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Gertrude TakawiraNepotism is one of the varied manifestations of corruption. Along with its cousins: bribery, embezzlement, fraud and extortion, abuse of discretion, intimidation, kickbacks, and patronage,
Editorial Comment: Malawi should value principles, not donor aid
The decision by the government of the Republic of Malawi last Friday to cancel their hosting of the African Union’s July summit because of the attendance of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by The Hague-based International Criminal Court, has been received with mixed feelings.
First Lady’s love for the homeless
Fortious NhamburaShe is really a philanthropist and a mother at heart. For years she has struggled to ensure that she realises her goal — to provide for the country’s less privileged. Even with odds against her, she has
Vambe’s book exposes the past
Memory ChirereAfrican Oral Story-telling Tradition and The Zimbabwean Novel in English
Writer: Maurice Vambe,
Publisher: Unisa Press
Pages: 140
Know your writer: Mongo Beti
Mongo Beti was one of the great Francophone novelists. His works satirise the French colonial world and dramatise the dilemmas of the quasi-Westernised African in acrid, sometimes ribald language and outrageous scenes.Minister dies in air crash
NAIROBI. — Kenya’s Internal Security Minister George Saitoti, who planned to run for the presidency next year, was killed yesterday with five others in a police helicopter crash near Nairobi, officials said.Saitoti, a veteran politician aged 66, was a key figure in his country’s fight against Al-Qaeda-affiliated
African beauty, under threat
Honourable SakaAfrica is a continent that is very rich, not only in natural resources, but also in cultural diversities. Africans are arguably the most diverse people on earth. Most people on the continent are quite
Accidents: Drivers to be blacklisted
Zvamaida Murwira Senior ReporterBUS drivers who cause accidents will fail to get employment elsewhere after operators resolved to create a database blacklisting them. The resolution came out of a Cross Border Bus Operators
‘MDC-T cannot be credited for economy recovery’
Analysts have slammed MDC-T for claiming to have brought economic turnaround to the country.
Economics Professor Tony Hawkins was quoted by the media over the weekend as blasting Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party for policy incoherence and for crediting itself with turning around
Misfiring Warriors
From Petros Kausiyo in MAPUTO, Mozambique
Mozambique… 0
Zimbabwe…… 0
ZIMBABWE’S Warriors once again fluffed a number of good chances, but this time battled on to avoid a fourth straight defeat as they were held by Mozambique in