ZimbabweObituaryAlex Magaisa obituaryLawyer and key adviser to Morgan Tsvangirai who helped draft Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitution
The lawyer and intellectual Alex Magaisa, who has died aged 46 of a heart attack after a long period of illness, was a key adviser to Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change party during a crucial period in Zimbabwe’s political history.
After the country’s disputed presidential elections of 2008, when Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party were forced to accept a power-sharing government with Tsvangirai as prime minister, a parliamentary committee was established to revise the country’s outdated and authoritarian constitution. Read More...
Reading American citiesBooksThe Massachusetts capital has a great literary history that includes crime, satire and children’s books. Here’s a selection of your favourite books about Boston. Add your own below the line
Did you miss last week’s blog about Boston in books? Catch up here If you’re planning a trip to Boston and want to read up on it first, we’ve got it covered. Last week, we offered you a blog with a selection of great Boston reads, from Henry James to Margaret Atwood. Read More...
Serge Gainsbourg, a famous Gitanes smoker, with his wife Jane Birkin in 1977. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesSerge Gainsbourg, a famous Gitanes smoker, with his wife Jane Birkin in 1977. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesFrance This article is more than 7 years oldSmokers fume as France mulls ban on 'too cool' Gitanes and GauloisesThis article is more than 7 years oldTobacco firms demand clarification of new public health law that could see some brands outlawed for being too trendy Read More...