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Beaven Tapureta Bookshelf Chimanimani-based writer Penjeni Madzikangava’s novel “Dungeon of Despair” (2016, Harp Bookz International) is a multi-layered tale of family disunity, love, and hope in an important historical era. It captures a colonial period when Africans were caught unawares by culturally intrusive modernity. Madzivakanga’s story happens in a socio-cultural context that many adults in Zimbabwe can […]
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Own Correspondent Megga 2 outdoor entertainment venue in Hatfield will provide icing on the cake for the ongoing Musica Festival when it hosts the shutdown event of the fete on Sunday.Musica Festival is spearheaded by the Italian Embassy and it has become a popular annual inception. It has been taking place at various venues in
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Takura Zhangazha Correspondent A friend who lives and works in the Diaspora recently gave me a copy of the highly regarded French economist Thomas Piketty’s best-selling book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”. Because of Zimbabwe’s Marxist/Leninist ideological history, the term “capital” consistently rings a socialist bell in the consciousness of a greater number of political actors of […]
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Mark LeVine Correspondent US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry rail against Russia’s support for the Syrian government’s horrific bombing of hospitals and other crimes of war. Meanwhile, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Yemen to Israel, the US and its allies have either yet to account for or continue to engage in
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Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor— ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa has come out guns blazing and obtained a court order barring freelance photographer Lazarus Riva from troubling the association over highly questionable claims that he is owed
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Tawanda Marwizi Arts Correspondent Model Sharon Andrew is set to represent Zimbabwe in the Miss Earth finals that will be held in the Philippines on October 29.Andrew — a recent University of Zimbabwe graduate, Zumba instructor and motivational speaker is set to leave the country tomorrow for the preparations of the pageant.
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ON Tuesday, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) removed ZB Financial Holdings, its subsidiaries, the Industrial Development Corporation along with other individuals and farms from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons that were designated under the US sanctions regime.
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Tafadzwa Zimoyo and Tawanda Matanhire The much-anticipated local feature film “Escape”, which premiered on Tuesday at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Film Festival, does not live up to expectations despite having many heavyweight actors. Although some have described it as “the rebirth of film industry”, the star-studded cast failed to stitch a
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LAUSANNE. — Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova hailed the reduction of her two-year doping ban on Tuesday as one of the “happiest days” of her life, immediately targeting a return to action in April 2017. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cut Sharapova’s ban to 15 months, saying she was not an “intentional doper”, after […]
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Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter CHARLES Manyuchi’s dream of defending his World Boxing Council welterweight silver title at home suffered a blow as he will now face Colombia’s Jose Agustin Feria in a non-title fight. This comes after his initial opponent, Frenchman Damien Martin, pulled out of the highly-anticipated WBC welterweight silver voluntary title defence.
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From George Maponga in Masvingo GOVERNMENT has ordered the killing of more than 20 cattle infected with foot and mouth in Masvingo that were clandestinely transported by a livestock farmer from Mwenezi.The cattle were moved from a foot and mouth red zone area. The development comes as plans are also underway to take legal action
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Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter DYNAMOS number one Tatenda Mukuruva could be forced to spend this week on the sidelines after the Warriors goalkeeper failed to turn up for training with a knee injury. The former champions host Hwange at Rufaro this Sunday. Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa yesterday said Mukuruva is recovering from a knee injury he picked in […]
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Tedious Manyepo and Faith Mutema HIGHLANDERS coach Erol Akbay was voted the best coach for the second time when he won the September coach of the month as CAPS United’s Leonard Tsipa was voted the best player. Akbay’s team have managed to win five last matches. Bosso opened their winning streak on Week 19 when they defeated […]
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Charles Dhewa There is no longer any doubt that agricultural challenges are extending their influence to health, nutrition, environment and GDP.To the extent that agriculture crosses many socio-economic and environmental boundaries, there is a strong emerging consensus that addressing agriculture-related issues is
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TRIPOLI/ROME. — More than 4 650 people were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy’s coastguard said. This brings the total number of rescued in the last 48 hours to more than 10 000, and the death toll to 50 as people smugglers take advantage […]