Public holiday for late president burial

BLANTYRE  Malawi has declared Monday a national holiday for the burial of its late president Bingu wa Mutharika, with seven African heads of state expected to attend.

Indigenisation: Tsvangirai on wrong side of history

Psychology Mazivisa

FOR almost every political party there comes a very unfortunate moment after which things are never quite the same again.

 

Media downplaying women’s role in society

Jephiter Tsami

“We have heard enough, like you so much crave to tell us every day, female politicians are incapable, trouble makers on the political landscape of our country, but can’t we hear the other side of the story from you journalists?  And after all is that true?”

Matabeleland South livestock farmers urged to form cooperatives

Chronicle Reporter
AGRICULTURAL experts have advised livestock farmers in Matabeleland to urgently form co-operatives and establish feedlots to save their animals from hunger, which is threatening to wipe out their herd.

Housing meeting postponed again

Chronicle Reporter
HOME seekers in Bulawayo may have to wait another month to know if they will keep their housing stands after councillors once again postponed the special meeting on the issue of “exorbitant” deposits being charged by the council.

Bishop compares Obama to Hitler

Peoria — An Illinois Roman Catholic diocese whose bishop compared President Barack Obama’s health care policies to actions taken by Adolf Hitler said on Thursday that the comments, which prompted…

Conclude drafting of new constitution urgently

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Conclude drafting of new constitution urgently

Zimbabwe boasts of very educated individuals some of whom can rightly be described as the best brains on this mother earth. This is confirmed by the powerful positions held by Zimbabweans at the various international institutions including the United Nations.

Code must give birth to beautiful leaders

Stephen Mpofu

WHEN finally approved, a new ethical code on National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration should serve as a campus on the maturation journey of the political system in this country.

coelacanth survives the passage of time

This is the second article on our build-up to International Museums Day on 18 May.  The first story last week tackled the history of museums and their importance to society.  This week, Nobuhle M Sebata, Curator of Ichthiology at the Natural History Museum, Zimbabwe writes on the coelacanth

Heglig under Sudan control: Defence minister

KHARTOUM — Sudanese Defence Minister Gen Abdul-Rahim Mohammed Hussein announced yesterday that his army had taken control of the strategic oil-rich Heglig region in South Kordofan, which had been seized by South Sudanese army since last week. “The victorious Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have managed to liberate the Heglig region from remains of the Sudan

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