adminInsurance salary deadlock referred to arbitrator
Business Reporter
EMPLOYER and worker representatives in the insurance industry have referred 2012 salary negotiations to arbitration after a deadlock.
Thierry Henry stops Leeds
LONDON – Thierry Henry needed just over 10 minutes to mark his Arsenal return with the winning goal as Leeds United were edged out 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the English FA Cup third round soccer match on Monday night.
Can Djokovic stay ahead of the pack?
SYDNEY – Novak Djokovic says nothing’s impossible as he sets out to repeat his jaw-dropping performances of last season, starting with the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam from Monday.
Williams out of Australian Open
WASHINGTON – Seven-time Grand Slam tennis singles champion Venus Williams withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday as she struggles to return from the autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome.
Buoyant City face Liverpool
MANCHESTER – Costel Pantilimon says Manchester City have emerged from the FA Cup loss to Manchester United with their confidence intact as they prepare to face Liverpool in a League Cup soccer semi-final first-leg clash tonight. The English Premier League leaders saw their four-pronged trophy bid ended with a 3-2 defeat to rivals Manchester United in Sunday’s thrilling FA Cup third-round showdown at the Etihad Stadium. However,
Nigeria strike enters second day
LAGOS – Gangs set up burning roadblocks, police fired tear gas and businesses shut in Nigeria yesterday, the second day of a national strike that has paralysed the country and left six people dead.
Chinese contractor denies abusing Zimbawean workers
Herald Correspondent
A CHINESE contractor building the vast national defence college in Zimbabwe last Friday denied it was abusing Zimbabwean workers.
Kill the Boer indeed!
My Turn Caesar Zvayi, Deputy Editor
Being one of the few Zimbabweans who got the chance to join the ANC in celebrating 100 years of existence in Mangaung, I stubbornly refuse to call it Bloemfontein, let me take this opportunity to wish my South African brother’s a happy anniversary.
Demystifying visual artists
Knowledge Mushowe
Being a visual artist is not a job. I find it to be making art that influences how the person lives, and living an experience that has a big impact on the products one creates. In contrast to the “normal” life experience where there are clear distinctions between professional and social facets of life, a visual artist walks down an unbroken line of exploration and experimentation, occasionally making artworks but continuously search for unlimited possibilities. It is therefore not surprising that spotting a visual artist within a diverse crowd in not the hardest thing in the world.
Let’s preserve our national identity
Innocent Katsande
“National identity” is now a complicated modern melting pot around the world. In the long run, it refers to the lifestyle which have been objectified in the course of history through internal or external influences.