adminPolice round up prostitutes
Court Reporter
POLICE in Matabeleland North have reportedly launched an operation against commercial sex workers in the mining community of Inyathi in a bid to stamp out prostitution during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The operation has, however, sparked outrage among residents, especially businesspeople who said police were harassing innocent people.
Zanu-PF to adopt ICTs
Chronicle Reporter
Zanu-PF will soon use cyber technology to strike a political chord with young voters and effectively disseminate information on its revolutionary culture.
Midlands tops in gender-based violence cases
Chronicle Reporter
JOURNALISTS have been urged to be careful in the way they report on gender-based violence as this has an impact on how society views the subject.
Canada withdraws from Kyoto Protocol
Ottawa — Canada on Monday became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, saying the pact on cutting carbon emissions was preventing the world from effectively tackling climate change.
“We are invoking Canada’s legal right to formally withdraw from Kyoto,” Environment Minister Peter Kent said following a marathon UN climate conference in Durban, at which nations agreed to a new roadmap for worldwide action.
Editor fired after Putin cursed in photo
MOSCOW — The editor of a prominent Russian news magazine said he had been fired after the weekly printed a photograph featuring an obscene message addressed to Vladimir Putin as part of extensive reports on alleged fraud in the 4 December parliamentary election.
Obama affirms US commitment to Iraq
US President Barack Obama has declared that American troops will leave Iraq this month “with honour and with their heads held high”, while at the same time warning the country’s neighbours not to interfere in its progress.
SA facing a confidence crisis over Secrecy Bill
Johannesburg — South Africa is facing a confidence crisis after the ANC-dominated parliament rammed through a state secrecy bill critics said would make it easier to cover up corruption and punish those who try to expose it.
ICC refers Malawi to UN
The Hague — The world court on Monday said it was referring Malawi to the UN Security Council over its refusal to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by the court for genocide.
Anti-Wall Street activists march on West Coast ports
OAKLAND (Calif) — Anti-Wall Street activists trying to shut down West Coast ports on Monday managed to close several terminals and scuffled with police, but fell short of mounting the full-scale cargo blockade they had promised.
Gambia’s Bensouda to counter ICC critics
DAKAR — Fatou Bensouda, the first African to be named as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has little time for accusations that the Hague-based court has harboured bias against Africa during its nine-year history.