A 27 year-old businessman Thursday took away Le100, 000,000 from Africell mobile company in the ongoing Le2 Billion mega prize promotion.

I RECENTLY visited arguably the most popular Italian-style Mediterranean restaurant in Zimbabwe. I had had yet another power-cut, and found that once again Zesa had also deprived Newlands of electricity, but discovered that Mama Mia's owners are much better organised

Obsessions' second set Begonza comes two years after their Wekuume debut. Its nine tracks explore subjects that include no-good men- the kind that dump women after satisfying their carnal desires (Begonza), concerns about those that do not wish the group

Local musicians are quickly adopting the global trend in which artists exploit their talent for business in order to cope with the pressure to succeed.

This week's blog review will focus on those blogs that deal exclusively or primarily with African literature.

The Minister of Health and Social Services on Tuesday evening urged that a new book be prescribed in Namibian schools, youth groups and in workplaces in an effort to defeat the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

In his book "Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy Promotion (2004)", Thomas Carothers wrote: "Where democracy appears to fit in well with US security and economic interests, the United States promotes democracy. Where democracy clashes with other significant interests, it is

Just as the Harry Potter books had everybody up in a tizzy with the wizards and what not, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code literally let loose the hellion of the netherworld - were one to believe all or most

Three new pavilions of arts and crafts will be built this year in the coastal Kwanza Sul Province, to train youths and generate employment opportunity, said Thursday the local head of the National Institute of Employment and Professional Training (Inefop),

THE trumpets, tubas, slide trombones and the deep thumps of the drums can be heard before you can even see the African Hearts Royale Band rehearsing.

For the very first time, clothing tagged "Made in Uganda" will this weekend be showcased in Paris, the fashion capital of the world.

LAST week, we told you that at least 500 Ugandans had applied for this year's reality show, Big Brother Africa 3, to be screened from DStv's Channel 198 on August 24. That was the official version.

SARAH Zawedde was big news last year. Her debut album, Kambeere Naawe, was received with open arms and she consequently won a large following.

UGANDA has become a top destination for music superstars, no doubt. After Kirk Franklin last weekend, this weekend, people should get ready to blow the hoots for yet another international music bombshell, Collie Buddz.

TWO months after the initial auditions, after listening to hundreds of hopefuls making a fool of themselves while others kept their dreams going, it is down to the Top 10.

A RWANDESE Ugandan-based singer Mako Nikoshwa has been a big force in the Rwanda music industry for the bigger part of this decade. But in Uganda, where he has lived for almost all his life, Nikoshwa is one of those