‘Urgent studies needed’ into mental health impact of coronavirus
Rapid and rigorous research into the impact of Covid-19 on mental health is needed to limit the impact of the pandemic, researchers have said. Experts say newly conducted polls and emerging studies...
View ArticleVisual arts help us understand the world.
IF parents could choose careers for their children, the world would be full of doctors, lawyers and engineers. Over the last few years, students worldwide have been encouraged to study STEM subjects...
View ArticleFrom the dusty street of Zimbabwe to an ISACA hall of fame inductee
The Story of Tichaona Zororo I AM deeply humbled to be inducted into the first class of ISACA Hall of Fame, following the footsteps of ISACA luminaries such as Eugene Frank, Michael Cangemi and the...
View ArticleR. Kelly accused of abusing teenage boy he met in McDonald’s
US R&B star R. Kelly has been accused of fresh abuse allegations, including the claim he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy. Prosecutors allege the singer abused the teenager after...
View ArticleKanye West’s New Album Donda Will Be Released August 6
KANYE West is moving the release of his long-awaited new album Donda to August 6, a representative for West tells Pitchfork. Media personality Justin Laboy and West collaborator Malik Yusef posted...
View ArticleHollywood plans £700m film and TV studios in UK
Plans for a £700m “world-class” film and TV studios facility in the UK have been announced by a Hollywood studio. The owners of Sunset Studios in Los Angeles and an investment firm have bought a...
View ArticlePassion Java records set new record
THE much-anticipated collaboration of legendary Congolese singer and dancer Kofi Olomide, local urban groover Rockford ‘Roki’ Josphats and Tanzanian BET award winner Rayvanny reached more than two...
View ArticleWhy cannabis is still a banned Olympics substance
US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson will be missing the Tokyo Olympics because she tested positive for marijuana during the US Track & Field trials. With cannabis legal in many states across America,...
View ArticleSelena Gomez criticises latest ‘tasteless’ TV transplant joke
US actress and singer Selena Gomez has criticised The Good Fight for being the latest TV show to make “tasteless jokes” about her kidney transplant. “I am not sure how writing jokes about organ...
View ArticleMeal kits from Restaurant JDB a class act
It can’t be business as usual for the hospitality industry anywhere in the world, even with vaccine protection, but that hasn’t stopped inventive restaurateurs from upping the ante when it comes to...
View ArticleAaliyah’s music will finally be available to stream
Aaliyah’s biggest albums are to be made available on streaming services, after being out of circulation for most of the last two decades. The late R&B star’s final two records, One in a Million...
View ArticleRTG’s Gateway stream moving mountains
What is Gateway Stream? THE Gateway Stream is Zimbabwe’s first super-app with nine sub-apps across a diverse range of products and services. Owned by Rainbow Tourism Group, the platform was locally...
View ArticleR. Kelly: Jury selection begins in singer’s sex trafficking trial
R&B singer R. Kelly has appeared in court in New York, as jury selection for his sex trafficking trial begins. It comes more than two years after he was charged with abusing women and underage...
View ArticleNew TV show lights up the airwaves
BROADCASTER Curtly Gwindi has launched a sizzling television show that premiered on Z.B.C’s Good Morning Zimbabwe last week. Titled Trending with Curtly, the show is the first of it’s kind on local...
View ArticleCoda: ‘Deafness is not a costume you can put on,’ says film director
The director of a multi award-winning film about a Coda – the acronym for child of deaf adult – says she was determined to cast deaf actors in her film, saying, “Deafness is not a costume you can put...
View ArticleKim Kardashian left in tears
Kim Kardashian has spoken out about being compared with the Duchess of Cambridge while they were both pregnant with their first children, revealing she was left in tears as she was “brutalised” by the...
View ArticleLong-lasting Covid-19 symptoms rare in children
Children who become ill with coronavirus rarely experience long-term symptoms, with most recovering in less than a week, research suggests. King’s College London scientists say that while a small...
View ArticleBritney Spears’ father to step down as conservator
Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down as the singer’s conservator after 13 years The singer’s career has been in the hands of legal guardians since public concerns over her mental health in...
View ArticleEmojis are making it harder for tech giants to track down online abuse
Abusive online posts are less likely to be identified if they feature emojis, new research suggests. Some algorithms designed to track down hateful content – including a Google product – are not as...
View ArticleStanbic assists people living with albinism
STANBIC Bank has once again come to support people living with albinism by donating an assortment of sun protection products worth over ZW$ 3.5 million to the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe...
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