Donald Trump banned from YouTube
YouTube has become the latest social network to suspend President Trump. US President Donald Trump The Google-owned service has prevented his account from uploading new videos or live-streaming...
View ArticleShakira is the latest star to sell the rights to her songs
Shakira has become the latest artist to sell the rights to her music for a multi-million dollar sum. Shakira is one of the most successful Latin recording artists of all time All 145 of her songs,...
View ArticleDr Dre ‘safe and looking good’ after hospital stay, says Ice T
Rapper and producer Dr Dre has returned home after a stay in hospital with a reported brain aneurysm. Nicole Young and record producer Dr. Dre are getting divorced. Dr Dre’s friend and fellow hip-hop...
View ArticleMusabude panze, ditch streaky bacon and breathe deeply in 2021.
BARBARIANS were at the gates of Zimbabwe for most of last year, in spite of a 21 day lockdown starting from 30 March 2020, to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The virus first emerged in Wuhan,...
View ArticleAdele reaches divorce settlement with her ex-husband
Adele has reached a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Simon Konecki nearly two years after they separated. FILE PIC: Adele with her husband Simon Konecki backstage at The Pyramid Stage at the...
View ArticleModerna vaccine appears to work against variants
Moderna’s Covid vaccine appears to work against new, more infectious variants of the pandemic virus found in the UK and South Africa, say scientists from the US pharmaceutical company. Early...
View ArticleJennifer Lopez: ‘Please don’t call me a liar,’ says star as she addresses...
Jennifer Lopez has spoken out to set the record straight on speculation that she has had Botox, saying to her detractors: “Please don’t call me a liar.” Jennifer Lopez It comes after the star, 51,...
View ArticleBlack stories highlighted in AFI 2021 film honours
The American Film Institute (AFI) on Monday announced its movies of the year, with five of the 10 honorees featuring predominantly non-white casts and stories. Chadwick Boseman’s death shocked the...
View ArticleGetting your house in order during lockdown.
AS Cyclone Eloise, now downgraded to a tropical storm, wreaks havoc in Mozambique and dumps rain on South Africa and Zimbabwe, it feels good to be safe and dry, and have a roof over my head. If the...
View ArticleCicely Tyson, iconic and influential actress, dies at 96
Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to CNN. Cicely...
View ArticleTraffic noise impairs songbirds’ abilities
A test of songbirds’ problem-solving skills has revealed how traffic noise impairs the animals’ abilities. Scientists set zebra finches a “battery of foraging tasks” in the presence or absence of the...
View ArticleFarmers’ protest: India says Rihanna tweet ‘irresponsible’
India has accused “foreign individuals” and celebrities of “sensationalism” after a tweet by pop superstar Rihanna, extending support to protesting farmers, drew global attention. Rihanna’s tweet on...
View ArticleOxford vaccine could substantially cut spread
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine could lead to a “substantial” fall in the spread of the virus, say scientists. The impact of Covid vaccines on transmission has been a crucial unknown that will...
View ArticleEat, drink and be merry
IF as a trade off for getting your house in order, you were offered fifteen more good years on earth, would you rise to the challenge? We’re told in the Bible that King Hezekiah, the 13th King of...
View ArticleMTV Music Awards postponed
LOCAL musicians who were nominated for the MTV Music Awards (Mamas) will have to wait a bit longer before they can know whether they won or not after the event was cancelled yesterday....
View ArticleSupremes co-founder and singer Mary Wilson dies aged 76
Mary Wilson, who co-founded The Supremes and remained a member of the group until they split up, has died at the age of 76. The singer passed away at her home in Henderson, Nevada, her publicist Jay...
View ArticleBritney Spears ‘taking time to be a normal person’
Britney Spears has said she is “taking the time to learn and be a normal person” after a new documentary reopened the debate around her life, career and mental health. Framing Britney Spears, which...
View ArticleBitcoin sets fresh records after Elon Musk investment
Bitcoin has hit record highs for a second day after Elon Musk’s car company Tesla said it had bought about $1.5bn (£1.1bn) of the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin rose above $48,000 (£34,820) before falling...
View ArticleMichelle Obama to star in Netflix children’s show Waffles + Mochi
Michelle Obama is to star alongside puppets in a Netflix show that aims to teach children the joys of home cooking over eating ready meals. Former US first lady Michelle Obama Mrs Obama will play a...
View ArticleEat, drink and be merry
IF, as a trade off for getting your house in order, you were offered fifteen more good years on earth, would you rise to the challenge? We’re told in the Bible that King Hezekiah, the 13th King of...
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