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Idris Elba: ‘It sounds crazy, but not all kitchen knives need a point on them’

Banning the sale of zombie knives is a positive step, but schools need to intervene earlier to help tackle the UK’s knife crime crisis, says Idris Elba.The actor, 52, has spent the last year making a documentary for the BBC about solutions to knife crime, during which he met victims’ families, police officers and teenage…

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Human hands are astonishing tools. Here’s why robots are struggling to match them

OUR hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages?The human hand is one of the most staggeringly sophisticated and physiologically intricate parts of the body. It has more than 30 muscles, 27 joints alongside a network of ligaments and tendons that give it 27 degrees of…

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Huge crowd for Croco Ford ‘Show and Tell Event’

Croco Ford Zimbabwe attracted huge traffic to its Ford ‘Show and Tell’ event over the weekend in a bid to market the latest Next Gen Ford Ranger and Everest among other vehicles. The event was held at Croco Commercial Newlands Branch. The ‘Show and Tell’ event gave customers and the general public an opportunity to glean…

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Croco bags top Eicher business growth award

MULTI-franchised motor dealer, Croco Motors was recently awarded the ‘Highest Business Growth’ accolade in the region at the Eicher Annual Dealer Conference in Dubai. This comes as Croco Motors has grown its market share in the Eicher Trucks and Buses segment, with a strong focus on delivering after-sales customer service. Eicher Trucks and Buses, which…

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US urges ‘transparent’ WHO inquiry into Covid origins

The US health secretary has urged the World Health Organization to ensure the next phase of investigation into Covid-19’s origins is “transparent”. Speaking to a ministerial-level WHO meeting, Xavier Becerra said international experts should be allowed to evaluate the source of coronavirus. US media reports suggest growing evidence the virus could have emerged from a…

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Hotplate Grillhouse in expansion drive

ZIMBABWE’S fastest-growing fast food chain, Hotplate Grillhouse Zimbabwe, is set to capture a large chunk of the market share after going on an innovative expansion drive. Hotplate Grillhouse’s expansion is being driven by a US$400 000 investment made in the business to respond to growing demand for its services. Benson Muneri, the company’s chief executive,…

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Music industry reports progress on diversity

THERE has been a significant increase in the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic staff in the music industry since 2016, a new report says. The proportion of minority ethnic employees has risen from 15.6% in 2016 to 22.3% this year, according to trade body UK Music. The report noted that representation is worse…

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Is the film and TV industry keeping its promise to tackle racism?

IN June 2020, an open letter was published calling on the UK’s film and TV industry to “tackle structural and systemic racism” in broadcasting and film-making. Among the things the letter asked for was black and brown independent producers to be empowered and for the lack of diversity on productions to be constantly challenged. Tinge Krishnan…

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Eat n lick goes digital

ZIMBABWE’S fastest growing fast food chain, Eat n Lick, has introduced a new state-of-the-art self-service system that allows customers to make orders online. Tsitsi Musabayana, Eat n lick’s managing director, said the new system will allow customers to place orders without waiting in queues. “The new system will not only help our clients to observe…

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The man who united a nation in death

HE sang anthems of social lament, celebrations and timeless wisdom. A music legend, a national hero, unifier and an ever-green entertainer. Oliver Mtukudzi — fondly known as Tuku, was a guitarist, singer and songwriter, goodwill ambassador and role model who was celebrated for the messages in his lyrics, stage performance and consistency. Men wanted to…

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