MAPUTO – Lionel Dyck’s men were unloading guns from helicopters in the northern Mozambique town of Pemba when they were informed of a jihadist attack unfolding further north in Palma, days before the mercenaries were due to leave the country. They rapidly re-armed and flew to the scene, where local …

THE ongoing search for Africa’s top unsigned acapella talents from five countries at the Old Mutual Amazing Voices Season 2 singing competition, entered its third episode yesterday with each group introducing itself through an acapella song at Sun City in South Africa. Ten acapella groups, two from each country — …

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has appointed Meanwell Gudu as its substantive chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Andrew Matibiri who leaves the golden leaf’s  marketing regulator at the end of this month after over a decade of service. Gudu has been TIMB’s technical services executive since 2008. TIMB …

French energy giant Total on Monday confirmed it is suspending work on a massive $20-billion gas project in northern Mozambique following the latest jihadist assault on a nearby town last month. “Considering the evolution of the security situation… Total confirms the withdrawal of all Mozambique LNG project personnel from the Afungi site,” …

Growing Pains: Female Tobacco Farmers Struggle To Compete Moreen Tanhara waits patiently for officials to inspect her tobacco. The 49-year-old has travelled nearly 100 miles (150km) overnight in an old lorry to reach Tobacco Sales Floor, an auction house in Harare. Tanhara sits quietly on one of the fragrant sacks …

Lionel Dyck’s men were unloading guns from helicopters in the northern Mozambique town of Pemba when they were informed of a jihadist attack unfolding further north in Palma, days before the mercenaries were due to leave the country. They rapidly re-armed and flew to the scene, where local troops had …

By Melissa Gombe recently in Shamva Shamva based Northern Region Division One side Simba Bhora FC has been hailed for making strides towards the development of their district, following their efforts to renovate Wadzanai stadium. The club which was promoted to Division one in 2019 is currently renovating the stadium …

The much awaited ‘Calming and Relaxing Night with ManLuckerz and The Zim-Traditional Unity Band’ which was scheduled for tomorrow evening has been postponed to May 29. The show which was meant to see the Swedish based traditional musician Makandire Chezhira Chikutu console his fans with soothing music to comfort those …

By Melissa Gombe While government continues to re-assure the nation that it has the Covid-19 situation in the education sector under control, infections continue to escalate at the country’s learning institutions. The outbreak of the pandemic has been on the rise mostly at boarding schools in the past weeks with …

The Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE) is playing a key role in empowering underprivileged girls and young women in Stoneridge through an educational program targeting school dropout, Nhau has learnt. The five year program enrols girls and young women between the ages of eight and 18 including …