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  • Mkhululi to Lead in Worship

    SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean gospel singer Mkhululi Bhebhe is expected to lead in song and dance at the two-day "Call To Worship Africa" concert which opened yesterday and ends tonight at the Harare International Conference Centre. Mkhululi, who is well known for bringing the Zimbabwean music to the famed Joyous Celebration Choir, arrived in Harare on Friday to a warm welcome from ...

  • Blast Victims Houses Rebuilding Starts

    Government and its social partners yesterday started re-building houses for victims of the mysterious blast that rocked Zengeza suburb and razed three houses, killing four people, in Chitungwiza early this year. The houses will be built through the assistance of the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS), the Civil Protection Unit (CPU) and some corporates. The blast, which police attributed to a ...

  • Russia Congratulates President On AU Jubilee

    RUSSIAN President Mr Vladimir Putin has congratulated President Mugabe on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the African Union. The message comes as President Mugabe is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he has joined other Heads of State and Governments in the commemoration of the AU anniversary. In a statement yesterday, Mr Putin described the occasion as a milestone. "The creation ...

  • Vagrant Rapes Minor Girl

    A 22-year-old vagrant was on Wednesday arrested for raping a 12 year-old street girl in a toilet at Harare Gardens. Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tedious Chibanda confirmed the incident saying the homeless man will appear in court soon facing rape charges. It is alleged that on May 21 the man approached the girl who was sitting at the Old Fantasy land building in the city ...

  • Studio 263 Director Mawuru Dies

    Seasoned filmmaker Godwin Mawuru has died. He was 51. Mawuru succumbed to sepsis syndrome at Parirenyatwa Hospital yesterday. According to his son Joe, Mawuru had been unwell for the past weeks. "He was really in pain and when he was admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital he died at 9:30am today (yesterday)," he said. "He died of sepsis complications although he had been suffering ...


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Maniac [Blu-Ray]

Maniac [Blu-Ray]

William Lustigs Maniac is as grisly and relentlessly single-minded as its title would suggest. An independently produced, low-budget guerilla cheapie destined for the grindhouses on 42nd Street, it stirred up a tornado of controversy wherever it went (starting with the Cannes Film Festival ... ...

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  • Zimbabwe Why PM Dislikes Chinese VPs Visit

    The official visit this week by the People's Republic of China Vice Premier Wang Yang is a demonstration of the strong relations between the Government of Zimbabwe and China. VP Wang became the first high-level Chinese government official to visit Zimbabwe since President Xi Jinping took over from President Hu Jintao in March. His visit is also in keeping with China's Africa policy, ...

  • Poor Uptake for Youth Fund

    THERE has been a low uptake on the Youth Fund launched two years ago by Old Mutual as only US$2,7 million has been disbursed out of the US$10 million set aside to help young people in various empowerment projects. Lack of requisite skills have also been cited as it emerged that out of more than US$4 million worth of projects approved, only US$2,7 million has been disbursed from the fund being ...

  • Winter Rain Normal - Met Department

    The Meteorological Services Department says there is nothing unusual about recent rains that fell in most parts of the country. "It is normal to have rainfall in May but it would be unusual if there are hailstorms and thunderstorms," said Mr Tichaona Zinyemba, head of forecasting at the Met Department. Rain fell in most parts of the country over the past few days with some areas ...

  • Mpala Elected Junior Governor for Harare

    Anthony Mpala, a Lower Six student from Gateway High School, has been elected Child Governor for Harare Metropolitan Province during an election held at Queen Elizabeth High School today. The election comes as a precursor to the official opening of the 21st session of the Junior Parliament slated for June 15. The event was also used to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the African Union with ...

  • Media Information 2013 May

    The Zambezi River Basin Atlas of the Changing Environment, the first of its kind in the Zambezi River Basin and in southern Africa, will be launched on 29 May in Luanda, Angola at a meeting of SADC Ministers responsible for Water. The Atlas uses satellite images, high resolution photographs, illustrative text and graphics to present various socio-economic issues in the Zambezi basin, and ...

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