Massachusetts governor to take on Obama

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Mitt Romney scored a resounding win in Sunday’s primary race in Puerto Rico to pick a Republican nominee to take on President Barack Obama in November’s election. With 31 percent of the precincts reporting, the former Massachusetts governor had more than 83 percent of the vote,

Editorial Comment: DNA: Boon for yet another application of modern science

Everyone’s DNA, their genetic code, is absolutely unique, unless they are an identical twin, and it is now possible to positively identify a person from a sample of body tissue, even a hair, and to prove parenthood. This has already proved a boon for a number of Harare men who have managed to use

Diamonds are forever, and for Zimbabweans

Robyn Curnow
THE Cable News Network was allowed into the country for the first time in many years, and made a beeline for the Chiadzwa Diamond fields that it had demonised over the years. CNN correspondent

Islam condemns terrorism

Mohammed Asadi
Terrorism is not new, but an age-old negative term and a phenomenon that is depictable to all people. It has been used throughout history not only by the weak to scare the powerful, but also by

Dry bones, you shall live again

Takura Rukwati
The mighty hand of the Lord was on Prophet Ezekiel and the Spirit of the Lord carried him to a valley full of dry bones to prophesy and give those bones life. God assigned prophets usually to deliver His

Puppets will only make us stronger

Panganai Kahuni
Dating back to the days of Mbuya Nehanda, King Mzilikazi, Chiefs Mashayamombe, Chingaira the people of Zimbabwe have experienced violence, subjugation and wars caused by the West.

Chombo moves to block debate

Takunda Maodza Senior Reporter
LOCAL Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo has moved in to block debate by Parliament of the proposed Urban Councils Amendment Bill. He wrote to Clerk of

Don’t be copycats: Mujuru

Walter Muchinguri in New Delhi, India
VICE President Joice Mujuru has urged Government officials to stick to their core business, and not to poach business ideas from people who approach them for assistance. The Vice President was

Banks deadline nears

Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
THE deadline for undercapitalised banks to meet regulatory capital thresholds is drawing close and some will inevitably exit the banking business, be merged into others or be bought at a discount.

RioZim EGM to go ahead

Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
RIOZIM Limited will go ahead with its Extraordinary General Meeting this Friday to approve its capital raising initiative after clearing the air on concerns on certain aspects of the transaction raised by the

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