Wagner’s Prisoner Army Revealed In Russian Graveyard

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. …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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