adminChevron: Brazil oil seep different from old spill
RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW YORK — Chevron, the Number two US oil company, yesterday said oil from a new seabed seep at its Brazilian offshore field is chemically different to crude from a November spill, suggesting the two leaks are unrelated. Oil from a seep found this month 3 km from Chevron’s‘China legally imports Iranian oil’
BEIJING — China legally imports oil from Iran through normal channels in a reasonable and fair manner, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday. Spokesman Hong Lei said China imports oil based on its economic development needs without violating relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council andEU’s false sense of superiority
Tichaona ZindogaRecently, the European Union followed up on the review of its sanctions on Zimbabwe by inviting the country for re-engagement talks. Both the “easing” of sanctions and the extension of the
Minister denies shooting suspect’s arrest
PARIS — French Interior Minister Claude Gueant denied yesterday reports that a self-declared Al-Qaeda militant had been arrested during an armed stand-off in the southern city of Toulouse. “The negotiations continue. They are still under way,” he said in a call to AFP after French TV aired claims theRomney wins Illinois primary
WASHINGTON — US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was projected Tuesday night to win his party’s Illinois primary by major U.S. broadcasters, as he hunts for enough delegates to become the party’s nomination. With over 65 percent of votes counted Tuesday night, Romney has garnered about
Zuma corruption case to be reviewed
JOHANNESBURG — A South African court has ruled that the decision to drop corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma can be reviewed. The charges were dropped just weeks before the 2009 election, which led to Zuma becoming president. The court agreed with a request from the opposition Democratic
Editorial Comment: Taming the traffic jungle demands a visionary plan
Resuming implementation of a 1994 plan for more one-way streets in central Harare and the conversion of most of three minor roads in the Central Business District to malls is a start to sorting out Harare’s traffic mess. But it is only a start. Since 1994 the problem has become far worse, asChild labour in Zimbabwe
At the workplace Wenceslaus MurapeLast week, I looked at general facts concerning child labour across the world. This week I will focus on the Zimbabwean situation. The Government has placed the issue of children’s rights high on its
Poor planning costs Harare
Municipal ReporterHarare is failing to properly plan its transport system because only 60 percent of commuter omnibuses in the capital are registered and operate on assigned routes. Manpower shortage is also militating
Domestic violence in the street!
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the abuse of women’s rights…