adminIndependence preps on
Herald ReportersPreparations for the 32nd Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday are on course at national, provincial and district levels. Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo, who chairs the independence organising
Iranian vets jet in
Agriculture ReporterIRANIAN veterinary experts are in the country to explore ways of co-operation with their Zimbabwean counterparts. The delegation met Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made at his offices yesterday. Iranian
Serial rapist arrested
Herald ReporterA suspected serial robber and rapist who terrorised people in Marondera and Hwedza has been arrested. Blessing Tsikai (30) was arrested in Mozambique last weekend. Mashonaland East provincial police spokesman Inspector Bulisani Bhebhe confirmed
Best fans in the world
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
DYNAMOS’ midfielder Denver Mukamba has saluted the Glamour Boys’ fans as the best group of supporters in the world and feels they will play a very big role in the team’s quest for success at home and on the continent this season. The DeMbare
Mutharika’s body expected
LILONGWE — Late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s remains will arrive in Malawi today through Kamuzu International Airport where there will be a guard of honour by the Malawi Defence Force. Prayers will be conducted by the Catholic Church, chairperson of the funeral’s main organising committee, who is also Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
Algeria buries first president Ben Bella
ALGIERS — Algeria buried its first post-independence president Ahmed Ben Bella, hailed as an anti-colonial hero and the father of the nation, in a sombre and rain-drenched ceremony yesterday. Ben Bella, who died on Wednesday at age 95 following a recent hospital stay for respiratory problems, was laid to rest in the Martyrs’ plot in Algiers’ El Alia cemetery, alongside otherAmericas summit opens
CARTAGENA — US President Barack Obama was due in Colombia yesterday for talks with fellow leaders from across the Americas set to focus on vicious regional drug wars as well as Cuba and the Falklands. All democratically elected leaders of the Western Hemisphere except Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa are to attend the weekend gathering, with the official themeSyrian army major assassinated
DAMASCUS — Syria’s official media said “armed terrorists” assassinated an army major in the central Hama province yesterday, just hours after the killing of a brigadier in the capital Damascus. Major Musa Yusuf was killed when two “terrorists” ambushed his car while he was en route to work, said state-run SANA news agency. Earlier yesterday, Brigadier Walid Joni was gunned downUN calls for end to fighting between Sudan, S. Sudan
UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council demanded on Thursday that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of Sudan and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) of South Sudan cease fighting and resolve issues causing contention betweenDivine Appointments: A love that is beyond telling
Tendai ManzvanzvikeWHAT is love? Many of us toss around this word easily and we end up trivialising it. The word “love” is so misused and overused in our society that we hardly know what to think when someone says, “I love you”.
What are some characteristics of God’s love? How does it differ from our “modern” conception of love?