adminRousseff’s admin gets best rating in first year in office
BRASILIA – At the end of her first year in office, president Dilma Rousseff’s administration won 59 percent positive rating, which exceeds those obtained by previous presidents of Brazil since 1989. A Datafolha poll, released yesterday by the newspaper Folha de S Paulo states that 59 percent of Brazilians polled described the performance of the president as excellent or good in
Toe the line or else, Zuma tells critics
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma has issued his sternest rebuke to his detractors, warning them they have no future in the ANC if they are ill-disciplined. Zuma, addressing provincial ANC centenary celebrations in East London on Saturday, also took a swipe at those “who defend wrongdoing” within the party. In what could be interpreted as a veiled attack on errant ANC
Malema appeal starts today
JOHANNESBURG – The appeal by ANC Youth League President Julius Malema against his five-year suspension from the party starts today. The ANC’s national disciplinary committee imposed the suspension after Malema and other league members were found guilty of ill discipline and undermining party leadership. The youth league leaders’ legal team will argue that their clients
Satellite schools cry out for help
Tichaona Zindoga Features Reporter
Young Temba and his friend Peter, each clutching a sheaf of dry thatching grass, run to school early in the morning in Siakobvu, rural Kariba. They are late for school and their cargo will not help their cause as it retards their movements.
Govt, Zifa should start Afcon 2013 preps
For the next few weeks, Africa will be enjoying the football spectacle that is the African Cup of Nations. Equatorial Guinea and Gabon will enjoy unusual media coverage as they host this tournament. Once again, Zimbabwe will not be part of the show as its beloved Warriors did not qualify, not because they were not good enough, but because they were let down by