By Independent WORKOUT clothes don’t come cheap, but it’s not everyday that a baggy gym jumper sells for £42,700. That is, unless that baggy gym jumper once belonged to Princess Diana. The late Princess of Wales was photographed wearing her navy blue Virgin Atlantic pullover – a gift from Sir Richard Branson, on repeated trips to
By UK Correspondent Zimbabwe Achievers Awards International (ZAA) have spread their wings further with the launch of the ZAA Canada edition which was held on Saturday at Radisson Hotel in Edmonton in a glittering ceremony that celebrated the vast array of Zimbabwean achievers in the North American country. The Inaugural ZAA Canada Awards Gala further
By Paidashe Mandivengerei TWO Harare based visual artists have said they hope to collaborate with City Fathers in the capital to help it achieve its 2025 global city vision for the capital. Marcus Zvinavashe and Nyasha Jeche of CaliGraph told NewZimbabwe.com in an interview that their plan was to brighten the country’s capital city through murals.
Washington Post Ayanda Sibanda, a model with albinism, has invariably been called “yellow” or “white” by friends and even some relatives. But she hardly recalls anyone referring to her by her actual race. “I am black, that’s what I thought, but then I am always made to feel otherwise,” said the 18-year old who was
By Paidashe Mandivengerei ZIMBABWE Food and Culture Festival roared into life Thursday at the Harare Gardens, running under the theme “Celebrating our cultural diversity”. The cultural festival, the brain child of First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa will run from the 23th to the 25th of May. As the theme says, the three-day event embraces cultural diversity
By Paidashe Mandivengerei MULTI-award winning Zimbabwean teenage model, Hillary Makaya has revealed that she took from social media to buy herself a lavish house in South Africa. The 17-year-old model scooped the Miss Teen World Heritage and Miss Zim Intercontinental beauty peagant trophies in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Makaya took to her official Instagram page
By Showbiz Reporter POPULAR socialite Pokello Nare says her leaked sex tape some seven years ago was the worst experience in her life. The self-styled queen of swag said the video leak was something she never planned. Her two minute clip with ex-boyfriend, Desmond ‘Stunner’ Chideme enjoying some unprotected sex went viral on social media
Mirror The family of a teenager who died after being found floating in the sea off the coast of South Africa is appealing for witnesses. Sinead Moodliar, 19, was on holiday in the resort town of Umhlanaga in the KwaZulu-Natal province when she was found in the ocean. The teenager, who was signed to a
By Associated Press NEW YORK: Kheris Rogers was in the first grade in a predominantly white private school in Los Angeles when she felt the bite of racism among her peers — she was being bullied because of her dark skin. She tearfully kept it to herself, eventually turning to her older sister, Taylor Pollard,
By Robert Tapfumaneyi ZIMBABWE’S most educated model and reigning Miss Multinational Zimbabwe 2018, Sindiso Ndlovu has urged those who want to join her on the ramp to invest in their education as modelling was short career. The 23 year-old beauty is a holder of a double degree in Biochemistry and Statistics from University of Fort
The Sun THE winner of Miss Africa 2018 got off to a fiery start after her hair caught fire seconds after she was announced as the winner. Tears of joy from Dorcas Kasinde soon turned to panic as she realised her barnet had gone up in flames on stage. Pyrotechnics set off to celebrate her
By BBC.com UGANDA’S President Yoweri Museveni has criticised the newly crowned Miss World Africa for “wearing Indian hair”. Tweeting a photo with fellow Ugandan Quinn Abenakyo shortly after her pageant win, he said “we must show African beauty in its natural form”. Asked what Museveni meant by “Indian hair”, his spokesman Don Wanyama told the
By Associated Press NEW YORK: For Michelle Obama, choosing what designer to wear while she was in the White House involved many factors, from diversity to whether they were a nice person. Obama talked the decisions behind the outfits that made headlines during her time as first lady during a conversation with another fashion trendsetter,
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Lopez learned a long time ago that in the entertainment business you can’t just sit around waiting for opportunities, you have to make them for yourself. It’s the simple reason “Second Act,” her first film in three years and her long-awaited return to the glossy, modern-day fairy tale, exists.
AFP A Mexican model and volunteer was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan on Saturday. Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, has a degree in international business, volunteers for “Migrantes en el Camino” and is on the board of directors of a rehab centre for girls,
By Alois Vinga MISS Tourism Zimbabwe 2018, Tafadzwa Jaricha, 23, has been handed her Mercedes Benz prize for winning the pageant. The vehicle was handed over at a Harare hotel this Tuesday by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA). The Mutare-based lawyer by profession also pocketed $5,000 in cash and will represent the country at an
Daily Mail Prince Harry has arrived in Zambia without his wife Meghan amid reports the pregnant duchess pulled out of the trip due to fears over the Zika virus. The Duke of Sussex, 34, was in good spirits as he touched down at Lusaka airport on Monday afternoon local time to be greeted by Zambian
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama practically brought the house down at Michelle Obama’s book show in Washington. The former first lady is currently touring the country promoting her memoir, “Becoming,” and participated in a conversation Saturday night moderated by her longtime friend and former Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett. When the
By Audience Mutema MISS Zimbabwe International Tania Aaron is back home after competing at the Miss International beauty pageant in Tokyo Japan alongside 73 models from various countries. The experience saw Aaron network at the International Women Entrepreneurs Forum where she was given a platform to speak on supporting the disabled as well as the
By Associated Press NEW YORK: First day sales for Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” topped 725,000 copies, making it one of the year’s biggest debuts. Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Friday that the figures include sales and pre-orders for the former first lady’s memoir include hardcover, audio and e-books editions for the United States and
