adminCotton price gazetted
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT has gazetted a Statutory Instrument making the cotton crop for the 2011/12 season a controlled commodity, effectively giving the State the power to fix price. Under the SI 106A of 2012,
Streets deserted after Nigeria church blasts
KADUNA — The streets of Nigeria’s Kaduna city were mostly empty yesterday, a day after suicide blasts on three churches carried out by Boko Haram Islamists and subsequent rioting killed at least 52 people and injured dozens others. Banks and offices were shut while rescuers combed through streets lookingWest must cut appetite for cars
UNITED NATIONS — Rich countries will have to stop the consumer high life as part of any deal to heal the world’s social and environmental stresses, a top UN official said ahead of a key development summit this week. “We don’t need more cars, more TVs, more whatever,” UN Development ProgrammeIslamists claim Egypt poll victory
CAIRO — Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi claimed victory yesterday in Egypt’s divisive race for the top job, as a military power grab overshadowed the country’s first post-Mubarak presidential election. Two generals from the Supreme Council of Armed Forces, however, reiterated
Demystifying colourism, racism
Akilah Holder
For the most part of my life, I have had to deal with the drama of being stereotyped from the moment I step into a room because of my light-brown complexion. The animosity directed my way is
Rise up, fight for your prosperity
Takura RukwatiEach time I conduct my morning devotions, I ask myself a lot of questions. One of the questions I ask myself is whether I am in the right place to receive my blessings. What is the business of my day?
Have we lost Nehanda’s legacy?
Christine R ChihambakweEvery Zimbabwean knows who Mbuya Nehanda is, we might differ on what we think of her depending on our religious experiences, but the fact still stands, she is the mother who gave birth to the
Sons beat up father alleging affair with maid
Court ReporterTWO brothers yesterday told the Civil Court that they assaulted their father because he was having an affair with the maid and they wanted to stop him having more children. Raymond Buzuzi who brought his