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BERLIN.German Defence Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned yesterday morning, after mounting political pressure over allegations he plagiarised large parts of his doctoral thesis.“It is not possible, however, to meet…
‘Day of rage’ in Yemen
SANAA/ADEN.Tens of thousands of protesters flooded Yemen’s streets yesterday in a “Day of Rage”, demanding an end to the president’s three-decade rule. In the capital Sanaa, demonstrators chanted “With blood…
Caesar Zvayi: The chalice that should not pass
WELL yesterday, March 1, was supposed to mark the start of an ominous Ides of March against President
Egypt military sets short timetable for democracy
CAIRO.Egypt’s military has set a vote on constitutional change provisionally for March 19 as a prelude to a parliamentary election in June followed by a presidential poll to usher in…
Behind the Arab revolt lurks a word we dare not speak
By John Pilger
THE people of Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Algeria, Yemen, Jordan and Libya are rising up not only
Disability: Media has role to play
By Sifelani Tsiko
PEOPLE with disabilities struggle daily with social stigma and discrimination.
It’s time we take strong measures against crime
By Stephen MpofuBUILDINGS suddenly appear ahead and loom larger as they draw closer.The driver, a cross-border transporter or umalayitsha pulls off the road and stops the vehicle along the kerb,…
17 years for murder
A Chiredzi man was last week jailed 17 years for striking to death his 71-year-old neighbour
Pastor Mhindu jailed
REVIVAL Ministries Church pastor and founder member, Mark Mhindu, convicted of swindling former Zifa chief executive, Ms Henrietta Rushwaya, of a house in Greendale will now serve two years of…
US$50 000 car theft
An auto service centre employee who allegedly duplicated keys of a client’s US$50 000 twin-cab before stealing it at a city hotel appeared in court yesterday facing vehicle theft charges.Lyndon…