Greek exit an ugly reality for Europe

Prodigy Chinanga Money in Motion
A Greek exit from the euro area has the potential to be the European Union’s most economically and politically destructive event of a generation. Unfortunately, Europe has reached the point where it

Focus on a few manageable activities

Ben Chiganze Bassfisherman’s Approach
On Africa Day holiday our trio (Chris, Alan and me) was joined by Alister and he was richly endowed with fishing arsenal. He had about 50 appliers, 40 different packs of rubbers, 20 different types of

Daughter sues mom

A woman who fell down stairs while clutching her five-month-old granddaughter has been successfully sued by her own daughter. Reverend Hannalore Hoffmann was carrying Molly Boland during a family holiday in January 2006 when she tripped and fell, leaving the little girl “severely disabled”. Molly’s

17 men battle to rescue 254kg man stuck in flat

Seventeen firefighters and paramedics battled for eight hours to free a 254kg man after he fell ill at home. Russell Parkin (41) was dragged downstairs from his second-floor flat in a giant bowl-shaped “sledge” by 15 men before being lifted into a reinforced ambulance. Two doors had to be removed so

Cows gatecrash party, help themselves to beer

Police said a roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer. Boxford police lieutenant James Riter said he was responding to a call for loose cows on Sunday and spotted them in a front yard. Riter said the herd headed for the backyard and then

Killing our languages slowly

Sekai Nzenza
IN our desperate hunger to master the English language, we did not see the slow death of our mother tongues.  Thirty two years after independence, we woke up one day to see  our children

Obama: Fury that signifies nothing

John Pilger
In the week Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he ordered bombing attacks on Yemen, killing a reported 63 people, 28 of them children. When Obama recently announced he

Seed Co profit soars to US$19m

Bright Madera Senior Business Reporter
SEED CO profit for the 12 months to March 31 climbed 10 percent to US$19 million on the back of growth in volumes. The leading breeder and distributor of hybrid seed turned over US$118 million, a 20 percent

Munyukwi hearing put off

Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
The hearing of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange chief executive Mr Emmanuel Munyukwi, facing several charges including incompetence, did not take place on Monday, as his lawyers are “not yet ready”.

Firm to invest US$15m in gold mining

Business Reporters
INTERNATIONAL mining firm African Gemo Resources is set to invest up to US$15 million in gold mining and diamond trading in Zimbabwe after acquiring a 48 percent stake in local investment company

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