Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare: Minor characters

Charles Dube WE have considered quite a number of characters in this play mainly Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius. There are some who cannot just be ignored. In this vein…

Diaspora remittances to top $1 billion this year: Central bank

INTERNATIONAL remittances inflows into Zimbabwe are expected to top $1 billion this year up from $837 million last year as the Reserve Bank moves to liberalise the transfer of money…

Cultural heritage: King Lobengula: What was his fate beyond the battle of Pupu?

Pathisa Nyathi THE impact of the knowledge of procreation on mankind led to the symbolism of a matriarchal, matrilineal, mother-goddess-dominated society being replaced by one that was patriarchal, patrilineal and…

The black on black warfare

Lubalenkosi Yvette Mpofu I WAS walking past the spaza shops when all of a sudden I heard thudding footsteps behind me and my heart skipped a beat. A fierce-looking man…

Tanzania to finalise land acquisition for LNG project

DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania plans to spend 12 billion shillings ($6 million) in the next fiscal year to buy land for the planned construction of a liquefied natural gas…

REA on Swer electricity technology

THE Rural Electrification Agency has said the installation of a new electricity technology called Single Wire Earth Return (Swer) in Matabeleland region is on course and is likely to be…

FBC introduces cover against cyber crimes

Shepias Dube A LOCAL company, FBC Reinsurance Limited, has introduced an insurance policy which covers businesses against cyber risks and terrorism. FBC Holdings head of marketing Ms Priscilla Sadomba said…

Arts Focus: Filmmakers must invest in good stories

Raisedon Baya I DIDN’T attend the premiere of the new local film The Journey as I was in Harare for the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa). However, my…

Health benefits of sleeping

IF you’re getting less than the recommended seven or eight hours of sleep a night, here are nine reasons that you should shut down your computer, turn off the lights,…

Let’s get stylish: Are yellow bones more beautiful than dark-skinned girls?

Peter Matika  DESPITE the continued hullaballoo concerning the current Miss World Zimbabwe — Emily Kachote’s nude pictures — let us to reflect on the fracas concerning her christening as the…