Covid-19 etiquette varies in Harare’s restaurants.
LAST Saturday we joined the members of Skal International, a global network in the travel and tourism industry, to drink a toast to the late Gordon Addams, a highly respected hotelier and leader in...
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Singapore will be the first country in the world to use facial verification in its national identity scheme. Both facial recognition and facial verification depend on scanning a subject’s face, and...
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Kylie Jenner’s make-up company has warned customers of a security breach compromising names, addresses and the last four digits of credit cards. Shopify said two “rogue” support-team workers had...
View ArticleGabrielle Union: America’s Got Talent judge settles over show departure
Actress Gabrielle Union has reached “an amicable resolution” with US TV network NBC over her exit from America’s Got Talent after one season as a judge. Union was a judge on the 2019 season of...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Disney to make 28,000 theme park staff redundant
Disney has made the “heart-breaking” decision to lay off around 28,000 employees due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the layoffs will hit those who work at the company’s American...
View ArticleFragrant flavours of the east at Shop Cafe and iconic roast pork at Garfunkels.
WHILE the coronavirus crisis rages unabated in the UK, and social lockdown in London and other parts of the country seems inevitable, Zimbabwe shows signs of coming to terms with the pandemic....
View ArticleWhy Beyoncé initially didn’t want to date Jay-Z
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are such a good match that it seems like they were fated to be together. But as it turns out, Beyoncé allegedly wasn’t interested in the “Holy Grail” rapper in the beginning,...
View ArticleChrissy Teigen and John Legend speak of ‘deep pain’ of losing baby
Chrissy Teigen and husband John Legend have said they are in “deep pain” after losing their baby during pregnancy. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen “We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Kim Kardashian opens up about Kanye West’s ‘scary’ battle with...
Kim Kardashian West has revealed she had to change husband Kanye West’s bedsheets with a face shield and gloves while he had coronavirus. The reality star says she had to change her husband’s sheets...
View ArticleCimas celebrates 75th anniversary with online concert
CIMAS Medical Aid Society will celebrate its 75th anniversary tomorrow (Friday) with an online concert featuring Winky D, Iyasa and Holy Ten. The concert will be carried on online television channel...
View ArticleRihanna apologises for Islamic verse at Fenty lingerie fashion show
Rihanna has apologised after using a controversial song at her latest Savage X Fenty fashion show. Rihanna says the use of the song was “irresponsible” and an “honest, yet careless mistake.” She...
View Article‘Long Covid’: Why are some people not recovering?
FOR most people, Covid-19 is a brief and mild disease but some are left struggling with symptoms including lasting fatigue, persistent pain and breathlessness for months. Long Covid is not just people...
View ArticleSingapore offers ‘pandemic baby bonus’ to boost births
SINGAPORE is offering a one-off payment to encourage people to have babies during the coronavirus pandemic. The worry is that citizens are putting off parenthood as they struggle with financial stress...
View ArticleJohn Lennon’s 80th birthday: Star’s sister remembers the ‘proper son of...
John Lennon’s sister is celebrating his 80th birthday with a series of special events in Liverpool. Julia Baird is one of the stewards of the Beatles star’s legacy, which she describes as “anti-war,...
View ArticleBlood pressure pills work best at bedtime, new research finds
Taking blood pressure pills at bedtime rather than in the morning could cut the risk of heart attacks, heart disease and strokes, according to a new study. It is claimed the ‘impressive’ study has ‘the...
View ArticleUK-based poet celebrates Zim writers
AWARD-WINNING United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean international and sustainable development goals specialist and elder rights advocate, Tendai Immanuel is set to launch her first book, a poetry anthology...
View ArticleHidden gem in the City of Stones
AFTER being forced to close shop for six months due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Ancient City Lodge in Masvingo has reopened offering a fresh breeze for holiday makers. The Ancient City lodge...
View ArticleCovid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice and second hit ‘more severe’
A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, doctors report. The 25-year-old needed hospital treatment after his lungs could...
View ArticleLocal entrepreneur makes Jack Ma award short-list
ETHEL Mupambwa, the founder and executive director of a Zimbabwean micro-lender, was this week named among ten finalists for this year’s Jack Ma Foundation African Business Heroes. Ethel Mupambwa The...
View ArticleGetting down and dirty during the pandemic
THEY said it would spread like wildfire through Africa, but lockdown measures, quarantine regulations for returning residents and a dusk-to-dawn curfew have all helped to curb the spread of Covid-19 in...
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