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Innocent KatsandeThe greatest mistake, the fault for which we cannot forgive ourselves is to cease our obstinate pursuit of youth empowerment. After realising that when we persist in our pursuit of our deepest desire for empowerment, we will eventually
Paralympics start
From Roy Matiki in HwangeBULAWAYO and Harare Provinces are eager to wrestle the title from Midlands at the fifth edition of the Zimbabwe National Paralympic Games currently underway here. Defending champions Midlands are not in the mood to let the crown they won in
Cheating bride commits suicide
A bride-to-be who cheated on her partner at a wedding killed herself because she was unable to live with her guilt.Cassandra Raymond committed suicide after her relationship with her partner of eight years Daniel Parr went ‘suddenly and unexpectedly wrong’. An inquest in Truro, Cornwall, was told that the 25-year-old mother had a troubled childhood but then
Surgeon tells daughter of dying man to ask God
A SURGEON told the daughter of a dying man to “get an appointment with God” when she asked why he had developed cancer.John Edwards’ “rude” bedside manner is being investigated by health bosses after Kylie Cottrell, (38), complained about the consultant’s behaviour. Her father Terrance Couling, (70), was diagnosed with the disease at Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth, in
Cardinal Pell under fire for Jewish comments
Australia’s most senior-ranked Catholic official has risked an international backlash by claiming that Jews are ‘intellectually and morally inferior’. Cardinal George Pell said ‘the little Jewish people’ were shepherds who lacked intellectual development during a debate with atheist Richard Dawkins. He went on to claim that Germans had suffered more than the Jews during the horrorsSyria ceasefire holds, opposition calls for protests
DAMASCUS — A UN-backed ceasefire to end 13 months of bloodshed in Syria appeared to be holding after coming into force at daybreak yesterday, prompting a call for fresh protests to test Kofi Annan’s peace plan. China welcomed Syria’s decision to uphold a “comprehensive ceasefire” describing it as a step towards a political solution, as Russia called for more time forSadc responds to cyber crime
GABORONE — Southern Africa is taking steps to respond to rising cyber crime, which is now among the world’s fastest growing crimes. Cyber crime involves use of the computer networks to harm the reputation of individuals or organisations and includes copyright infringement, fraud, hacking, account thefts, identify thefts, computer viruses and unsolicited mail,Sudan, South Sudan accuse each other of attacks
KHARTOUM — The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan accused each other yesterday of wanting war, with each denying the other’s charge, as Sudanese war planes bombed a bridge in the South after days of fighting in a contested border region.The heavy clashes, the worst since South Sudan won independence in July after one of Africa’s longest civil wars, have
Zimmerman charged with murder
SANFORD — George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Florida teenager Trayvon Martin 48 days ago, was charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday, marking a turning point in a high profile case that has provoked nationwide debate over racial profiling. Martin was fatally shot on February 26. Florida special prosecutor Angela B Corey, whoFake asylum documents land woman in hot soup
Court ReporterAN asylum seeker allegedly forged documents and sought an MDC-T stamp in a bid to obtain a New Zealand visa.
Rosewinda Mashakada, who claimed to be a victim of political violence, yesterday appeared at Harare magistrates’ courts