There’s a scene in DELHI BELLY in which Nitin (Kunaal Roy Kapur) has a stomach upset and goes to the loo every now and then. After a couple of visits, the water tap runs dry. Unable to find a single drop of
Johannesburg – It has become increasingly difficult to ignore the blatant chauvinism of those critical of Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma standing as a presidential candidate. It points to a particularly bleak state of affairs that, more than two decades since the constitution – with its guarantees of gender equality – was promulgated, a woman’s ability to
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child in April 2018, it has been confirmed. The British royal couple – who are already parents to Prince George, four, and Princess Charlotte, two – have confirmed 35-year-old Catherine’s due date following them announcing that she was pregnant again in September. A statement issued
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EMBATTLED vice president Emerson Mnangagwa said Jonathan Moyo is an American spy and the so called Children of Zimbabwe War Veterans Association (COZWA) is being used by G40 members to attack his (VP) person and spread malicious propaganda. This is contained in a leaked dossier presented to President Robert Mugabe by Mnangagwa as part of
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HARARE (Reuters) – An activist pastor went on trial in Zimbabwe on Monday on charges of attempting to subvert the government, following protests last year against President Robert Mugabe’s handling of the economy. Evan Mawarire faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison if convicted, and even if acquitted could soon be on
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China has warned that it will never accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, Beijing’s ambassador to the US warned, just hours after Kim Jong-un said his country was on course to achieve that “final goal”. Speaking at a Chinese embassy event in Washington DC, Cui Tiankai also called on Donald Trump’s administration to stop sabre-rattling against the secretive communist state. Instead
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THE MDC is proud of its achievements since formation including saving Zimbabwe from “total collapse” in 2009, the UK branch has declared. Announcing the MDC UK and Ireland 18th Anniversary Celebration to be held in Birmingham, Victor Karonga, the Chairman of the Birmingham Branch, said his party was a democratic institution which has played an
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THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is committed to conducting free, fair and transparent elections said Commissioner Emmanuel Magade, the commission’s deputy chairperson. Magade also said the commission’s ultimate desire is to ensure that the outcome of 2018 elections represented the will of the people of Zimbabwe. He said this on Wednesday in Harare at the
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Entertainer Zodwa Wabantu has shut down reports that she bought a R4.5-million mansion in Durban after making tons of cash from her pantyless dancing. It was reported in Isolezwe she had recently made the purchase but Zodwa has rubbished the report, calling it “all lies.” “I didn’t buy a R4.5-million house. It’s all lies. Two
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A man has been stabbed after reports of a “mass brawl” at Westfield shopping centre in Stratford. Police rushed to the scene at around 6.15pm on Friday to reports of a fight near the east London station, which opens out into the shopping complex. A second man was found suffering head injuries, police said. According
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British-born Julian Cadman has been confirmed as one of the victims of the Barcelona terror attack. The family of the seven-year-old, a British-Australian dual national, said they had been “so blessed” to have had him in their lives as they confirmed he was among the 13 killed when a van ploughed into crowds on Las
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