Articles Posted on September 1st, 2011

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    Michael Jackson doctor’s defence ‘gutted’ by judge, say lawyers

    Lawyers acting for Michael Jackson’s former doctor Conrad Murray have had many of their proposed witnesses rejected by Judge Pastor. Photograph: Mark Boster/EPA The judge in the upcoming trial of Michael Jackson’s former doctor Conrad Murray has “gutted” the medic’s defence, according to his lawyers, rejecting more than a dozen of their proposed witnesses. Judge [...]

  • Mtukudzi, band mates part ways

    Mtukudzi, band mates part ways

    HARARE – ALL four members of Oliver Mtukudzi’s backing Black Spirits band have quit after showdown talks with the superstar over “working conditions”. Marimba prodigy Charles Chipanga and his backing vocalist wife Namatai, bass guitarist Never Mpofu and drummer Simba Dembedza wanted more pay but Mtukudzi was unwilling to meet their demands, sources said. A [...]

  • Zimbabweans urged to preserve their culture : Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi

    Zimbabweans urged to preserve their culture : Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi

    TOURISM MINISTER Engineer Walter Mzembi has urged Zimbabweans to preserve their culture as part of their heritage. Eng Mzembi made this call ahead of the World Tourism Month celebrations to be held next month. “I feel compelled to make a call to all Zimbabweans to preserve our cultures and ensure that we are proud of [...]

  • 33-year-old man dates woman in 80s

    33-year-old man dates woman in 80s

    A 33-YEAR-OLD gold panner is reportedly head over heels in love with an octogenarian, has sent tongues wagging in Makaha communal lands as he brags to have found Miss Right. The two lovebirds are reportedly planning a wedding although fellow gold-panners believe the new lovers are incompatible considering their age difference. Madzonzoni Makwengura is said [...]