Jackee Budesta Batanda is a communications officer at of Refugee Law Project. She has been Writer-in-Residence at Lancaster University, England, and Peace Writer at the University of San Diego, California. Her short stories have been short listed for the Macmillan

A book on Aids and violence against Namibian women and children was launched at the Katutura Community Arts Centre on Tuesday evening.

In her first moments with the reader, Oge is seated on a train, moving cautiously towards its destination, with passengers moving in and out of stale railway carriage seats, entering and exiting anonymously with each passing station.

The National Institute for Religious Matters (INAR) will release on 21 May a book entitled "Religion and Study", ANGOP learnt Friday here from the INAR's director, Fátima Vieiga.

With seven contestants remaining, the race for the $200,000 job and the perks that coat it has tightened at The Apprentice Africa.

Alliance Francaise de Kampala (AFK) and the Uganda German Cultural Society (UGCS) will give another unknown but talented Ugandan fine artist a platform to showcase his work this Friday starting 6p.m.

CFX Bank has upgraded the DSTV payment process by introducing a new system, which promptly notifies Multichoice of payments leading to the subsequent crediting of the subscribers' accounts.

AFTER thrilling fans at the recent Chimanimani Arts Festival, the musical group Bongo Love will embark on a four-month tour of the United States on Sunday.

Most of the young performers had to look up to their older counterparts for guidance in executing their dance routines. Their enthusiasm, however, made up for their absentmindedness.

MEXICAN guitarist Morgan Szymanski makes a welcome return to Harare this month for the latest classical music event hosted by Celebrity Subscription Concerts.

Culture enthusiasts are in for a treat next Wednesday May 21 when the National Theatre plays host to the World Culture Day. The event is part of Unesco's Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity initiative and is celebrated annually.

Film buffs at the just-concluded Fifth Amakula Kampala International Film Festival must have wondered why the film showcase did not start on time last Thursday.

Mutare was last Saturday a hive of activity as several dance groups thronged the city to attend the Jibilika dance festival where the Manicaland Province representative for the finals were selected.

An economic transformation convention to ponder critical issues regarding youth economic empowerment (YEE) is scheduled to take place tomorrow in the capital.

The Santam 43rd Child Art exhibition project was this week ceremonially launched under the theme, "Magical Moments", for final judgment of 489 visual arts entries from the Namibian youth.

AT least 66 vagrants and street kids were yesterday rounded up by police in Harare's city centre for different offences under an operation to rid the capital of hoodlums.

Young people are yet to fully take advantage of funds set aside for their development.

Magistrate Ayoub John Njie of the Brikama magistrates Court on Monday convicted and sentenced a youth from Sanyang Village to three years imprisonment, after admitting guilt on four of the five counts of felony, theft, attempted murder and unlawful escape

A Group, Youth Empowerment Initiative has shed more light on why they are embarking on youth empowerment initiative in the country.

The House of Representatives yesterday committed the Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigerian Children's Trust Fund to formally set up its own Board of Trustees, establish state branches for the proper administration and distribution of welfare services and