adminMan nabbed for posing as a lawyer
Court ReporterA HARARE man allegedly posed as a lawyer and swindled two unsuspecting people over US$50 000 in a property deal. Edmore Govere (32) was arrested last week and appeared in court on Friday facing fraud and theft charges. Govere, who operates an
wa Mutharika’s death a blow
The death of President Bingu wa Mutharika early this month has not only robbed Malawi of its leader but also deprived Africa of a fearless campaigner for deeper regional integration and agrarian revolution. wa Mutharika, who died on 5 April due to a heart failure, played an instrumental role in southern Africa’s efforts to transform the region from a food-deficit area to one
Illusion of ownership and the rise in corruption
Gertrude TakawiraCorruption makes a mockery of our hard-earned independence and freedom. Hard work is reduced to a mere pack of cards, while unproductivity gets hugely rewarded. Decision making even on trivial issues is subjected to a hierarchy of
Editorial Comment: NATO, why always pursue peace, democracy through war?
LAST Wednesday’s publication by the Los Angeles Times of pictures of US soldiers on duty in Afghanistan pictured with dismembered parts of alleged insurgents they had killed was not only ghastly and macabre, but also pathological. There is no reason under the sun to justify such a horrible act. It is an act that should be condemned in the strongest terms byMan has 3 children with daughter
A man who lived like ‘husband and wife’ with his vulnerable daughter and had three children with her was jailed on Saturday.The 47-year-old man from the county of Conwy in North Wales was told by Judge Merfyn Hughes QC that the girl was ‘completely and totally under your influence’. “She was an extremely vulnerable young girl when you started abusing her,” he
Rare coin fetches US$1,15m at auction
A centuries old coin, one of the first ever produced in the United States’ Mint, was sold for a whopping US$1,15 million at an Illinois auction on Thursday. The famous 1792 silver-centre cent was purchased by Kevin Lipton of Beverly Hills, California, on behalf of a group of unnamed investors. On one side, the reddish-brown coin features Lady Liberty facing right with her hairAir Force Two comes under attack, from bird
Joe Biden was trapped in a potentially deadly situation on Thursday night when his plane was crippled by a bird strike. Air Force Two was carrying the Vice President to a campaign event in California when the birds flew in to its engines. The customised Boeing 757 was on its approach to Santa Barbara Airport at the time of the strike. The passengers on board could not tell thatPoets and Revolutionaries
Memory ChirerePoet and Revolutionary. That phrase sounds very romantic and has a tinge of the make-believe. However, those familiar with the history of the armed struggle in Mozambique and Angola are used to “Poets and revolutionaries.” For example,
Know your authors: Achebe
Born: November 15, 1930Ogidi, Nigeria
Nigerian novelist
Chinua Achebe is one of Nigeria’s greatest novelists. His novels are written mainly for an African audience, but having been
Competitiveness in Industry for Development in Africa
Dr Karanja KibichoIndustrialization significantly contributed to the growth and development of the western countries. For example, North America, Europe, Japan and the East and South Eastern Asia, and South America have joined the league of industrial nations. These