adminIt’s polytricks time again
Knowledge MushohweNow that it has been announced that elections will be held sooner rather than later, the only thing on prospective party candidates’ mind are “primary elections”, and without doubt many have started
It’s Africa’s time to call the shots
Innocent KatsandeIn the past, there have been countless unsuccessful attempts to improve the economies of individual African countries. However, recent trends now show that this has begun to change in a significant way.
A happy tablet to cure depression
Sekai NzenzaWhen my niece Sabina prepared to leave America and come back to the village for a visit, the doctor gave her a two months prescription of anti depressant tablets. Normally, he gave her a prescription
Washington’s ‘human rights’ fraud
Bill Van Auken
“I do think we are on the right side of history, aligning ourselves with people’s aspirations for freedom, democracy, universal human rights,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared in a
India expects more weight on BRICS ahead of New Delhi summit
NEW DELHI — India expects the fourth BRICS summit to be held in New Delhi today and tomorrow to add more weight on the emerging group as it is taking place amid the world economic downturn, an expert told Xinhua yesterday. Sudhir Vyas, India Secretary (Economic Relations) in the ExternalUS ‘Assange hunt’ chokes air for whistleblowers
NEW YORK — Washington’s relentless pursuit of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and alleged whistle-blower Bradley Manning, is no secret. But the fate of the two men has got US journalists worried, that they too could soon find themselves behind bars. Julian Assange’s life resembles a game of chess. HeMozambique supports Okonjo-Iweala candidature
MAPUTO — The government of Mozambique supports the candidacy of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of president of the World Bank, according to the Mozambique News Agency (AIM). The Mozambican position was announced by the country’s Deputy Finance Minister Pedro Couto atZambia to start printing new currency in May
LUSAKA — Zambia’s Central Bank says printing of new rebased currencies will commence in May, the Zambia Daily Mail reported yesterday. The Zambian government announced early this year that it will rebase its currency by knocking out three zeros from the currency notes. Bank of Zambia (BoZ) DeputySyria accepts UN plan to halt bloody uprising
BEIRUT — Syria’s government has accepted a United Nations plan to halt the bloody uprising engulfing the country and forge a political solution, UN special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan said yesterday. The announcement was made in Beijing, where Annan held meetings with Chinese premier
Soldiers prevent lawmakers from entering parly
BAMAKO/ABIDJAN — Soldiers yesterday blocked lawmakers trying to enter the national assembly which had been dissolved by a junta which seized power on March 22, an AFP journalist witnessed.
“We received the order not to allow you to enter,” one of the soldiers said to the members of