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Even slaves refused to sell their souls
As the world marks 400 years since 1619, when Africans were first abducted and sold into slavery in America, this extract below from the book To Be A Slave by African-American author Julius Lester, pu...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani
Somali journalist dies after suicide bomber targets café
Nairobi - Somali broadcast journalist Abdullahi Osman Moalim died yesterday from injuries sustained on September 10 when a suicide bomber attacked a café in Beldweyne where members of the press gathe...Published: 14 Sep 2017 at 16:18hrs | | by CPJ
Zimbabwean actress tried to meet Tupac's mom
After the release of the late American rapper Tupac Shakur's biopic All Eyez On Me last week, Zimbabwean actress Danai Gurira has revealed that she had frantically tried to meet with his mother, Afeni...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur Davis, dies at 69
Afeni Shakur Davis, the mother of one of hip-hop's most seminal and iconic figures, has died at age 69, the Marin County, California, sheriff's office said Tuesday.Though she is best known as...Published: 04 May 2016 at 00:56hrs | 22 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean actress to play Tupac Shakur's mom in biopic
The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira has been cast as Afeni Shakur, mother of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, in the biopic All Eyez on Me, a spokesperson for Morgan Creek Productions confirmed to EW....Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 05:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Understanding Zimbabwe's Look East policy
Whenever President Mugabe and ZANU-PF are questioned by Diaspora based Africans, especially the so-called African Americans, concerning their relationship with the Chinese; past and present, we hope e...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 05:11hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
1ns and 2s with Dj-Sticha - Where is beef taking Music?
Namhlanje ngifun' ukukhuluma ngenyama yenkomo ibeef,,,ngiyadlala am talking about ibeef as in ukungaboni ngaso linye phakathi kwabant' abesemculweni or lemme say ukungathelelan' amanzi kwabantu abaku ...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 08:09hrs | | by Dj-Sticha
'I will not accept you presiding over this maintenance case' woman tells magistrate
A BULAWAYO woman barged into the maintenance court on Friday, demanded the presiding magistrate to recuse himself from her case and had to be restrained by officials after she answered her mobile phon...Published: 09 Dec 2013 at 19:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mbada Diamonds Cup - a case of skewed priorities
I was one of the many readers who used to follow Robson Sharuko's writings in the Herald until he was he tainted by the Asiagate scandal. Guilty or not guilty, I now rarely follow what he writes unt...Published: 28 Oct 2013 at 07:22hrs | | by Andrew Mambondiyani
Brenda Fassie set to perform on stage again
Cape Town - Late South African music icon Brenda Fassie is set to perform on stage again.Thanks to holographic projection technology, the popular South African singer will be recreated as a 3...Published: 13 Mar 2013 at 13:19hrs | | by channel24
The problem with Tsvangirai
Probably a better piece by far (Morgan Tsvangirai's statement to the press). But again Mr Prime Minister you are contradicting yourself because recently you were nasty towards the AU and SADC and of a...Published: 30 Aug 2012 at 07:51hrs | | by Justice Maphosa
Resurrected Tupac to go on tour
Los Angeles - Tupac Shakur is set to go on tour - 16 years after his death.The rapper - who was shot dead in a gang killing in 1996 - appeared on stage as a hologram to perform with Snoop Dog...Published: 17 Apr 2012 at 12:34hrs | | by ShowBiz reporter
Snoop Dogg 'resurrects' Tupac Shakur
Rapper Tupac Shakur, who was shot to death 16 years ago at the age of 25, was resurrected on stage Sunday for an eerie posthumous performance with former creative collaborator and hip-hop icon, Snoop...Published: 16 Apr 2012 at 23:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obama lampoons birth row
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Saturday lampooned the controversy over his birthplace, playing a clip from the Disney movie The Lion King to mock those who claim he was not American born.....Published: 01 May 2011 at 07:33hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Justin Bieber meets waxwork model of himself
Teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber took time out from touring to visit the Madame Tussauds museum in London and pose next to a waxwork model of himself.The model, dre...Published: 16 Mar 2011 at 05:32hrs | | by Byo24News
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