Late last summer, a plot of land on the edge of a small farming community in southern Russia began to fill with scores of newly dug graves of fighters killed in Ukraine. The resting places were adorned with simple wooden crosses and brightly coloured wreaths that bore the insignia of …
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Stella Chiweshe: A Mbira Queen, Rebel Music Star & Pioneer
Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, affectionately known in Zimbabwe as “the queen of mbira” or “Ambuya (grandmother) Chiweshe”, passed away on 20 January 2023. Chiweshe was born in July 1946 in the rural area of Mhondoro in the Mashonaland province of northern Zimbabwe. She began playing the mbira, an ancient thumb piano, in the early 1960s. …
Read More »Shinsoman Back With ‘Romantic Gangster’
By Purity MarungisaZim dancehall chanter, Shinsoman, has resurfaced on music charts countrywide with a potential scorcher of an album titled “Romantic Gangster”. The 10-track album was released Wednesday morning and features prominent Afro-fusion artists Mbeu and Andy Muridzo. Fellow dancehall chanter Poptain, urban grooves pioneer Pauline Gundidza aka Mai Sky, …
Read More »Are Africa’s Regions Ready To Embrace Free Movement On Continent?
The end of January 2023 will mark five years since the African Union Free Movement of Persons protocol was signed by the African Union. A parallel initiative to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, it was designed to reduce barriers to Africans crossing African borders. The benefits of freer movement include trade, …
Read More »US, China Clash Over Zambia Debt Relief
The Chinese government says the United States should stop pressuring Beijing on debt relief for Zambia and focus on averting a government default at home, which could have repercussions for the global economy. “The biggest contribution that the US can make to the debt issues outside the country is to …
Read More »Lifted Ban On Political Rallies Triggers Return Of Exiled Tanzanian Opposition Leader Lissu
Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu returned home after more than two years in exile in Europe to a cheering crowd on Wednesday, after the government lifted a ban on political rallies. A former lawmaker and a fierce critic of the government, Lissu initially left the country …
Read More »U.S. Safety Board Chair Rebukes Ethiopia Over Boeing 737 MAX Report
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday faulted Ethiopia’s final report into the March 2019 Boeing 737 MAX fatal crash and said investigators did not adequately address the performance of the flight crew. NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy said in an interview that Ethiopia’s Aircraft Investigation Bureau (EAIB) had made …
Read More »Classified Documents Found At Former US Vice-President’s Home
Classified files have been found at ex-US Vice-President Mike Pence’s home in the latest discovery of secret papers at the homes of officials who have served in the top ranks of government. The documents, discovered by a lawyer last week for Mr Pence at his Indiana home, have been handed …
Read More »RBZ Forex Backlog Clearance Confirmed By Industry
Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has acknowledged that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Foreign Exchange Auction has cleared backlogs, expressing optimism that parallel market rates will take a dip if trend is maintained. The remarks also come against a backdrop where the weekly allotments on the auction platform hit …
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