OPRAH WINFREY: WHITNEY HOUSTON FELL OFF STAGE, BEGGED AUDIENCE NOT TO LEAK. (PHOTO).

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 Oprah Winfrey: Whitney Houston fell off stage, begged audience not to leak At the Cannes Lions Festival, Oprah Winfrey transformed her acceptance of the LionHeart Award into a powerful reflection on purpose, responsibility, and legacy.  Speaking with festival chair Phil Thomas, she recounted her improbable journey from rural Mississippi to becoming one of the most influential figures in media.  Winfrey highlighted her philanthropic work, including the school she founded in South Africa, and shared personal stories about her friendship with Maya Angelou and her childhood experiences that shaped her drive to give back. She also revisited memorable moments from The Oprah Winfrey Show, including her interview with Whitney Houston. Winfrey described how she paused filming to ask Houston about her intentions, creating one of the most impactful conversations of her career.  Later, when Houston relapsed and fell off stage during a performance, Winfrey pleaded with the audie...

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ZIMBABWE USING THE CHINESE YUAN AS THEIR OFFICIAL CURRENCY?.

                   Zimbabew's Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced the plan in a statement late December 2015 that the use of the Yuan ''Will be a function of trade between China and Zimbabwe and acceptability with customers in Zimbabwe''.Zimbabwe had abandoned its own dollar in 2009 post the hyperinflation period which had reached as high as 500bn%,causing its currency to be unusable.It had then started using number of foreign currencis,including the US dollar and the South African rand.The yuan had been added later.Yuan has been a legal tender in the country's multi-currency system for two years now.However,its use had not been approved yet until recently for public transactions in the market.Though an economist John Robertston told Al Jazeera that ''Nothing looks to change from this latest move''.

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