeleland North, is scheduled to be held in Ntabazinduna in October. It will be held under the…
UK-based Zim designer makes world’s most expensive shoes
Nothando Ndhlovu Sunday Leisure Reporter THE shoes have been deemed the most expensive in the world because when they are finished; each shoe is crafted with a nickel embellishment on each…
Berita cherishes working with ‘Tuku’, ‘Bra Hugh’
Mbongeni Msimanga Sunday Leisure Correspondent ZIMBABWE-BORN South Africa-based female jazz sensation — Berita Khumalo is elated and feels very much honoured to have been accorded an opportunity to work with two…
Eyebrow tattoo trend hits city
Nothando Ndhlovu Sunday Leisure Reporter WOMEN have always been a daring lot especially when it comes to trying out something new. Take Eve for instance, she had a bite of the…
Beitbridge Festival of Arts growing in leaps and bounds
Mbongeni Msimanga Sunday Leisure Correspondent THE Beitbridge International Festival of Arts (Bifa), which is in its third year running is fast becoming a festival to reckon with, as it seeks to…
‘Wow, the mouth of an old boy!’
GROWING up, inopi (melon porridge) was a constant source of three kinds of joy for me. Firstly, it was one of the two African dishes in which sugar was permitted.…

