adminFalling market: It’s time for stakeholders to enable continuity
Herald Correspondent
Cotton buying started from 21 May at buying points as published in the media. Buying is off to a slow pace at about 600 000 kilogrammes to date with most ginners still setting up their operations as well as finances. The lint market has also
The rebirth of Ethiopia
Koang T Dung
Today, Ethiopians will come out in force to mark the fall of the military regime and the beginning of the country’s renaissance. The Derg was overthrown by a combined force of rebels led by the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Front
Editorial Comment: Upgrade maternity facilities to decongest State hospitals
Maternity and casualty units in any hospital face a common problem of planning. Babies are not born on schedule and accidents happen at almost any time. This means that any maternity unit almost certainly needs higher staff ratios and more beds and equipment than the average daily rate of deliveries would indicate, so that it can cope with sudden spates of
Demystifying A-Level grammar
Dr Shumirayi NyotaBook Review: Dudziramutauro Danho re A-Level
Year: 2012
Writer: Professor Wiseman Magwa
Publisher: Mambo Press
Know Your Author: Pathisa Nyathi
He is an educationist, poet, playwright, historian and biographer, columnist for the Sunday News, Umthunywa, the Sunday Mirror and Sky Host. Pathisa Nyathi is a cultural fundi and renowned historian who has been at the forefront of championing the cultural industries in Zimbabwe. Pathisa Nyathi, is the fifth generation of his family lineage. He was born on July 10,Minister Mangoma needs foresight
Tendai Moyo
Relentless power outages currently haunting Zimbabwe should naturally jostle relevant energy authorities to actively explore possible short term avenues to stave off the unpalatable electricity crunch. It is disheartening to hear that workers in some
Lesotho poll likely to hang
MASERU. — Lesotho looked set for its first coalition government after closely fought general elections this weekend, with early returns showing yesterday that no party would win a majority in a three-way race. The election Saturday is the most closely watched since Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili came to power in 1998 polls that were violently rejected by the opposition,
Coalitions in Egypt?
CAIRO. — Egypt’s presidential election front-runners were vying for deals with rival candidates yesterday in a bid to appease a polarised nation that will choose between an Islamist and a Mubarak-era minister in a June runoff. Final votes were still being counted, but unofficial results suggested that the top two candidates were the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Mursi andMoroccans rise up again
CASABLANCA. — Tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of Casablanca yesterday in the largest opposition protest since an Islamist-led government took office in January. The protest was organised by trade unions which accuse Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane of failing to deliver on the pledges of social justice that brought his party to power in the wake of the ArabNine people lose eyesight after cataract operation
NEW DELHI — At least nine people have lost their eyesight after undergoing cataract operation at a private hospital in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, prompting authorities to launch a probe into the tragic incident yesterday. “Police are investigating the incident after the victims have alleged that they lost their vision because of the negligence of doctors and